Anyway, DH and I are all about natural, healthy ways to take care of things - we do not like using too many chemicals around the house with kids and now with me pregnant - even more. Want a natural cleaner that kills germs almost as effective as bleach? (According to some research) - try Vinegar! It's amazing! So I have been switching to vinegar at times. I still love my Pine Sol smell - thanks mom ;-) But will use vinegar and have been more willing to research other remedies to get rid of problems we have around the house. For instance - vinegar is known to help with stains. Well bye bye expensive stain-remover, I'll just use cheap, 'ole vinegar ;-)
Ok, so a few things I have learned since the beginning of Spring - because bugs bother me and I like to keep them AWAY!
1. Fruit Flies - With increased purchase of fruit, I noticed an increased family of fruit flies. What did I do? I put a cup of vinegar, with saran wrap over the top and punched small holes in the top. The flies are attracted to the sweet smell of vinegar - fly inside but then cannot get out :-D Problem solved!
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And for an even bigger problem with the pesty things - put a piece of fruit in a tall cup, make a funnel of paper to cover the opening of the cup - getting to be very small on bottom end, and done! Flies again, fly into the funnel, to get to the fruit but then cannot get out (This is a great idea for those who don't like to kill bugs but like to release) - because you can go outside, take off the paper funnel and let them free. But I personally kill them. Sorry - they annoy me. This blog, shows a picture of what I mean.
2. Ants - for the love of my child - I hate ants! Well lately, we have been getting more of them by doors and windows. I did some research - if you know where they are coming from, putting pepper, mint, peppermint, or vaseline in their entry way will get rid of them and keep them away. If you do not know the entry way - spray vinegar on where they are coming and where they are - wipe clean. The vinegar will keep them from coming back :-) So tomorrow, I will be spraying vinegar on my windown sills and doors - keep those annoying black things out!
3. Misquitos - Cy loves to go out and rid his truck in the evenings, but we have sooooo many miquitos around, it's ridiculous! Well, I just looked up natural ways to repell miquitos tonight, I do not like the smell of Off, and often times Cy has already had a bath (We wait until daddy gets home to take a walk, so it's past bathtime). I read that Lavendar works wonders and that mosquitos hate the smell. Guess what Cy will be smelling like tomorrow?! ;-)
So ya - that is what I have learned in the last couple weeks with summer coming upon us and pesty little bugs wanting to be cozy in my house... or biting my son. :-) I recommend looking up the uses of vinegar - there are extensive uses and they are amazing! :-)
