Non coffee or energy drink substitutes

I'm looking into alternatives to coffee and energy drinks for staying up during class and during my overnight work shifts. I've been finding coffee is having an alternative effect as well as the engery drinks that I crash after a few hours. Which really isn't good for either work or school!

There's lots said on taking a cold shower or drinking large amounts of cold water but I'm not sure about you, that does not work for me and I don't have time to shower between classes :P

I'll have to get back to you on this matter as they is a wide variety of leaves and herbs for teas that are good for the purpose of staying up and other health benefits. I want to try and research the information on these alternatives before I post more.

Look into it yourself if you like! So far my top two to look into would be mate (a leaf for steeping tea) and kombucha (also a tea) but I'm sure about as there is mixed responses on this one. Some people love it and other says it's a great tea but burns a bit when drinking, not sure if I'll enjoy it myself.

Update more soon on this matter!

Dishes and Hands with Vinegar

Also I've discovered baking soda and vinegar can be great for cleaning as well. For your dish cleaning needs first scrape as much food off the plates, then fill the sink with hot water and add some vinegar. Then get a clean bowl to fill with baking soda, 1/2 cup of the soda to a couple of sprinkles from the tap of hot water. After trying this I discovered for say every 6 dishes (depending how dirty, mine were caked on) add the mixture again. It will form a white liquid that turns to a paste in a few seconds. This is your soap, so dip in the sponge or cloth for washing dishes and first dip just the plate (cup, spoon, etc.) into the vinegar water and let it dip mostly off. Then use the sponge with the white paste on it to cover the plate, it will be a white, almost dirty look to the plate but don't worry. When you wipe off all that is on the plate just put in the vinegar water to rinse off for a bit then into your drying rack.

This is great for the hands as well, enjoy using this easy, cheap solution!

C is for Cleaning and V is for Vinegar

White Vinegar that is not that apple or wine vinegar is great for cleaning and it's an old wives method to cleaning. These days we tend to pick up a spray bottle of this chemical and that because we think it's easy.

But is it easy to be light headed while cleaning those things that need some elbow grease or that hours later you still can't go into the bathroom due to the fumes. And now you have to get an air freshener that just adds to the chemicals your body is absorbing!

Just use white vinegar and hot water:
-smells great while using it
-easy, cheap to buy and use
-natural alternative to pure chemical cleaners
(vinegar is still treated and may contain some chemicals)

I just fill up my tub with an inch or two of hot, hot water and add some white vinegar to it and soak a cloth in it to wipe down counters, floors, etc. It's also great at shining up taps and other metals around the house, how to do you clean silver wear after all with vinegar.

And for those caked on or really grimy places it's suggested, as in I haven't tried it yet, to make one of those pastes for cleaning with:
-2 tablespoons of salt
-1 teaspoon of vinegar
Leave on for a few minutes and then wipe off with warm or hot water!

White Vinegar is less than $4 for a 4L bottle and goes a long way to clean and freshen your home, bathroom and kitchen especially in a safe, natural and cost effective way!