#MEwx Hot, muggy and rainy with cleaning uses of Baking Soda
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This morning we have mostly cloudy skies, becoming partly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail this afternoon. Highs around 80°F with South winds around 10 mph.
Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions with isolated showers and thunderstorms during evening hours. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail. Humid with lows in the mid 60s, Winds will be Southerly around 10 mph.
The outdoor temperature is 65.1°F, the dewpoint is 64.1°F and it feels like 65.1°F.
We received 0.02 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours.
Today’s sunrise is 5:25 AM, sunset is 8:07 PM and we’ll have 14 hours 42 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 12:28 AM and Moonset is 4:47 PM. The moon phase is Waning Crescent and is 27% illuminated. Our next full moon will be on August 19 and our next new moon is on August 4.
The wind velocity is between 2.0 MPH and 2.9 MPH from the West Northwest.
The Relative pressure is 29.78, the Absolute pressure is 29.58 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain and overcast.
NOTE: These readings taken at 5:40 AM. The Humidity is 99%, the UV index is 0 placing the average person at moderate risk and the solar radiation reading is 2.4W/m2.
Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast skies.
If you have allergies to cleaning products, why not drop back to the old faithful Baking soda method?
What follows is lifted in whole from a book entitled “The many uses for Baking Soda” which is available out there in many forms.
Throughout your home you may be faced with stains, clogs, and other numerous tasks in cleaning, but using baking soda in your weekly cleaning, you will
find your home more manageable and fresh smelling as well. Here we are going to talk a little more in detail about how you can use baking soda to clean
all through your home.
Get rid of heavy dirt and grease around your home by using a damp cloth sprinkled with baking soda. Baking soda will cut through the grease leaving your
home clean and fresh smelling.
If you are searching for a quick air freshener that costs just pennies to use try this: mixing one cup of baking soda and three drops of your favorite oil
scent – put this in a bowl placed on a shelf in a vase on a bookcase, your room will have a fresh scent you really like!
Make a thick paste of baking soda and vinegar to clean out your tub from grease, body oils and soap scum.
Use a thick paste of baking soda and vinegar to clean out your spa or whirlpool where ring around the ‘tub’ often builds up.
If you really like your cedar chest for storage, but hate the smell of your personal items when they are stored in the cedar chest try this: sprinkle a
little baking soda on the bottom of your cedar chest and then simply place papers over the baking soda so that it doesn’t get on your personal items. The
baking soda will absorb the smell. You could even just keep a box of baking soda in the cedar chest to cut the smells with out the mess.
To clean your jewellery; use a paste of baking soda and peroxide to rinse dirt off in no time at all. You can soak your jewellery overnight in a mixture
of vinegar and water for a great shine with no extra effort.
You can make quick sachet bags of your own by recycling nylons and putting a cup or two of baking soda in your cut off nylon. Simply tie off the end after
you have filled the nylon with baking soda and you can hang it or place it any where in the house that needs a little freshening without the mess of sprinkling
baking soda!
To clean out your baby bottles, getting rid of sour smells, soak them overnight with water and a few tablespoons of baking soda in each.
If you like to reuse coffee cans for arts and crafts projects, you can sprinkle a cup of baking soda in the can, let it sit over night and then wash with
hot soapy water for a great fresh clean that won’t smell like coffee!
Clean vinyl chairs with a cup of baking soda and one gallon of water, wiping it clean with a full strength vinegar solution will leave your vinyl chairs
clean and shiny.
To freshen your carpets without the work, mix up a half-cup of cornstarch, and a half-cup of baking soda. Sprinkle this over your carpets and let it sit
over night. Vacuum up the next morning and you will notice all of your odors are gone!
For drains in your bathroom, kitchen, in the laundry or in the basement of you home, pouring about a cup of baking soda down each before you go away on
an extended trip will keep your traps and your drains fresh smelling for your return.
When a battery explodes in storage or in a piece of equipment or in a toy, you can neutralize the acid by sprinkling baking soda over the exploded and exposed
acid.
To keep your pet smelling fresh, no matter if you have a dog or a cat, you can sprinkle baking soda all over their fur and comb it in. Any powder that does
fall off will not hurt your children or your carpets so this is a great way to freshen up your pet between baths.
Bathing your dog in water with three cups of baking soda will keep their skin and hair fresh and soft long after that first day after their bath.
You can sprinkle a little baking soda on the blanket or the bed that your pet lays on most to keep odors under control day after day.
You can sprinkle a little baking soda in the bottom of the litter box to keep the litter box fresher longer between changing the litter. Sprinkle baking
soda also on any mats that the litter try may sit on for long lasting smell control
Keep your kids busy by making your own clay that they can play with! Using two cups of baking soda, one cup of cornstarch and a cup of warm water to make
clay that that will keep the kids busy being creative! You can add a couple of drops of food coloring to make different colors of clay for their enjoyment
as well.
Folks, the list goes on, but this old fashioned tried and true approach to a safe and inexpensive cleaner is still useful. Why not give it a try?
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