a soapy mess!

The other day I accidentally put some dish soap into our dishwasher (not much, because I caught myself after I'd put in a teaspoon or so, then finished it off with the correct soap) and started the cycle and went to bed. The next morning, our tile floor had a white film on it. I've tried straight vinegar to get it off, but no luck. Any ideas?

Natural Household Cleaner

I keep forgetting to email you this recipe, Christina. I thought I would post it here.

Hard Surface Cleaner:

2 cups water
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon liquid dish soap
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 teaspoon borax

Mix in a spray bottle and shake everytime before using. I've noticed that it doesn't leave my countertops nice and shiny, so I usually rinse with white vineager after I'm done disinfecting.

Yummy...

This is what happens when you make a pecan pie without the egg yolks! Our neighbor is allergic so I usually just omit the yolk and things turn out fine. Surprisingly, it still tasted really good! Huge thanks to Christina for posting the vinegar info. I let as much of the goo burn to a crisp as I could without burning down the place and then soaked a rag in vinegar and left it on the rest of the mess. It cleaned up pretty well!

Vinegar

Hi all,

I soaked my wedding ring in diluted vinegar last night. I had actually forgotten about it so it ended up soaking for about 4 hours. After scrubbing it with hand soap and a toothbrush, it is now nice and sparkly. Before the soak, it was very grimey. I admit it, it had been close to a year since I'd had it cleaned, so you can imagine the ick on it!

Thanks for the tidbit on vinegar. I just can't bring myself to by a jar of jewelry cleaner. :)

Question

Well, let's get started. I have SO much to learn and ask.

How do you all store your flour? I'm not sure if I'm doing it the best way, but I keep mine in the freezer in it's original bag with a bag clip to hold it closed.

See what I mean...I need you girls!

Super Vinegar to the Rescue!

For those of you who are anti cleaning chemicals. Even if you're only semi-anti like me. 1001 Uses for White Vinegar. My favorite is using it to mop linoleum floors. Cleaning the toilet is good with WV too, but doesn't have the cling power of those gel-bleachy cleaners.

Welcome to Ribs & Rubies!

Kind of a strange name, huh? When Jennifer and I were contemplating what to name the site, we turned to scripture for inspiration and a creative title. We looked at the usual Proverbs 31 and Ephesians 5 for what the Bible says about women...women who are married and have children. We liked the verse Prov. 31:10 because it states that a woman of noble character is worth more than rubies...something all women, wives and mothers or not, should strive for. And then, as wives, we liked the Genesis passage that explicitly describes how God created woman: from man, bone of his bones, flesh of his flesh.

So there you go. Ribs and rubies. Who we are, and what we desire to be. We are a group of housewives and mothers who want to share with each other our joys, our challenges, our triumphs and our shortcomings. We want to be candid with each other, stay in touch with friends from afar, and possibly make new friends! We are all connected somehow and while its okay to give this blog address to whomever you wish, authors will be limited to those given the rights. If you'd like to be an author, contact Jennifer or Christina.

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