Here at Casa Rose, we are environmentally friendly. We like to re-use, repurpose, recycle, as much as possible. It’s not even so much environmental consciousness as it is a good old-fashioned reluctance to waste anything.
So I re-use plastic containers. I re-use plastic bags. I cut up old towels and sheets to save paper towels. And I make my own baby wipes and floor wipes for the Swiffer.
It was this last project that has fascinated the boys. Oh look, Mom is laying stuff out and cutting it up! It’s just like sewing! And on the bed too! What fun!
They have been roaming the halls looking for fun these days. Not quite warm enough for the porch, but the days are longer and the sun is shining and someone is in the mood to rumble. So I rumble them as much as we both can stand until we are all tired.
Of course anytime I cut stuff up, the boys want to help. We have a no-counter rule (not always followed) about cutting up vegetables, but they are allowed to help with many other such jobs.
Back to recycling. I have my own formula for baby wipe solution (wet wipes are handy for a great many things). About one cup each baby oil and plain aloe vera gel (the generic kind you can buy in jugs), shaken up with about 20 drops each tea tree oil and lavender oil. This mixture is very soothing to the, um, hinternetherz, as Andy would say. Also smells divine and soothing to the hands. I soak my cut-up sheet squares in it. Remember that useless chopping tool with the catch-all container I ordered a while back? I’m not letting that go to waste either. The cutting grids make great spoon rests, and the container is perfect to hold your homemade baby wipes.
I am cutting up my own Swiffer pads as well, but I have not yet come up with a good floor mopping solution recipe for those. I’ll keep you posted.
Happy Monday all! Stay safe and share your recycling tips. Hugs.
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