I'll call this post for what it is: the deranged rambles of a domestic lunatic, but today, I made a homemade all-purpose cleaner. Having all wood floors and a lot of in-and-out traffic, my house seems to just accumulate dirt and dust really quickly in all kinds of random places. I've experimented a little with homemade cleaners before and generally eschew them, being slightly neurotic about effectiveness, but my hands had gotten torn up already from bleaching the kitchen/bathroom this morning, so I thought I'd give it a try. I know it's just a fancy vinegar/water concoction, but my whole house now smells amazing, like fresh, lemony herbs. I liked this for basic general surfaces that are dusty/groady, but not requiring a really heavy-duty cleaning.

1 cup white vinegar
1 cup warm water
1/2 teaspoon tea tree oil (antifungal, antibacterial)
whole mess of lavender oil


An empty spray bottle would be most effective, but I just put it in a plastic canister and shook it up. Still... after cleaning most of the morning with it, I realize I have quite a bit left, and it seems like a weird thing to store...

Excuse to scrub the baseboards? :3