So the Groundhog said Spring would be early...

I know, I'm a few days late on the whole "Groundhog Day" post, but hey better late than never are my words of wisdom, write that down!

I'm not sure about your weather for the past couple of weeks but for me in good ole NC, it has been very Springy, and I have LOVED it! I know it's February and it should still be cold, but those gorgeous sunny mildly warm days have been just beautiful! It also got me onto an early spring cleaning and of course, a carpet powder which smells of lively spring.

Yes yes, I'm going to give you the recipe and of course there is some DE in this which is great if you have animals and couldn't hurt even if you don't.

If you don't know what DE is it is diatomaceous earth and it's the fossilized remains of tiny, aquatic organisms called diatoms, which are found in most water sources i.e. rivers, lakes, streams, and oceans. What those fossilized remains do is they are so tiny and sharp that when brushed into animals hair it is too tiny to harm you or I or the animals but it actually cuts through fleas exoskeleton killing them in an unbelievably natural way. I mean not only can you place it in their fur to help deter fleas but you can eat it without it harming you as well. (Though I haven't tried, I may, I'm not sure) But during the spring, summer, and fall months I live by this stuff to help with not only fleas on my animals, but bugs in the garden. It works beautifully on potato plants and dealing with those eek gross potato bugs! I mean the uses, to me, seem endless!

Okay, I'm swinging back around to this intoxicating smell good carpet powder and the recipe to make it!

Now, I use essential oils FOR EVERYTHING! You're going to need three different oils for this recipe, and they're helpful even if you don't use them for this powder!

I use those creamer bottles that are tall with the little raindrop shaped hole in the lid to store my powder, because they hold a lot and their skinny enough not to take up too much room. Just make sure that you take the label off and write what you have in them!! Wouldn't want this powder in your coffee!

- One small box of baking soda
-Three tablespoons DE
-10 drops lemon essential oil
-8 drops orange essential oil
-5 drops lavender essential oil

use a long spoon or chopstick (like me) to mix it all together, I've realized doing this instead of closing the top and shaking mixes it better. Sprinkle it all over the carpet however liberal you want, I usually can still see my carpet and have a light dusting of this powder on the floor. Let this sit at least 15 minutes or as long as you want. Then vacuum it up and Ahhh, spring.. Ahhh, smells amazing! Though I like these smells in this amount you may not and all I recommend there is getting used to the way your oils smell and just experiment with amounts that you actually use.

-Namaste