DIY: Maximizing Efficiency

No Waste!
 Learning how to use our products for maximum efficiency will not only save us money but also help the environment. This simply means using all of a product and making sure nothing is wasted. Do you have a can? Instead of throwing away why not use it for a flower pot or a craft project or perhaps a holder for your paper clips.  If you have lemon peal grind it down your drain for a deodorizer. Have a moving box? Make a car for your kids or perhaps a fort. Egg cartons can be used to hold paint.

Why?
 God wants us be good stewards with everything. Being a good steward means taking care of what he has given us and using it wisely and appropriately. We as parents have the responsibility teach our children to be good stewards. It is not the job of the church or the school or anyone else to teach children to do teach them this.


DIY: Cleaning with Baking Soda
Today I am cleaned with baking soda. This also can be heated to turn into Soda Wash another useful cleaning product. Baking Soda is used for cooking and is cheap to buy. So does baking soda really clean well? Yes! Here's what I learned from my experiment:


My Experiments

• Previously Products:  Great Cleaners Soda Wash and Magic Eraser: These removed everything like crayon and marker but the downside was also some of the paint as well could potentially come off if rubbed to hard.
• Baking Soda is more gentle
• Baking Soda Cleans Well
• Baking Soda didn't seem to be taking paint off the wall
• Baking Soda seems to be great on walls and baseboards
• Baking Soda:It does a great job getting boogers off the wall! I had not found a great product to do this prior to baking soda!
•  Keep this in mind parents. I am not sure about crayons or markers since my kids no longer do this but it did take off jean markings rubbed into the wall (has not  been tested)

There are probably many other cleaning uses for baking soda I have not tapped into yet. This is only the beginning. This is just another great find to experimenting with DIY projects in an effort to help my family from the home-front.

If you have any ideas for a DIY recipe, craft, or money saving idea I would love to hear it!

Hope you have a joy filled day!