Ok, here's just a snippet of information about what works for me. I promise to add a page to my website tonight when I get all the schooling and chores around the house done. So check back for the link to that.

WINDOWS:
Ok, first if you have been using windex type stuff, you'll first have to use the following formula to remove the waxy build up that they leave.

1/2 cup white distilled vinegar
1 teaspoon liquid soap or detergent (I use Dawn or Joy)
4 cups of water
(I also like to add, but just for my own pleasure, a few drops of essential oil...like lemon or peppermint)
I mix all this up and divide it into several spray bottles and give them to my children...they love to "spray" things and this won't hurt them.  I let them use either newspaper or squeegee's to remove the wet.
RESULT: sparkling clean windows and mirrors, and any glass

AFTER you have used all that recipe up, you can go to just straight Vinegar:

Take a spray bottle and fill it half way with vinegar and half way with water. You can always add your favorite essential oil (just a drop) to "cut" the vinegary smell. 
By the way, you can also spray this into the air and it will clear up any odors, such as after you cook fish, or whatever stinky smells your house accumulates.

Another easy to use cleaner that is great for windows, but I only purchase it if it is dirt cheap (or cheaper than vinegar) is CLUB SODA.  It is full of minerals that dissolve dirt. You can also add essential oils to club soda. Just don't drink the stuff!

Someone else asked me how I get by without SHAMPOO...

I put about 30 ounces of water (usually I soak some nettle leaves in it first then strain, but it's not necessary) into my container
to that I add about 4-5 ounces of Dr. Bronners castille soap (which I buy in bulk and it lasts for an eternity) then I add about 1/2 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil, or coconut oil, whatever is handy.  Then I add whatever essential oil I'm into at the time. The girls like lavender, the guys like ylang-ylang. Shake it a bit before each use. Simple as can be.

For Conditioner I mix some aloe vera, jojoba or avocado or coconut oil, apple cider vinegar together and shake. I'm not sure about the amounts, I'll have to figure that out and post it on my website.

When cleaning floors,  I take my bucket and put in about 2-3 gallons of water and about 1/2-2/3 cups of distilled white vinegar...sometimes I add a very small drop of Dawn or other dish detergent (not dishwasher detergent), use with a mop.  If your floor is super dirty, like built up grease in the kitchen or something, you could add to taht about 1/4 cup washing soda before the warm water. But I would not use this on WAXED floors.  (There are other formulas for waxed floors...but I don't have waxed floors, so I would need to look them up somewhere)

I don't have a problem with mold where I live, but I used to when I lived in Florida. For that, this is what I would do. Fill a spray bottle with some water, say about a cup.  Then add about a teaspoon of tea tree oil. Shake and spray on the moldy areas. Don't rinse off. Just let it dry.  It will smell really strong at first, but it will go away fast.  I usually would open the window or turn on the fan while using it.  Also, do not spray on painted wood. I did that once... it peeled the paint right off!  But it works great on tiles and showers and bathtubs. I have even used it on a set of moldy concrete steps and it worked amazingly.

If you do not want to purchase the Tea Tree oil, you could always use Borax.  Just mix it into a paste with water and scrub on there, leave it on for a while and it will kill any mold.  But remember, Borax is very harsh on your skin, so I use gloves.  It is a lot safer than just about anything else you can buy, but you still don't want to get it in your eyes, a cut, etc. By the way, if you ever have a flea infestation, just sprinkle it everywhere on your carpet etc. Let it sit for the day while you take the children to the park. When you get back, just vacuum it all up. That will usually kill fleas dead in their tracks AND their eggs.

The best way to clear a slow drain, your children will love. Just get as much baking soda down in the drain as you can! Poke it down in there with a chop stick or something. Then add some vinegar and watch the fun.  I usually do this to all my drains once a month just to keep them clear.  Prevention is best.  I just shake some baking soda (which I purchase in bulk) into the drains, then we all go around pouring about 1/2-1 cup of vinegar in the drain with the baking soda, it sizzles and bubbles and keeps the drains sparkling clean!

Well, I really have to get to my day.  I will stay up late tonight to get that page added to my website. But there are several books you can get at the library, or at a bookstore that detail a million ways to use baking soda and vinegar to clean your home.  Adding essential oils is a bonus.

Since I started potty training Harmon at birth we needed a potty seat that we wouldn't have to put on and take off all the time. I found the best one EVER, especially for larger families. All you have to do is lift the child size seat for yourself, and lower it for the littles!  As you can see below, Harmon is enjoying reading The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Cat Who...) by Lillian Jackson Braun... he's got discriminating taste in books

Ok, I just joined the fun from over at Rocks In My Dryer so you will start seeing Works-For-Me-Wednesday's around here!  So, what works for me??? FREECYCLE!  I started when we lived in Florida, giving away things we no longer used, and now we're here in Tennessee and it still works for me. So how does freecycle work? You give things away that you no longer need or want, and when other people give something away you can request to recieve it...also, you can post if you are looking for something, (scroll down to see the tricycle we just got). Go to freecycle.org to find out more.  Someone posted to give away a student desk and we received it... I let Ivy have it in her room.

Freecycle works for me!!!