Estate Sale Addict...

I think we have created a monster...our youngest boy has become absolutely addicted to estate sales. The first time we took the 3 lil' kids to one they were completely freaked to be looking through a dead person's stuff {much like me}. It took CP all of five minutes of being at one to decide he LOVES them, though. He has a good eye for bargains, too. We hit 2 sales yesterday, and he was crushed there weren't anymore. There were even tears over it. The promise of more sales in the future and a trip to the new house pacified him quickly.

We acquired some great finds at yesterday's sales. We purchased some photo lighting for our friend Kelly. Tyler found a rubber mallet to repair the dents in our metal sleds and some tool for car tires. I got 10 full place settings of fine Japanese china for $50. {I'd post pictures, but it's all at the other house}. We also purchased a fabulous vintage 50's hutch for our kitchen and a dresser.

{The original owner's pic of our new hutch. LOVE it!}

Obviously the lack of posting on our part shows how busy we have been with all this moving. It's such an exhausting process! Friday we spent the day cleaning the new house...using all our eco-safe homemade cleansers, of course. The kids had a blast playing in the backyard, while we scrubbed. We had to drag them away kicking and screaming. Same thing yesterday. I assume today will be a repeat story. 

If you have hard water or get lyme build-up on your faucets, I cannot say enough how amazingly hot vinegar works to remove it! Just pour the vinegar into a plastic bag (reused/recycled, of course), rubber band it around your faucet and let it soak for 15 minutes. 

Here are my other cleaning recipes: {I mix them in glass bowls and funnel the mixes into spray/squirt bottles.}

De-Greaser:                                                     All-Purpose Cleaner:                       

2c. hot water                                                     3 tbsp. white vinegar

1/4c. lavender castille soap                               1/2 tsp. washing soda

1/4 tsp. lavender essential oil                            1/2 tsp. castille soap

                                                                         1/4 tsp. essential oil scent of choice

                                                                         2c. hot water

Bath, Tub, Tile Cleanser:                             Toilet Bowl Cleaner:

2/3c. baking soda                                             1/2c. baking soda

1/2c. lavender castille soap                              1/2c. borax

2tbsp. white vinegar                                        1/2c. castille soap

1/2c. water                                                       1/2c. water

a few drops tea tree oil                                     10 drops tea tree oil

**these two I put into squirt bottles, as they are thick and it works better for cleaning**

That's all I've got for now. I'm getting the evil eye from Tyler to get my butt back to packing...