31 days:: day 6 Happiness is homemade

Good Morning world! 

Thursday is my normal day off from work.  But it never really is a day off to relax, enjoy being off, sit on the couch and watch tv.  Oh, how I wish! Thursdays have turned into my "catch up" days.  I usually tucker out and give in to my bed long before all my daily chores are done during the week.  So, Thursdays I try to wake up ready to go.  And by setting out my stuff Wednesday night, I did wake up early- I actually made myself lay in the bed for a little while longer- and I did actually want to get things done as soon as I was out of bed!

I was excited to attempt 2 (two!) new firsts.  I made my own shower cleaner and my own floor cleaner.  Let me just say. WOW! 

Not gonna lie, at first I wasn't so sure. I was even slightly disappointed at first glance. I've heard stories about it making your shower literally shine like brand new.  This was not my case.  Then I took into consideration how old my shower is.  My house is old. I love it. But it's old.  The bathroom was an addition. OLD. 

I decided to not give up.  I took my sponge and put a little elbow grease behind it.  I scrubbed the doors and walls a little more, and even sprayed a little more cleaner in some places.  Then scrubbed a little more.  Boy did that make a huge difference!  Then I cleaned the outside of the shower doors with (non-homemade :/) glass cleaner, just to make it a little cleaner.  

I forgot to take a picture before I sprayed the cleaner on.  I promise my shower isn't that disgusting.  After I sprayed the entire shower down, I ran and got my camera to snap a couple pictures.  Then I went about my day for about half an hour or so.  I came back, rinsed, then got to work.  

 

 When I took a shower, I could tell a HUGE difference.  It was literally lighter and brighter in the shower.  I could tell that a good portion of light was being let in, that wasn't previously. I was, still am, incredibly happy about this! 

I also went on to make my own floor cleaner, and mopped my whole house.  After the shower thing, I was driven harder to clean the floors good.  I even moved some of the furniture around in the living room and office Fisher's room.  Yes, it's sad that my dog has claimed his own room. He's such a spoiled little child. After rolling up the rugs in his room and the living room, Fisher decided it was best to just stay camped out on the back of the couch and spectate.  He wanted no part in this mopping mess.  

Since the furry child wouldn't mop, I got to it.  I'm pretty ashamed of the after picture of the disgusting mop water.  I regularly mop my floors with a Swiffer Wet Jet.  But, when I saw how gross the dirty mop water was, you would have never thought I'd even heard the words mop or broom before! Eww! 

As gross as it was, both of these homemade recipes made me, and my bathroom & floors, extremely happy! I'm actually looking forward to cleaning my bathroom again- which used to be my most hated least favorite chore!