Miracle

I got Ada to willingly scrub the floors today.  I just told her she was going to be Cinderella and she happily joined in.  But that's not the miracle...

We bought a house that used to be a rental.  And no matter how much I mopped, the floors still looked dirty because the grout was black. 

Well, now we're getting ready to sell the house so we can move to Phoenix (wohoo!) and I wanted to get the grout clean so it would look like we actually took care of the place.

Matt bought a grout marker...didn't work.  Then he came home with this Zep Grout Cleaner and Whitener and I got really excited to give it a try.  And then I read the directions.  The very first step:

"Wear chemical resistant gloves, safety goggles, long pants and long sleeve shirt before working with this product."

...and I thought I was going to have to lock Ada and the dog in a bedroom all day while I work with this nasty stuff. 

A little defeated, I turned to my trusty Pinterest and searched "clean grout naturally".  Wouldn't you know, Pinterest pulled through for me.



  I read this recipe and thought it was too good to be true.  But then I thought, you know, I have all the ingredients on hand...they're dirt cheap...so if it doesn't work, it's not like I'll be out a ton of money.  And if it DOES work, then I won't have to barricade my child into a room for the whole evening.

And here's the proof

 

 And now for the recipe:

7 c water

1/2 baking soda

1/3 c lemon juice

1/4 c vinegar

Put it in a spray bottle...squirt on the grout lines and brush with a bristled brush.  You don't have to brush hard.  Then just wipe it clean.