FIDGETY CLEANING

Multi-Tasker 1: Club Soda

• Poured into a spray bottle, club soda holds its own against much harsher and pricier all purpose cleaners.
  
• Since it is alkaline, it's especially adept at getting out acid-based stains, like coffee.
  
• Also a great window cleaner.

Multi-Tasker 2: White Vinegar

• On its own in a spray bottle, a killer disinfectant.
• Mix two teaspoons in a quart of warm water to use as a window cleaner.

Multi-Tasker 3: Baking Soda

• Used dry, it's a great appliance cleaner; wipe it off with a damp sponge.
• Sprinkled in an oven and spritzed with water, it makes a good (if slow-working: it needs to sit overnight) oven cleaner. After it sits, wash it out with water.

Simple Recipes

Drain Cleaner
1/2 cup salt
boiling water

Pour salt down the drain, followed by boiling water. Run hot tap water until clog clears.
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Toilet Bowl Cleaner
white vinegar
baking soda

Sprinkle bowl with baking soda and spray with vinegar. Scrub with a toilet brush
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Air Freshener
2 cups hot water
2 tablespoons baking soda

Mix baking soda and hot water in spray bottle until baking soda dissolves. Spray those nasty odors away!
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Copper and Brass Cleaner (We use this one to shine pennies before decoupaging them and making earrings)
vinegar
salt

Dissolve 1 part salt to two parts vinegar. Soak till shiny. To use as a scrub, increase salt to make a paste and scrub your little heart out!
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Laundry Detergent
one part washing soda
one part borax

Mix and use as you would regular laundry detergent.