Spring Equinox

Spring Equinox 

March 20th 2013

Seeing as I am completely behind on absolutely everything right now I will be celebrating the Spring Equinox today!

My way to celebrate this eventful time of year is to CLEAN! Sweep out the old and let the fresh air bring in all the new GOOD Vibes!  Here are a few of my own recipes for cleaning my house today.

all Purpose cleaner 


2 lemons
1 Jar
vinegar (enough to fill the jar 3/4 of the way)
water (enough to fill the remainder of the jar leaving approximately an inch and a half from the top)

cut up your lemon into slices and thin wedges 
place lemons in the bottom of the jar 
put the vinegar in and the water 
shake and place in the fridge for about 2-3 weeks
after all of the scents have had a chance to combine mix the solution about half and half with water to dilute just a little more then transfer to a spray bottle.
once the vinegar has dried you will be left with the beautiful scent of the lemons 






HINT: For an extra twist add a few sachets of lavender flowers by placing the flowers in a cheese cloth and placing them in the jar with the lemons OR you can boil the lavender flowers with the water you will be using to fill the remainder of the jar.






Floor Cleaner 

a few cups of vinegar 
3 lemons (Juiced without pulp)
a pot (to boil the ingredients)
water to fill the pot

place the vinegar water and lemon juice in the pot boil for a few minutes and put straight into the mop bucket use right away the boiling water will help get all of the germs and dirt up mopping away all of the negative!

 Clean Your house! 


 
Dusting cloth

2 Lemon  
1 Dusting Cloth
1 Jar

cut the lemon into pieces and peel (only use the peel of the lemon)
place a piece of lemon peel in the jar 
put part of the cloth in the jar and keep layering the peel and the cloth so that the lemon soaks into the cloth without being wet but still slightly damp so that it will collect the dust and leave behind a refreshing scent of lemon! 




How to use lemons to clean your bathroom and Kitchen taps 

Use the outside of the Lemons you squeezed earlier on to make the floor cleaner.
Rub them on the taps scrubbing with the lemon if necessary then take a cloth and wipe off the juices from the lemon and you are left with beautifully shinny metal taps! 

This will get off any water marks are soap scums!! 

HINT: By chance the soap scum isn't coming off very easy take some baking soda and place on the juicy part of the lemon and start scrubbing this will defiantly take off the rest of the yucky scum! 

Lemon Window and Mirror Cleaner 

4tblsp Lemon Juice
1.5ltrs Water 
spray bottle 

put into a spray bottle and shake 
Spray directly onto the mirror and GET THIS wipe clean with news paper 

there you go completely streak free mirrors! 


Wood Furniture Polish 

Mix 2 parts olive oil to one part lemon juice and apply using a micro fiber cloth! 

How to Remove strong odors from wooden or plastic chopping blocks!

Rub half a lemon into the surface of the board, leaving for a couple of minutes and then rinsing in water and allowing to dry naturally.

How to Remove stains from cutlery

Rub half a lemon on the stained cutlery and follow with a good buffing with a clean cloth.

 You can also leave half a lemon in your fridge to keep away all of those nasty smells.

  

Use one part lemon juice to five parts hot water to wipe down your bathroom tiles and glass shower screen.


This next one isn't as Green but use a mixture of Borax and lemon juice to clean your toilets they will sparkle and smell so fresh and so clean!



Drain Cleaner 

3 liters boiling Water 
1/2 cup of baking soda
1 cup of vinegar 

1/2 a lemon

pour down the baking soda 
mix the vinegar and the lemon juice form the lemon half and pour down the drain 
after about 5 minutes pour down the boiling water to wash down the solution. Fresh drains! 

For a really nice scented air try one of these. I am a HUGE fan of Yankee candles and these are beautiful in the spring time.



This is my version of spring cleaning there is no need to use all of those nasty harmful chemicals when you have lemons lavender and vinegar at your disposal AND its at least half the price and actually cleans and disinfects twice as good as the brand name cleaners at the store! 

For all of you mommys out there especially the new ones like me do you really want your baby crawling on floors with dried chemicals that say do not ingest and have your baby putting their hands in their mouths after they have touched this? NO THANK YOU! You might as well just hand them the bottle!!! 

I will leave you with a tasty lemon treat to freshin up your day of cleaning.



take a lemon Cut 1/4 off the top 
stick a peppermint stick in the lemon 
as you are sucking the juices out of the lemon the peppermint still will hollow and makes for an amazing treat! 



These will be amazing for the summer party i am having or just drinking by the pool! ENJOY <3

HINT: If you dont have any peppermint sticks laying around from the holidays try the Bulk Barn they have all sorts of different flavored candy sticks.

Dont forget to check out my all things lemon and lavender Pinterest board there are lots of yummy and good ideas on there! 

Happy cleaning everyone <3