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Wednesday, August 8

Keepin' It Real: My Shower Is Neglected

I have always hated cleaning the shower. And let me tell you why:
Because I never clean it.

I know how that sounds. And I know what you're thinking. And you're right.
But it's just. so. hard. when I hate doing it so much.

So anyway, today after my shower I thought to myself how maybe if I cleaned it right after my shower while the bathroom was all steamy and everything was already wet - maybe THEN it wouldn't be so stinking hard to clean.

So I grabbed some baking soda, sprinkled it around and then, figuring THIS time would be so much easier than all those OTHER (three) times I've cleaned my shower, I went to grab some vinegar.

So vinegar and baking soda are pretty standard cleaners for me around here. I use them in all sorts of cleaning concoctions alongside sea salt, lemon juice, and a few other miscellaneous ingredients. But again, THIS time would be so much easier. So I just grabbed the vinegar. And some paper towels.

I sprayed the vinegar onto the baking soda and watched it fizzle up like that volcano experiment you do in third grade. Then I got to scrubbing.

I was surprised how quickly things seemed to be improving, but there was still a LONG way to go before shower perfection was to be reached. After a few minutes, I recalled that some people (probably most) use a rag for cleaning their home.

I have always considered the idea of using a rag to clean, say, my toilets.....really disgusting.
I'm sorry, but I have. And if you clean your toilets with a rag, by all means, carry on. But it's just not for me.

However, seeing as I was working in the shower, I thought this would be acceptable so I called for my servant boy son to bring me a rag and set to work with that.

WOAH.

What the heck? Is this seriously the only thing I have needed all these years to make my shower look amazing?

I feel so ashamed and (eh hem) a little stupid for not knowing the power of a rag over paper towel when cleaning! The simple combination of baking soda and vinegar seemed to be helping a lot too - and I did start straight out of the shower (though it was pretty much dry by the time I actually started scrubbing) - so I can't say for sure what the clincher really was, BUT....

I am super-dee-duper happy that my shower is cleeeeeeeeeeaaaan!!

And to prove it, here's a crappy iPhone picture:

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Just pretend it's a good picture, would you?
Thanks.

And now, I must ask....
Does anyone know if it was the rag power or the volcanic activity that actually did the trick?

9 comments:

  1. Diane B. told me microfiber rags are magic. I bought some at the dollar store and am now a believer.

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    1. Good to know! I will have to try those!

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    2. Im pretty sure it was the rag that made the difference...I clean the shower when I get in and then finish off with my shower...so yes that means I clean my shower naked...LOL so much easier to get in and do it and not worry about getting wet...LOL

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  2. I use an SOS pad to clean my shower.... when I get around to it...

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  3. I do not like shower cleaning either. I'm glad I don't have to report in how often it gets cleaned.

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  4. We had "yucky" showers at our old house. No matter what I did, they looked bad. I recall telling Jon numerous times that if we had newer showers and I could just start fresh, I would enjoy cleaning it more and keeping it clean. Well...we got our nicer tubs & showers at our new place, but the desire to clean them didn't come as I had hoped.

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  5. Clean showers......huh......I knew there was something I was purposefully forgetting on my to do list.

    Ha! I really dislike cleaning the shower of all the things I do around the home. I've been contemplating cleaning it right after showering, I'm pleased to hear it was a successful idea. I've never used a rag before....I'm wondering if that is what did the trick.....

    We use the baking soda/vinegar mix occasionally with our normal tool stash (toothbrush for grout, scrub brush for tile, we even have a power tool <---- totally not worth it by the way, only lasts 5 minutes or so) in our search for a solution. I've got a whole slew of natural cleaners I've purchased along with dawn dish soap for when I'm really desperate. None seem to really clean things up for me. Course, when Aaron goes to clean it, he does a fantastic job no matter the cleaning agent or tool. He has awesome elbow grease!!!

    I'm totally grabbing a rag next time to give it a whirl!

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  6. I'm happy to know I'm not alone in my dislike of shower-cleaning. And even that I'm not alone in my not doing on shower-cleaning. You guys are the best support team a non-shower-cleaning girl could have! Though I'm not sure if that's good........

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  7. I hate cleaning my shower so bad I put car wax on the walls just so I don't have to do it as often.

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