All you need is love, bah bah bada bah

Hi,

My name is Bwings and I've taken a lover!

Don't worry, there won't be any "I'm getting a divorce" posts any time soon. My lover goes by the name of "Baking Soda". Given the results I obtained washing the stove with baking soda I now have high hopes when talking about baking soda's cleaning power. I have no doubt it'll easily wash off my tub. In my previous domasile we had a fan and a ventalation system in the ceiling of our apartment. Now we have a hole. Just a venting hole, no powerd fan to suck up unwanted moisture. A hello, how are you, hole! As a result we have had, for the first time in our life together, Serratia Marcescens. This is a pink colored film that you may find in your tub/toilet/sink. Annoying as we'd never previously had to deal with it.

But cleaning a tub always meant a headache. You have to spray the tub & tile cleaner, let it sit, drip and then wipe. The lack of fan then becomes a double edged sword. You have to clean the tub more often because of the lack of fan and while cleaning there is no fan to suck out the fumes from cleaning. Joy! The prospect of being able to apply baking soda to my wash cloth and wipe down my tub is thrilling and I actually look forward to my daughters nap today so I can tackle the evil Serratia marcescens!

There are no before and after photos with this post as our tub isn't that dirty and therefore the pictures wouldn't show a visual difference. This was more of an experience in itself. No more nasty fumes, no more headaches, no more intense scrubbing. Also, I used to designate rags for chemical use because I was scared to wash those rags with our clothes, now my wash cloths are only being dosed in Baking Soda. Less loads of laundry separation.  So verdict is that it worked, reduced my chemical intake and I no longer have to worry about subjecting my daughter to a chemical bath when she soaks in the tub.

That's all for today from your friendly neighborhood hippie mom.