Category Archives: HOMEKEEPING

The Flyest Fruit Fly Trap Ever! – [Dr. Sista-Thang-Says!]

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1Guess what…. I can actually buy fruit now! I no longer have to worry about those super-annoying, super-gross fruit flies! (And yes, I actually quit buying fruit because of this!) — My Sista-Thang actually passed this one on to me, and it works soooo good! Thanks SO much Michelle, for sharing this awesome secret with us! 🙂

What you’ll need:

– 1/4 cup of Apple Cider Vinegar

– 1 Tspn of Dish Detergent

– 1 Glass

– Saran Wrap

All you need to do is mix the Apple Cider Vinegar with the Dish Detergent in the glass. Next cover the glass with Saran Wrap and poke some holes in it. And — That’s it! (Seriously!)

How it works: The Apple Cider Vinegar attracts the pesky fruit flies into the glass through the holes in the Saran Wrap. Once the fruit fly is in there the Dish Detergent weighs the little guy down, and the sucker is TRAPPED! Yes! Awesome! 🙂

Cinnamon Vanilla Milk Bath

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4Did you know that milk baths have been used throughout history by women all over the world? Strong powerful women, such as Cleopatra, Elizabeth the First and Elisabeth of Bavaria. Back then milk baths were only for the rich and powerful, but guess what, times have changed, and I’m pretty sure that if you were to go look in your fridge, right now — you would find milk!

This luxurious, sweet smelling, three-ingredient milk bath will leave your mind & body feeling calm and soothed, and leave your skin feeling fresh and silky-smooth! It also works great for providing relief to skin pain or itch caused by sunburn, bug bites, and even poison ivy.

The best part about it, is that you can easily whip up this cinnamon vanilla milk bath in less than 5 minutes, using ingredients that almost any family household is guaranteed to have in stock!

All you need is:

  • 2 cups of Milk
  • 1 tbsp of Vanilla Extract
  • 2 tsp of Cinnamon

Step One: Add all ingredients into your mason jar.

Step Two: Fasten lid tightly, and shake, shake, shake!

Step Three: Add to your bath water.

Step Four: Enjoy!

Tip: Try substituting the milk for 10% or 18% cream for an extra creamy and luxurious bath!

 

 

How To: Naturally Destroy Nasty Weeds & Pesky Bugs!

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Who loves weeds??? I’ll tell ya’ who…. NOBODY!!!! Especially when they are in your sand box! This can be no fun at all, for you or your little ones. 🙁

But don’t fret!!! With just two simple ingredients you can easily prevent weeds from coming back, keep pesky critters out, and… your sand box will smell amazing too!!!
Sand Box Cleanup

So what are these two special ingredients, I’ll bet you are wondering…. Salt & Cinnamon!!! Ta-da!!! Yes, it’s that simple! A very wise friend once told me, that salt will dehydrate and exterminate your weeds, and that cinnamon will keep the bugs out!

Scoops

My little one’s sand box is about 36 square feet, so I used 5 scoops of salt and 2 scoops of cinnamon! (And yes, my scoops are sand shovels!!) 😀

All Clean!

Mix the sand, salt and cinnamon altogether and viola — All Clean!! 🙂