Healthy Family Living
Why return to basic cleaning products used years ago? Here are several reasons that you might consider.
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Simplicity. Look at the number of cans and bottles of cleaning products around your home. Could you get by with less?
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Economics. Could you save money by buying fewer products?
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Environment. Would some safe, basic ingredients do the job?
Consider your own standards for cleaning. Other than basic sanitary practices we must follow to maintain good health, nothing is set in stone. There are many possibilities on the continuum from perfection to chaos. Are your standards reasonable given your family's lifestyle, values, and resources such as time, energy, and money? Think about what's truly important to you and your family. Choose and use, or refuses products accordingly. (more)
Finances ...
Why Keep An Account Book?
To help the family know where its money goes and how it is used
To evaluate spending habits
To show how living costs change due to prices or change in size and age of family
To use as a guide in planning future spending
To help children learn about the use of money
To use in filing income tax returns
Free Family Living Account Book
Conquering Skunk Spray
Each year, our office gets numerous calls requesting a magic potion to rid skunk spray odors from family pets, walls of homes, and even clothing. Skunk spray is an oily compount that is very hard to remove. It must be destroyed or neutralized by an acid. A weak acid such as tomato juice or vinegar sometimes works. Researcher, Paul Krebaum used a solution of non-toxic household products on one of his own family pets.
The formula is as follows:
1 quart 3% hydrogen peroxide; 1/4 cup baking soda, 1 stespoon mild liquid soap.
Combine the three ingrediants and use as you would a soap or shampoo. Rinse thoroughly. Don't use this formula on fabrics or painted surfaces unless you test for color fastness first.
Be sure to keep it out of your pets eyes.
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