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Category Archives: Cleaning Tips and Tipples
Hey Homies… Cleaning Tips and Tipples!
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here. Haven’t been doing much baking, cooking or homey-fying the house lately. I’ve been mostly working, but have recently been promoted to a new position that doesn’t involve travel. This means regular … Continue reading
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Tagged baking soda, Beverages, breakfast, febreeze, food, natural deodorizer, natural fabric softener, recipe, tipple
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Christmas Cards
It’s that time of year again. Time to spend hours thinking of witty and memorable little quips to write in your most beautiful script, scrounging for addresses and postal codes (Zip codes for my American readers…) and scraping your dried-out … Continue reading
Laundry
I hate doing laundry. HATE it. I actually worked in a laundromat the summer between high school and university. It was extremely hot and while I loved my bosses, I hated washing, drying and folding laundry. But it is a … Continue reading
Posted in Cleaning Tips and Tipples, Cleaning/Organizing, Recipes
Tagged booze, cleaning, cosmo, cranberry, easy, recipe, Vinegar
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Make your own Glass Cleaner
I hate cleaning windows. I don’t really do it that often. I mostly clean the mirrors in the bathroom. I actually go through quite a bit of glass cleaner, so I found a recipe for a cheaper version. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged cleaning, diy, easy, recipe, Vinegar
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Make your own Multi-Purpose Spray
Since we’ve made shower spray and carpet refresher, I figure that now it is time to make some more cleaning products for the home. One that I use quite frequently is Multi-Purpose Spray. I spray down the counters in the … Continue reading
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Tagged booze, cleaning, diy, easy, recipe, Vinegar
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Cleaning your Drains
There is not much worse than a clogged sink. Well, maybe there are, but it’s a sure-fire way to piss me off for the rest of the day. And apparently using commercial chemicals can damage the pipes, which can lead … Continue reading
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Tagged booze, cleaning, diy, easy, recipe, weird
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Make Your Own Multi-Purpose Wipes
Who doesn’t love multi-purpose wipes? They’re convenient and you just use pull one off, wipe up the mess on the counter and then throw it out. And in the vein of my previous post on throwing things out that are … Continue reading
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Tagged booze, cleaning, coffee, easy, orange, recipe
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Make your own Carpet Refresher
I’m getting into making my own cleaning products. I find it’s way cheaper and pretty easy. And I usually have the ingredients on hand. * This has nothing to do with carpet refresher. It’s just an awesome picture! When you … Continue reading
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Tagged booze, cleaning, cranberry, easy, grapefruit, recipe, yummy
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Cleaning with Lemons
When life gives you lemons, screw lemonade. Get off your ass and clean! Lemons are not only great for cooking and to flavour beverages, but also for cleaning. Cleaning is much more fun with a Lemon Drop Martini or two. … Continue reading
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Tagged booze, cleaning, easy, lemon, martini, recipe
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