Sparkly clean showers and the verse of the week.

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."

Galatians 3:28

Try this for a sparkly clean shower


1 c vinegar
1 c water
1 spray bottle


Heat up the vinegar and water in a microwave safe container until warm. Spray down the entire shower and wait 10 minutes. Go back and wipe down the entire shower with a scrubby sponge. Rinse and voila, sparkly clean. To clean your showerhead, mix up some more solution and put it in a bowl (or bag if your's isn't handheld-use tape to keep it on) to soak. I found that I still had water spots after using this which I conclude was from rinsing with the crappy water here at the campground. Next time I clean it, I shall splurge for distilled water. Then use car wax to help the water bead off. I forget what website I got this off of, but you should check out the post from Oct. 24 about Extraordinary uses for Ordinary Things by the readers digest. I'm always extremely interested in the uses for vinegar and baking soda (two things any green activist - or frugal person - should have in abundance in their house).

Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things

An awesome book by Readers Digest. Although they do have things in there that aren't "green," it has many uses for many green things. Also it truely helps with the frugal living of us poor (or cheaper) folks. :D Everyone - STOCK UP ON VINEGAR AND BAKING SODA. They are cleaning life savers!! Check out this site!

Extraordinary Uses For Ordinary Things

Lemon Dustcloths and the verse of the week.

"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."

James 1:27


Lemon DustCloths
2 parts water
2 parts white distilled vinegar
2 drops lemon oil or olive oil
clean rags
lemons
airtight jar with screw lid.

Make a solution of the water, vinegar and oil. Soak your rags in this solution and squeeze out the excess, leaving them just damp. Pare the rind from several lemons (depending on how many rags your are preparing) and lay a couple of pieces on each smoothed-out rag. Fold each one, or roll it up, and store in a clean jar with an extra piece of lemon peel or two. Screwthe lid on and store them until needed. *make sure you wash or boil the dustcloths regularly before you reuse them. By Christina Strutt A Guide to Green Housekeeping