Not very practical

I use cider vinegar mixed with water to wash my pots and to clean the tops of my worktops, I noticed today that there are strains from where the vinegar has dried running down the kitchen drawers and cupboard doors. I feel quite upset by it but I don't want to use the standard products sold in supermarkets as the ingredients in them make me feel ill.

I clean my bath with a homemade cleaning product I make out of a mixture of liquid Castille soap, water and lemon oil. It feels clean but there are odd marks on some parts of the bath that I think it's caused.

There are many places in my flat that need dusting and there's unused space on the bookshelves and in some cupboards.

When I hoover I struggle to get most the dust up from the carpet I think, and tend to just focus on picking up all the visible bits on the floor instead.

Some of these things drive me nuts sometimes. Anyone else?

Parents

Cloudy Mountains over 6 years ago

I'm diagnosed as OCD, so I could probably go on and on about cleaning! OCD traits are more common in people with autism as a percentile, so I'd imagine there's quite a few more of us here with cleaning talking points!

As for the vinegar stains, the solution is oddly enough more vinegar! Use a very mild dilution of white vinegar in water, and gradually lift off the stains. It might take a few goes over, but let it dry each time. White vinegar is usually the best vinegar to use as it has a low sugar content. Sugar can cause stains.

With the bath use bicarbonate of soda, mixed with white vinegar. 1/4 of the amount of bicarb to a measure of white vinegar. Leave it on the bath for quarter of an hour, and it will be as clean as you can get.

Hope that helps!

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Cloudy Mountains over 6 years ago

I'm diagnosed as OCD, so I could probably go on and on about cleaning! OCD traits are more common in people with autism as a percentile, so I'd imagine there's quite a few more of us here with cleaning talking points!

As for the vinegar stains, the solution is oddly enough more vinegar! Use a very mild dilution of white vinegar in water, and gradually lift off the stains. It might take a few goes over, but let it dry each time. White vinegar is usually the best vinegar to use as it has a low sugar content. Sugar can cause stains.

With the bath use bicarbonate of soda, mixed with white vinegar. 1/4 of the amount of bicarb to a measure of white vinegar. Leave it on the bath for quarter of an hour, and it will be as clean as you can get.

Hope that helps!

Children

Roswell over 6 years ago in reply to Cloudy Mountains

Ah brilliant, thank you for the tip about cleaning off the vinegar! (With ironically yet more!)

And the bath cleaning tip too.

Do you spend much time cleaning? I think I should do more. Could do with clearing out some DVDs, serving trays etc. too to make it easier to clean my bookshelves.