How to Clean Your Shower Head Effortlessly!

I'm so excited to share my latest money saving (and time saving) tip that I recently tried out! I noticed for awhile during my showers that some of the holes were clogged and I had gaps where there was no water coming out. Honestly, cleaning this was so low on my list of to-do's, I just dealt with the sporadic water stream. But the other day I got the itch to try something new, or maybe it was the fact that I walked into my bedroom to get something, noticed wash in the bathroom that connects to our room needed to go in the hamper, as I went to grab that, the shower curtain was crooked so I went to straighten it but then the bright idea of cleaning the shower head struck me. Ya ever do that? Walk into one room to do something and end up on a rabbit trail far from where you started & never accomplished what you originally intended to do? Yeah me either.

Anyway, I've shared before about the awesome powers of vinegar and how I use it to clean anything. Well friends, dig out that bottle of vinegar, a plastic baggie and a twisty tie as that is all you need to get rid of mineral build up from your shower head. Yes, this really IS that simple!

Pour some vinegar into a sandwich baggie and slide it over your shower head, securing it with a twisty tie making sure that vinegar covers the entire front surface of the shower head.

That's it! Now go put your feet up, make a cup of iced coffee and read a good book.

Ok, that's what I wish I did after I took this picture. Instead, I returned to my mountain of zucchini's and worked on whipping up some food. Meanwhile, I forgot what I went into my bedroom to get, the wash never got to the hamper and the shower curtain was still crooked BUT I was on my way to a clean shower head! haha

Anyway, let that baby soak for several hours or overnight. I was itching for results so I just let this soak for a few hours then took off the baggy and this is what I got:

Perfectly streaming water out of each & every hole and no more mineral build up!!! No nasty chemicals, no scrubbing or taking apart the shower head, just a nice soak and only costing you a few cents for the vinegar & baggie.

Oh, and after I took this last picture, I finally did straighten the shower curtain & put the wash in the hamper. I'm still trying to remember what I went to my bedroom for.

What's one of your favorite cleaning tips that saves both time AND money??

Don't forget to check out my other Money Saving ideas.!

Money Saving Monday

Hey friends, so sorry I missed last week with money saving tips. Sometimes life just gets in the way!

Two weeks ago I shared how having a garden can cut down on grocery costs and I also shared with you my laundry soap recipe.

This weeks tip is going to be a short one (again, it's been crazy busy here). But I am sharing with you one of the greatest cleaning recipes ever!

This recipe is awesome for cleaning all over the house. From counters, to bathrooms to removing stains on clothing and everything in between!!!

Seriously, this is ALL I use anymore to clean. I used to be a cleaning snob when it came to my bathrooms and the one thing I'd pay full price for and get name brand was scrubbing bubbles for the tub & shower. I was sure this was the only thing to remove soap scum.

I was wrong.

I still had to scrub a bit even after applying scrubbing bubbles. That is, until I discovered this awesome concoction! Seriously this stuff is amazing! I spray my entire shower down with it and let it set at least 20 minutes. Then I come back and spray it again and let it set for a few minutes. It then effortlessly cleans up like you wouldn't believe. WAY better than my scrubbing bubbles ever did! AND it's SOOO cheap and  less chemicals to deal with as well! Win win!!! (I was tempted to take a before & after shower pic but decided to spare you lol. I have 3 full bathrooms so shower cleaning isn't on the top of my daily list sadly)

So what is this miracle cleaning & stain spray??

Are you ready for how simple this is??

Vinegar & dish soap......that's IT!!!

There are no cats used in the making of this recipe.

Apparently Oreo thought he had to make an appearance as I took this pic. lol Anyway, the recipe is super easy.

Equal parts vinegar & "dawn" dish soap. Reason I quoted that is because I have often actually used walmarts  generic version of this soap, as long as it's the blue kind (I only have dawn right now due to some great deals I've gotten). I heat up the vinegar for about a minute in the microwave before adding the soap just to make sure it blends well. If you've never researched how healthy vinegar is, I'd encourage you to research it. It's amazing what you can do with it! And if you don't like the smell of vinegar, just add a few drops of essential oil to the mix for a more pleasant smell.

But from there, just blend the 2 things in a spray bottle. Use it to disinfect your kitchen counters, sprinkle some baking soda in your sink then spray this to scrub out your sink, spray it on tough stains on clothes (I've seriously removed stains that I thought was set and a gonner with this stuff).

Between this cheap cleaner/stainer remover and my laundry soap, talk about cutting major costs yet being extremely efficient!!!! 

Don't forget, if you have a great money saving tip, please email me! I'll be happy to share it with everyone in a future money saving post!