Above is the before picture of my floor under my fridge. I hate it too, but with the right tools you can see that from the below picture it cleaned up very well.

Above is the after picture from the fridge floor clean up.

The materials I used you ask???

1. White Vinegar
2. Baking Soda
3. Spray bottle
4. Scrub Brush
5. Wash Rag
6. Water
7. Bucket

Step 1. Take the vinegar and put in the spray bottle, DO NOT dilute the vinegar.
Step 2. Spray vinegar on area you wish to clean.
Step 3. Sprinkle baking soda over sprayed area, and take spray bottle, spritz again over the baking soda.
Step 4. Let stand for about 5 min or so, then with a bucket of hot water take your scrub brush and scrub area.
Step 5. Take wash rag and wipe excess up with it. Get a clean bucket of about 3 cups of vinegar and 1 cup of water. Use the rag and and vinegar/water and wipe floor again this will take off any of the left over baking soda the vinegar with bubble it off and you will be left with a sparkling floor.

This is a great cleaner, it also disinfects and deodorizes the floor area for a fresh feeling. This is a non toxic approach for a cleaning alternative. You may have to tweak it a little bit like I did to your liking. Just as a reminder always test before you use anything in a area you done use or under things before using it on main area. I hate my lanoilium (not sure on spelling it wouldn't find it for me) floor in my kitchen, bathroom and entry way; so if it makes a boo boo I don't care because eventually I will have a new hardwood floor in all those areas. Good luck with all of your cleaning. ;)

Spring Cleaning

I have been on a rampage of sorts, I declared that the weekends of March were going to be spent spring cleaning. My hubby thinks I am nuts, I think its just because I have made him fix somethings around here that have been put off far to long. My first room of the list was my kitchen, I took everything out of the cabinets one by one, cleaned, discarded old, and set aside anything we hadn't used in a while to sell. I have scrubbed from top to bottom and even started to paint 2 walls that I have been wanting to paint for a while now. I do have a wonderful report that the vinegar and baking soda cleaning method for your floor works very well. I have had to test it with a bit of trial and error but have found the perfect way to make it work with no terrible problems. I do have a few before and after pictures of my floor that I will up load here in a bit and give you my recipe for a clean floor.
Thing accomplished on this last weekend (1st weekend of month).
1. New programmable thermostat bought at Menard's for $29.00. Now just to figure out the best program for our family and home.
2. Fixed leaking tub faucet, but it has begun to drip again and I think it is just the handle not tightening enough to keep it completely off. I will probably go get a new one before long.
3. The cooking stove now has its new gas line, and is working wonderfully.
4. The tub is in the process of having new caulking put around it and sealed again. I am waiting to put the next layer on it to finish it off.
5. My kitchen sink has been caulked again and sealed as well.
6. Every appliance came out and was cleaned behind, under and scrubbed clean.

So those are the things that have been done around my home for spring cleaning and maintenance. More to come week by week, I am trying to clean with all no toxic cleaners and so far it has worked wonderfully.

Life Has Been Well..........

A bit busy for me lately and my blogs have done the suffering. From working, being sick, out of town, and having sick little ones I just have not had the energy to blog. I have done just enough to check email and that's about it. I have started my spring cleaning project here around the house and am using some of the Uses For Vinegar recipes from my friend Michelle's blog. I will be posting a great before and after pic of my dreaded under fridge clean up from a few days ago. This was amazing to be truthful, usually it involved much more elbow grease than I actually used this time. That in itself was amazing and I am so thankful for that. Until my new post with picture hopw everyone has a wonderful day!!!!