House Cleaning Tips

When you or one of your family members is sick, there are times when – in the middle of the night – someone doesn’t or can’t make it to the bathroom. I personally know how hard it is to have one of your children sick and to have them throw up all over the bed. You've got to put them in another room while you get to cleaning and hope it doesn't happen again. Here's a little something I learned along the way. Keep a large pot next to the bed and hopefully it will get used. Cleaning Vomit This may not be one of the most pleasant of tasks but it does occasionally happen, especially around flu season. You can wear gloves if you want to keep your hands clean. 1. Remove the solids and flush down the toilet. 2. Take the sheets and mattress pad off and put them in the wash. 3. Using terry clothes or whatever you have handy soak up as much remaining liquid as you can. Don’t rub, but use some pressure. 4. Sprinkle hydrogen peroxide over the vomit stain but make sure not to over sa...

You’re making one of your families favorite desserts; an apple pie. When it’s done baking you take it out of the oven and realized it bubbled over and made a mess of your clean oven. Spills and splatters will eventually happen and sometimes they just can’t be avoided no matter how careful you are. Don’t worry; the good news is you can make your own safe oven cleaner and won’t have to buy or use toxic chemicals to clean your oven. When using a more natural approach to cleaning your oven, it may require a bit more elbow grease, but in the long run it’s better for you and worth the effort. Home Made Oven Cleaner Recipe 1 T Liquid Dish Soap 1 T Lemon Juice 1 T Bleach 1 Quart Warm Water Take all the above ingredients and mix them together in a small bucket. Apply the cleaning solution with a sponge to the inside of the oven. Let this sit for 1 hour then scrub with a sponge or a green scrubby. Use plain water to rinse well. Chemical Free Natural Oven Cleaning Recipe 5 T Baking Soda 3 Dro...