Easy Way To Wash Your Fridge

Let's be honest, I am really good at being lazy, don't judge me. I hate cleaning but I also can not stand a mess so I compromise to get the cleaning done. This is a quick tip on how I clean my fridge, to get it done without extra mess & fast.

When you clean your fridge you have to pull out all the compartments & wash them. But if you wash them in the kitchen sink it gets water EVERYWHERE, which means another mess to clean up. So I, being my lazy self, take the piece from the fridge & wash them in my bath tub that way no water splashes over.

After washing them I dry them off & lay them out to make sure they are completely dry before putting them back in.

I also do a quick wipe down on the inside of the fridge, wiping all the walls, top to bottom. Now you can slip all the compartment pieces back into the fridge.

Don't forget to clean the outside of the fridge, I use a stainless steel cleaner to wipe it up.


I hope this helps all the other lazy moms clean out their fridges, leave a comment below & tell me how you clean you fridge.

Menu Book

If your anything like me, every time you go to a new restaurant you take a to-go menu. For what? I don't really know, but I do it all the time. So when I get home I add it to the stack of menus that are  just sitting in a drawer in my kitchen. After a while this ritual began to drive me insane because all those unorganized menus were making a "mess" in my drawer.

The easiest solution would be to organize it . . . DUH.

Materials I used:

3 ring Binder /  3 ring Folder

Clear Binder Pockets

Dividers

Permanent Marker

MENUS

First I put each menu in a clear binder pocket of it's own & them I separated them into piles depending on the type of restaurant it was. I only had 5 dividers so I marked them in categories such as Mexican, Asian, BBQ & Wings, Burgers & Sandwiches, & Others. After that I just assembled the folder, putting everything in was probably the longest part of the whole thing.

The front of my folder was looking a little sad with nothing on it so I decided to give it a little face lift. I didn't put too much thought into what should be written on the front so I just stated the obvious & labeled it the "Menu Book" (I know, clever, right?) 

Now that those menus look like they actually have a purpose I use them quite often. When I don't feel like cooking (which seems to happen all the time) I just grab my menu book & order some take out. It comes in handy now, I can breeze through it looking for what I want to eat & I feel like I have access to all the information at my finger tips. Yes, I am aware that I could just easily look up menus to restaurants online but I guess I'm just a little old fashion.

Hopefully I'm not the only one hoarding menus in my kitchen & this post helps you. Leave a comment below to let me know if you have a "Menu Book" of your own or if you just use Google instead.

Cleaning Up Shattered Glass

I've got to say I'm a little more clumsy than I'd like to admit, I've probably broken more glass than my kids actually have. Cleaning up shattered glass is nerve racking, I always felt like I was leaving pieces behind for someone to step on. I now feel like I have mastered the task (maybe it was all the practice I had cleaning up after myself).
First & foremost protect yourself & others, so clear the room of kids & animals. & if your not wearing any shoes, now would be the time to put some on so you don't cut your feet.
Now you can carefully pick up the "big" pieces. As for the little shards they can be a bit more tricky. There were times when the glass was so fine I felt as if I didn't even know where to start sweeping. To help in this kind of situation your going to need some baking soda (I love baking soda, it can be used for almost anything). The baking soda will keep the glass from sticking to the floor & the broom & it can also help you spot where the glass is.
Get your broom & dust pan ready, sweep your glass into a pile & pick it up in the dust pan. I like to bag mine in a small throw-away bag to be sure I don't have glass sitting at the bottom of my kitchen trash can. After sweeping it's time to bring out the "big guns" so to speak, my vacuum. I vacuum up the area just to make sure the broom didn't leave anything behind.
 Even with that I still don't feel safe enough to walk barefooted on the floor, so I get a wet paper towel & wipe up the "danger zone". Just be cautious not to flip the wet paper towel after you start wiping, that way you don't happen to get a tiny piece of glass stuck in your hand.
Now that your finished with the clean up make sure you dispose of everything to avoid any further incidents from happening. Everything is already bagged up just empty the vacuum in the bag & take it out to the trash. While your outside give your shoes a good wipe & clap to make sure you don't have any glass stuck to your shoes.
All Done . . . You don't have to worry about your children or pets accidentally stepping on any left behind glass.


Leave a comment below & let me know if this was helpful or if you use a different method . . .

Cleaning & Organizing

Repurpose Candle Containers

I have a serious love for candles, especially Bath & Body Works candles, my ultimate fav is Mahogany Teakwood. But I hate how I feel after I finish burning one because I feel like I am being so wasteful just throwing away the glass. But how am I suppose to get the last layer of wax out of the bottom? It's extremely simple . . .

First I set a small pot of water on the stove to boil, once the bubbles start to roll I turn the fire off.

Pour that hot water in the candle container. This is going to soften up the wax that was leftover. Just let it sit for a minute to work its magic.

Take a butter knife & scrap around the edges, this is going to loosen up the block of wax so it will separate from the glass.

If the wax doesn't just pop up then run your butter knife along the bottom of the glass to help it out. Be careful where the wick is because they are connected to the glass by a piece of metal & tacky glue. They will need a little extra attention to take off, but never the less once you get your butter knife in the right place they will just pop right off.

After you drain your waxy water & dump your wax blocks in the trash you can give it a nice hot wash, with some soap & water. There is always a sticker on the bottom of candles along with one on the front, the one on the bottom can be washed off with a sponge & hot water, & the one on the front can be easily peeled off, 

Ta Da Its all clean . . . Now the options are endless, you can use it for anything. How will you use yours?

I made mine useful. They are sitting in the bathroom holding q-tips & cotton balls.

So instead of throwing them away here's a way to repurpose those candle containers.

Getting Rid of Grime

Getting Rid of Grime

The stove top can get pretty messy with all the cooking that goes on. Even though I'm not a great chef in the kitchen it still seems to get ridiculously dirty. I had to do something to get rid of the grime caked on the burners. I had heard about using Ammonia to take off the grease but I wasn't sure if it would work, given the fact that I have tried many store bought products that didn't come through for me. But I went ahead and gave it a shot.

Ammonia

Gallon size Ziploc bags

Gloves

Scrubbing Sponges

S.O.S pads (optional)

First thing you want to do is put one of the burners into the Ziploc bag. Once you get it in (I almost though that it wasn't going to fit, but you really got push that sucker in) you'll need to pour in about a cup or so of Ammonia (I just eyeballed it) you really just need enough to make a thin layer on the bottom of the bag, don't fill it all the way up or it will leak. I set mine on a cookie sheet just in case it dripped. You want to let it sit for at least 12 hours to really let the Ammonia do it's job. But the longer it sits the better! It should look like this in the bag after sitting..

I let the first ones sit for about 18-20 hours I took them out and cleaned them up. It seemed as if I was scrubbing so hard and I wasn't getting the results I wanted. Can you seen the black grime still in the creases of the burners. NOT THE RESULTS I WAS LOOKING FOR!

So for my next round of burners I left them in for almost 3 days. I know sounds outrageous right, but it was well worth the wait. When I finally took the burner out to clean it off it looked gross!

If you think that was gross. The bag it came out of was DISGUSTING!!

 

But all I had to do was hold it under running water and the grime just fell off. I was so relieved to see the results. I love how they are back to being a gray color instead of black.

See the difference between them?? (1st round on the left, 2nd,sucessful, round on the right)

Just repeat the process till you get the results you want and then enjoy cooking on a nice clean stove top... until it get messy all over again

Have fun cleaning!