Before & After Challenge Complete

I have FINALLY completed my Before & After Challenge!

 

I was SO tired of my hardwood floors being so icky and dull, so I went to researching online on "How to Clean Hardwood Floors".  After MANY sites telling me about vinegar, I thought I would try this out.  Let me also say that some sites did say NOT TO DO THIS, but who am I to listen?  May have screwed them up, but for now I am satisfied.

 

1.Pre Plan... 

Allow yourself a day to complete if you are OCD, get off track, or have to pause frequently to have a small jam session in your living room because of Pandora radio.

 

2. Purchase... 

Go to Wal-Mart during one of the busiest times of year to buy distilled white vinegar,

a spray bottle, sponge mop, microfiber clothes, & other things on your list. 

Be sure to do this with no makeup on, looking like a hot mess with hopes of NOT running into someone from your past, present or future!!!

 

3.  Preparation...

Take about an hour to figure out how to get the plastic covering off of the sponge mop & reassemble without having to take meds!  Waste another hour trying to figure out the scaled down ratio of water to vinegar when you don't want to use 1 gallon to 1 cup ratio & instead want to use a spray bottle. 

Hour later, just put some dang warm water in the bottle, put some vinegar in the bottle, and a tad bit of olive oil & say screw the ratio part! :)

4.  Sweep or vacuum your nasty "before" floors

I got on my hands and knees and used the sucker from my

vacuum because I am obsessed with the sucker part!!

Like seriously obsessed!

 

That would be Doberman snot crustiness above (GROSS)!!!

 

 

5. Cleaning

Spray your mixture onto floor making sure that you do not back yourself into a corner.  Use sponge mop to scrub.  Dry with microfiber cloth & voila, SHINY FLOORS!!!!! 

 

 

 

For some, it will last awhile.  For me, I am waiting to see, but if I were the betting type, I would say it may stay clean for uhmmmm, 4 hours. 

 

THESE DANG DIRT TRACKING IN DOGS!!!!!!!!!

 

They are precious though! :)

Side note:  Your house will smell like Easter during Thanksgiving!  Stinky ole vinegar!!!

 

Happy Thanksgiving My Friends!! Love Y'all!