Some of my FAVORITE things

Okay I am going to let you in on a little secret...I had to drag this one out of my MIL (mom in love)I came home from working to find my ever loving hard water stained bathroom sparkling clean...how? I ask and she smiled and said "oven cleaner" that's right ladies...oven cleaner. Now its one of my favorite things to clean with. Just spray those soap scum shower down let it sit for a few and wipe away. Mine you the smell is not the most pleasant and I have to turn on the fan but it works miracle. I buy the low fume kind so its not to bad and I only have to scrub it down really good once a month, the rest of the time I use scrubbing bubbles shower spray.

Have I mention that I hate how dirty my stove stays? All my appliances are black, hence all spills and slashes show up. My MIL loves to fry everything so you can imagine. When on a Wal-Mart trip I priced the drip pans (not sure that's the right name) but you know those things that are on the eye of the stove, anyhoo I couldn't believe the price so I went home and pulled out my friend the oven cleaner and soaked those babies down. With a little elbow grease & a couple of times spraying it, most of the eke came out and they looked almost new. Better than the $20 or so dollars to replace them. Oh and if you have those cookie sheets that you just can't get clean, take them outside and spray the mess out of them with the oven cleaner, wipe them down and spray 'em again. Another good idea for my new found friend.




This morning while cleaning my counter tops I noticed how dull they look. Of course they are cheap laminate so I pulled out the Lysol took everything off the counters, wiped them down and waited for them to dry. Once they were dry I pulled out the furniture polish and went to town. They look better than they did but still not the luster I wanted so next time I am at the store I am going to look for a better polish. Speaking of clean raise your hand if you hate the way all the black appliances streak when you clean them...I have the answer to that too....glass cleaner. Cheap & easy! Or you could use vinegar & water. I used microfiber towels, only because I have a hubby & my oldest son that constantly are washing their cars and refuse to use the microfiber towels that I wash with fabric softener (OPPS, MY BAD) so I get lots of leftovers. These are wonderful to clean with! Oh and the Invisible Glass that you see in the picture is my son's also, lets hope he doesn't see this, it is wonderful to clean glass with but its kinda pricey and I wouldn't spend that kinda money when I can get the Equate version for $1, I just sneak outside in his car clean box and put it back when I am done (most of the time).

Call me cheap if you must but I am a firm believer in trying to restore, fix it or paint it before I get rid of it.