I was online looking for some activated charcoal odor eaters for my fridge but didn’t find much… so then some Googling lead me to this slightly ridiculous product for $10

  

Yup it’s a bag full of charcoal…
So then I was like hmmm isn’t that what fishy filters use….
yup, it is called “Activated Filter Carbon” for aquarium filters, so I bought a TON of that for $7.99
(Amazon beat Walmart on price for this)
So then in a scrap busting fest I made 5 various sized pouches out of breathable fabric to make little odor eating pouches.

I made a bunch, on the larger ones I divided the areas into sections to give maximum surface area.
I serged mine to make it even easier, just pinning them once full, no serger, just make a simple pillow, or I also used a organza gift bag for one (Top Left Photo).
These are kind of messy to make cause of the black dust, but it’s not too bad, also be sure to craft yourself a funnel for less mess.
Note, these absorb odor, they have no fragrance.
They are definitely helping with the following locations in the house: litter box, fridge, freezer, garage, pantry with trash can, I even sent one to Bestie in case Baby Girl doesn’t poo roses…

Do you ever wait for one of the bloggers “you know” to try the latest “amazing pin”, yeah me too, too many pin failures.

So when fellow Alpha Gamma Delta Blog Network member More Than A Momhad success with it I knew I had to tackle the nearly 60 years of grungy build up in our 1954 bathrooms.

I wasn’t convinced I would have as great results with my super old dirt, but with a lot of elbow grease, a grout brush and a scrub brush it looks sooo much better!

To boot the ammonia softened the paint splatter from the at least 3 different colors this bath has been!

So the recipe,

For a Full Size Spray Bottle (I recommend this, my tiny bathroom still used the whole thing)

3 1/2 cups water (28 oz)
1/4 cup baking soda
2 Tbsp + 2 tsp ammonia (1.33 oz)
2 Tbsp vinegar (1 oz)

For the small dollar section spray bottles
1 3/4 cup water
2 Tbsp baking soda
1 Tbsp + 1 tsp ammonia
1 Tbsp vinegar

Method:

1. Rinse your floor.
2. Spray down let it sit.
3. Scrub, scrub, scrub.
4. Sop up the dirty gross water.
5. Rinse.
6. Repeat.

Tip, it’s not going to look impressive until it dries.

I plan on using the cleaner regularly as preventative maintenance.

Give it a try, Lucy will help you…

Kitty Lovers, Watch my funny Lucy in a giant box video here, she totally thinks she’s Maru