Natural toilet bowl cleaning!

I'm moving into the bathroom as far as some plastic free ideas. I wanted to start with toilet bowl cleaner.

Pictured here is what I've been using.

I purchased a glass spray bottle because I didn't have any spray bottles. There are many options on where to purchase these. Here are a couple.
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In the spray bottle I just put some white vinegar! To minimize the vinegar smell, I put some drops of essential oils. The one I bought was a lemongrass scent from Whole Foods for 5 bucks.

In the lidded glass jar is baking soda! I poked some holes in the lid to be able to sprinkle the baking powder into the bowl. I bought the jar at Target for a couple of dollars.

What you do Flush your toilet. When the water starts filling the bowl again just spray the vinegar solution and sprinkle the baking soda into the bowl. Let it sit for a bit, maybe 5 minutes. Also just spray the vinegar solution around the seat and outside of the toilet. Use your toilet brush inside the bowl and just a cloth to wipe around the outside of the toilet. Voila!

If you need a new toilet brush, there are some nice wood options instead of plastic! Here is one I plan on buying soon. Maybe I'll treat myself for my birthday or Christmas!

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Vinegar is a great natural cleaner. You can use it on a lot of different surfaces. Here is an article from today.com about 28 ways to use vinegar around the house.

As always, if you have some great ideas you've used to clean your toilets, please share!

-Joy

Knock it off with the plastic water bottles already!

So, this one is pretty easy. There are sooooooo many super cute re-usable water bottles options out there, so no excuse grabbing one of those plastic, disposable ones! Plastic water bottles are a HUGE problem. They are everywhere. Recycling them doesn't necessarily happen. Treat yourself and your family members to some fun, cute water bottles!

Also note, my travel, insulated coffee cup. It keeps coffee warm for hours! Keep one in your car or purse even, for those unexpected trips to Peet's/Starbucks/Philz. Yeah...

Reasons to not use those plastic water bottles are endless. Not to mention some of the questionable practices of a few of the mega bottled water companies. Yikes!  I won't get into that here, but definitely research and find out for yourself.

Plus, there are studies showing how harmful chemicals from the plastic can leach into the water. Why take that chance?

"But Joy, I'm having a party and need a lot of water!" Well...

                                                   BAM!

Get a few of these fun, glass water/beverage containers! They're cute and look festive as well. If you don't want to buy something like this, just use whatever containers you have around the house to hold liquids to serve: glass bottles, pitchers, whatever. Add some paper cups and have some sharpies available for peeps to write their names on them. They can draw on and decorate their cups, too!

Anyways, just some ideas to replace those plastic, disposable water bottles when you can.

If you have some ideas or things you've done, please leave a comment and share!

Have a great weekend!
-Joy