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Homemade Carpet Freshener

Red vacuum cleaner

If you love using carpet freshener on your carpets when you vacuum, you’re going to love this carpet freshener recipe. When I first decided to test this out, I wasn’t quite sure how it would turn out, but I gotta admit, I absolutely love this. Aside from freshening the carpets, my brain is telling me that it may also help to control ants and other crawling insects as this recipe calls for bay leaves, cinnamon, …continue reading

Homemade Insect and Bug Repellent Recipe

A woman relaxing on the porch.

This past winter seemed to be one of the loooooongest winter’s ever. After having three back to back snow storms that dumped over a foot of snow each, it’s such a joy to finally see the trees bursting with green leaves, the baby rabbits coming out to explore their new world, and hearing the sounds of children laughing and playing without a care in the world. I just love it and can sit outside for …continue reading

Use Bay Leaves to Keep Critters at Bay

dried bay leaves

Who knew that bay leaves could be used to ward off weevils and other tiny insects and bugs from your dried foods and grains? Just stick a dried bay leaf or two directly into the containers where you store your rice, flour, oatmeal, grits, etc. The insects hate the smell.