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Quick Stain Removal:Equal parts vinegar and water. Spray on the stain then let it sit for 5-10 minutes. You will want to scrub it with a soft brush.
Tough Grease Stains:Pour Cornstarch onto stain (liberally) until it is dry. Vacuum it up and then use the Quick Stain Removal.
Heavy Duty Stains:1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup borax
1/4 cup vinegar
Rub mixture into stain. Let it sit until dry - then vacuum up. If any of the stain remains try using the Quick Stain Removal.
Spot Remover:1-2 tbsp of each: White Vinegar, baking soda and water (depending on how big the stain/spots are. You don't want to make this ahead of time.)
Mix ingredients to form a paste. Work the paste into the spot/stain with a brush (toothbrush, carpet brush, etc). Allow it to completely dry, then vacuum it up. The stain SHOULD be gone, if not repeat procedure until gone.
Steam Cleaner Recipe:Using equal parts white vinegar and warm water. Then just follow your machine's instructions.
Need your carpet deodorized? Simply sprinkle baking soda (optional: add 10 drops essential oil into 1 cup of baking soda) around the carpet, let it sit for at least 30 minutes (great to do right before you leave to pick up the kiddies from school!) and then vacuum it up!
Carpet Shampoo:
1/2 cup vegetable oil based liquid soap
1/2 cup of laundry detergent
1 cup ammonia
Add the above ingredients to 1 gallon hot water.Follow the manufacturers directions for use in your carpet cleaner. If you are doing it by hand, just work it into the carpet in sections. Make sure you rinse well and soak it up with towels.
Flush your toilet to make sure there is only clean water in the bowl. Wet your pumice stone and then scrub (gently) to remove the stain. You may need to follow the pumice scrub with a scrubbing with green scrubby.
Yes, vinegar is a great stain remover for your toilet. You will need to shut the water off and flush the toilet to remove the water from the bowl. Soak several paper towels (or old rags you want to throw away anyway.) in the vinegar. Then place the towels on the stained area. Allow it to sit there for several (2-3) hours. Then you will come back with your green scrubby or toilet brush and scrub at the area to remove the discoloration. Rinse the bowl with clean water prior to turning the water back on and flushing again.
Pour 1/2 cup of liquid OR powdered bleach into bowl and let sit for an hour. Scrub then flush.
Sprinkle 2 tbsp into your toilet and let sit for about 30 minutes. Scrub it clean and then let it sit for another 30 minutes prior to flushing it away.
Pour entire can of coke into bowl and let sit for an hour. Scrub then flush.
You can also turn off the water and empty the bowl, add an entire 2 liter of coke, let it sit over night (good for really tough stains) and scrub it in the morning and rinse then turn water on and flush.
Using gloves, scrub stains with the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. If you have eraser leftover - rinse out and put in baggy that is CLEARLY MARKED TOILET USE ONLY!
Use 1/2 cup to 1 cup of comet and scrub, scrub, scrub.
Use only for very stubborn stains, this caustic chemical is very powerful and can tackle stains as old as 40 years but be very careful in its usage and do not leave for it for any longer than the directions say, as it can eat away at the porcelain itself, thereby causing surface roughness that will make the toilet stain even quicker in future.
If for some reason you don't have vinegar or baking soda on hand, but you DO have a dishwasher and the detergent for it - try adding 1/4 cup of dishwasher detergent along with your regular detergent. This is a great whitener!
First you will want to set your machine on the hottest temperature that your fabrics allow. Add in the normal amount of laundry detergent for your load size. Just pour 1/2 cup to 1 cup of white vinegar, peroxide or baking soda to the water as it is filling up. Pre-treat stained white clothing before washing by spraying them with vinegar. LOVE THIS!
You will want to fill a large soup pot with water. Slice up one lemon and place the slices into the water. Bring the water and lemon slices to a boil and then remove the pot from the heat. Add the clothing you want whitening, allowing them to soak for at least an hour. Then wash as you normally would.
You can also try adding 1/4-1/2 cup of lemon juice to your washer along with your laundry soap as an alternative. Remember to get the water on the highest heat level that you can for the fabric you are washing.
1. 1/2 cup of ammonia into the washer with your regular detergent
2. Mix a tsp of bluing agent with 1 quart of water and the mixture to your wash water or final rinse.
3. Pour 3/4 cup bleach in the wash cycle BEFORE adding laundry - NEVER put bleach directly on your clothing.
4. Wash whites regularly and in COLD water
5. Do not mix bluing agents and bleach
Hanging your clothes outside will also be a natural way to brighten them. The sun is a natural brightener of white clothes!
1) Make menu's for EVERY meal and snacks - this relieves the pressure of not having an idea of what you have in stock and what you can use to prepare meals. This also gives you a chance to know in advance what grocery items you will be needing. We try to do Monthly Menu's every quarter. This saves the extra stress of spending unnecessary money and wasting things that you already have in your refrigerator or pantry.
2) Write in your journal - whether it is one sentence, one word or pages and pages - the more you can verbalize (in writing) how and what you are feeling, the more you are able to stay in control of your feelings. Plus, it is handy to have to look over and see what changes you can make or what you can do to improve your situation. Sometimes you don't have enough time to really do a journal 'justice' - just a few keywords will jog your memory.
3) Take care of yourself. This is when you need to spend more time on yourself - take a relaxing bath even if you only have 5 minutes. Do what will rejuvenate you. It is different for everyone. Try to make sure you look your best, even if you don't feel your best.
4) Think positive thoughts. The more positive reinforcing thoughts you share with yourself the more capable you will feel in taking positive steps in your stressful situation.
