My Pet Peeve.

Sometimes food gets wasted in my house.  I am so ashamed and angered with myself when something spoils.  It does not happen often as I have been trying the buy less but more often kind of lifestyle, however "the basics" sometimes do end up not getting used.  Items such as bread, fruit, veggies and leftover odds and ends often see the trash can.  I resolve to stop this as best I can by actually ingesting or sharing what I cannot use.  BUT in the event that I do have something that ends up inedible, I need to find a new use for it to be satisfied.

I purchased some organic oranges and WASTED THEM!  Oh the shame of it!  I made poor choices by eating processed foods or just not putting together a proper lunch.  So instead of just throwing them in ye'ol compost I used them to clean my bathroom.  My bathtub gets a lot of use and frequently needs a good scrub.  I usually lean towards microfibre cloths or an abrasive such as baking power or salt.  But this time I thought why not a little aromatherapy as well.  I chose to use the oranges as lemons have a low pH and antibacterial properties. Soon I found out that citrus shines chrome, disinfects/cleans cutting boards, and basically can just about anything to do with cleaning or disinfecting.  I also see a lot of people making cleaner with the peels too.  Obvious I am not the original but in the event you have not seen this before, I thought I would share.

Orangetastic How To:
1. Fill a glass container with orange or other citrus peels. 
2. Cover the peels with household vinegar. 
3. Leave to mingle a few weeks.
4. Take some of the liquid/coloured vinegar and pour it into a spray bottle, diluting half/half with water.  Or just add some to a rag as needed.