Home made air freshener

Having a new puppy in the house means we’ve been cleaning up a lot of puppy accidents. She’s getting more toilet trained, going outside to do her business. But sometimes, she just doesn’t make it. Ew. Today I was cleaning up the yard of all her poop, then came inside to freshen up Sookie’s kitty litter. My darling asked me to put some more deodoriser in his litter.

I hesitated.

a) Because we’ve run out of the deodoriser.

b) Because it’s full of bad chemicals I don’t want around my fiance.

c) Because I had another idea I’d been meaning to try for a while.

So, today, I was forced to try this idea thanks to the empty deodoriser bottle.

I went out to my front garden and tore petals from the prettiest smelling flowers I could get my hands on. I ripped them to shreds, and threw them into the bottom of Sookie’s empty litter box. Then I filled it with litter. So much nicer and more natural. Not to mention, totally free, and no packaging to dispose of.

I then changed Missy Two’s pooey nappy, and it stank the entire room out. My hands still smelt divine after ripping up all those gorgeous flowers. So, I had another idea. I returned to my garden, and took more petals: lavender, rose, geranium, daisies. I got out my trusty pestle and mortar….

…and crushed those fresh petals to buggery.

I know that with pot pouri, you’re supposed to dry the petals first, but hey, says who? The whole living room, kitchen and dining room smelt amazing. I’ve just left it sitting in the pestle and mortar, and everytime I want to reactivate the scent, I just give it a mix, or smash it a little.

From now on, I’ve decided I will start drying my own petals and do it the ‘proper’ way. Great to know though, that in a moment’s notice, it really doesn’t matter. Fresh, crushed petals rock.