{ Today...... }

♥♥♥♥  Made a fresh batch of my all purpose cleaner.  I stopped buying store bought cleaners a long time ago, they were not only expensive but filled with chemicals that I would rather not have in my home.

I shared on a previous post, last year some time, how I make it, but also shared it on Instagram this morning.

I have a few of the 24 oz. plastic bottles from Walmart, they're only like 99c or something along those lines.

For one of those bottles, I use:

1 cup of vinegar
1 cup of rubbing alcohol
4 tablespoons of dish detergent

And then fill the rest of the bottle with tap water.  Give it a good shake and you're good to go.  I always give it a nice shake prior to us.

Use it for all your cleaning purposes, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom etc.  I make a similar mixture but use laundry softener instead of dish detergent, as a room and fabric freshener.  I even use it when I iron to spray on the clothes.

Today at home

::::  coffee, buttered toast with strawberry jam....early breakfast while the rest of the household is asleep

::::  after breakfast, I made a big batch of breakfast sandwiches to stock the freezer.  Sausage, Cheese, Egg and Jalapeno Peppers

::::  in between homeschooling, there's lots of relaxing on the couch with a good book

::::  mysterious 12 year olds who are in their own little world, not a child and not yet a woman.  The in between of possibilities, what if's and when I grow ups.

::::  in an attempt to usher in the Fall, the Fabric Pumpkins have been pulled out of storage

::::  they make me smile

:::: fixing dinner while sipping on a glass of wine

::::  unwinding from the day, feeling the stress melt away, sitting at the dinner table with the family, talking, laughing and welcoming the evening.