Clean your floors green!

Although housework is not what I'd call fun, there are ways to make it more enjoyable. Personally, I dislike the acidic smell of pine-sol and similar commercial cleaning products, but want my wood laminate floors to be fresh and clean. For a long time, I have known about the disinfecting powers of vinegar and lemon, but the smell of vinegar doesn't evoke a scent of freshness to me. Fortunately, I have recently discovered a solution to this foul problem...black tea. Black tea works as a natural disinfectant, therefore eliminating the need for vinegar! Not only do tea bags add shine to wood or faux wood floors, they eliminate any tartness caused by the lemon and enhance the natural fragrance.

To make this natural wood floor cleaner:

• Add one black tea bag
  
• Half the juice of a medium lemon (about 5 tbsp) to every quart of boiling water.
  

For approximately four rooms, I used only two tea bags! And as an added bonus to this green clean solution is that the tea inside the bags can be used to deodorized a litter box. Simply tear open the used tea bags and sprinkle them into kitty's box!!

The point is this: in cleaning, as in life, there are always options to the things we don't like, don't want or can't afford. Our goal is to provide you with daily tips to enhance your life, your health and your enjoyment of your surroundings.


"The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration." -Claude Monet