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So Fresh and So Clean (Clean)

11/22/2021

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Thanksgiving happens this week in the U.S. and I'm sure a lot of folks are starting the holiday scramble to clean and ready their homes to welcome guests back in this year! For this month (and next's) post I'm going to share a super easy and quick cleaning tip to make the hustle a little less of a bustle...or..err...you get what I mean. 

If you read the first post from this blog, you'll already know I'm a fan of apple cider vinegar for the elimination of some unwanted visitors to your home in the warmer months. White Vinegar, however, is one of my absolute go-to's for a natural way to clean stains without the harsh smell or effects of bleach or other chemicals. With big holiday cooking just days away I'm going to share how I clean the handiest appliance in the modern kitchen, the microwave!

No Scrub Microwave Cleaning

Exposing my true self here and showing actual pictures of my well-used and frequently dirty microwave. 
Step 1: Start with a microwave that needs a good scrub
Step 2: Stop! Don't scrub, that's lame and hard work. Instead, fill a glass measuring cup with 1/2 cup Distilled White Vinegar and 1/2 cup tap water. 
Step 3: Microwave on HIGH for 5 minutes. 
   Step 3b: Scroll through CityMouseHome while you wait, maybe get a new bowl cozy
Step 4: Using a pot holder, remove the very hot glass mixing cup and set it aside. You may want a few dabs of that sweet cleaning water to loosen a tough build up of gunk. 
Step 5: Grab an all natural cleaning sponge and start wiping the evidence of leftovers past from the inside of this hardworking kitchen buddy. If you're using a less than fresh sponge this is where some of that water in the measuring cup comes in handy to soften the material before cleaning. Be careful though, this water is very, very hot!!
5 minutes Later: step back and admire your handy work. 
And that's it! It's that simple and fast to clean your microwave. It's so easy that you're probably wondering why I don't clean mine more often? Well, it's because I have better things to do and mind your own business.
Just kidding. :)
See you next month with another natural cleaning tip from my house to yours. 
Bonus Tip: 
​Knick yourself shaving and get it on your shirt?
Lightly saturate the effected area before tossing in the machine and it will wash right out. If it's more than a few spots add some dish soap to the mix for even better results. 
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October Quick Tip

10/1/2021

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Gonna keep this month's blog post short and to the point. 
Life hack: grab a Sharpie and write on it

Say, what? Let me explain.
This little hack of writing the formula to the cleaning solution for our robot mopper came to mind when my husband expressed frustration with having to measure it out every time he filled the little reservoir for that machine. I have come across this idea in many scenarios and honestly felt a bit silly we hadn't implemented it sooner. I picked up an easy pour bottle with measuring marks already on the side then wrote the ratio of concentrated cleaner to water that the device required and voila! We fill this bottle every couple of months with no need to reference the original formula and refill the tank for each mop with ease. Now that robot mop is even more of a time saver!

This tip can apply to a variety of similar tasks, though. I often forget that not everything is precious and needs to remain fresh-from-the-box pristine and imagine I'm not alone in that odd way of thinking. Sometimes you just need to make your life easier and write on it. 
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I Hate Fruit Flies

9/3/2021

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Really. I hate them. They are so tiny but so annoying they seem like they're 20x their size. We don't have central air in our 100+ year old apartment building and summer is just the worst for added pests and rotting fruit. Don't get me wrong, I love our apartment and I'll be sad to see the day when we move on from here but if there's one thing I'd change about it, it would be to have climate control. Since we don't have it I've gotten creative (and gone natural) with my pest solutions. 

My go-to, hands-down-best fruit fly catch solution is Apple Cider Vinegar and Dish Soap. That's it! About 4 tablespoons vinegar and a heavy dollop of dish soap and those flies are the pests of yesterday. I like to use some freebie shot glasses my husband brought home from a restaurant he worked at years ago but any little vessel you can spare works. The vinegar will evaporate over time but you can just keep refreshing it with a bit more vinegar and a drop of soap whenever it gets low. I like to accumulate my kills and dump the shot glasses at the end of the summer. Maybe that's a bit vindictive and morbid? But I'm pretty sure I'm not going to stop. Haha!

So there you have it. The first blog post for City Mouse Home. The plan is to mostly write about ways to care for you home with natural elements and other handy tips you might not know but I use in my own life. If this interests you, I hope to see you here again! Follow the shop on social media and sign up for the newsletter to know when the latest blog has dropped. Thanks for reading!
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    Sarah Riffle

    Milliner, Lighting & Costume designer for theater and events. Home goods creator to relive a bit of nostalgia and share the things that bring me joy.

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