It was amusing to me when Les and I were talking about our plans for the new year I feel like I need to immediately run out and buy vast quantities of vinegar and baking soda for cleaning. For now though we are just going to use up the products we have. I keep having to remind myself to stop shopping. Such a shopaholic it’s pathetic.

This New Year’s resolution should be good for us but also a challenge. We’ve never done anything quite like this before. Using vinegar and water when you’ve run out of Windex is one thing but to completely abandon the brands that you’ve grown up with is–well something else.

It’s amusing to think that I could go through some type of brand with drawl (is that possible?).

There will be a few commercial made items that we will continue to buy laundry detergent and dish-washing detergent and tooth paste. The rest of it will be very simple. I know how to make soap so I’m thinking of finding a recipe and making us a bunch of soap, but we really don’t even need to do that. Baking soda and in the bath water is great keeps your skin nice and soft or just adding some aromatherapy oil can be nice too.

For the kids in the past I’ve put some oatmeal in old stockings and let them wash with that. It can last for a few days and is very gentle on their skin. One thing I’m worried about though is my hair once my shampoo & conditioner runs out I’m a little scared my hair can become very tangled and hard to brush out.

I guess for the kitchen floors I’ll just use vinegar and water. Over the next will I think I will be doing my fare share of google searches on homemade cleaners. Apparently hydrogen peroxide makes an excellent sanitizer my husband says they’ve started to use it exclusively at work.

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