5 Ways to Make Your House Smell Great! 

LOVE your ebook! Many thanks for all the hard work in putting it together. The recipes are great!

I hope you were able to include information on oils that are toxic to animals and also children in the book! So many people don’t realize that they can potentially cause real injury when used around pets and children, depending on the type of oil. ❤️

@@amandag1329 I came here to say the exact same thing!

I always try to hold my farts till I go outside for a walk. Not farting indoors is a game changer!

@@Annie-49 I love to hear that! Thank you for your support!

I never have used my garbage disposal. Bought (our home) brand new 10 years ago. Never used. I think they smell. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@@user-pm4ef8yu7w if you want a treat, take a lemon or orange and cut it into quarters, use it for cooking or whatever, then run what is left of it through your disposal (assuming you’ve removed the seeds already for its other uses). It smells SO.GOOD. I have a hierarchy of uses for lemons in my kitchen, after you use it to make a chicken dish pop you can microwave a bowl of water with a lemon wedge in it and then EASILY wipe clean your microwave, then you can boil lemons in your non-nonstick cookware to get the residue scrubbed off of them easily that builds up in the bottom, then you toss that sucker into the disposal and grind it up to get a lovely smelling kitchen for a few hours. My husband loves it when I do this, so much so he uses lemons before I get to them just to get to that part. Anyways you can do this alone and it’s great, and if you’ve been using your disposal for food this will help clean the blades and keep it smelling nice. I also like to do baking soda plus vinegar in my drains followed by running hot water for a minute to keep ‘em from getting funky. It’s honestly just a nice little thing I like to do for me, half of the time. The little things, right?

@@JacyndaMinor Aren’t you a sweetheart for sharing that. I wish you a lovely day. 💜 Yes, I will try your suggestions.

OH my! I throw the trash out every 15 days, am I under doing it or are you doing it too much?

@@sakanablesakanable depends, do you have a garbage disposal and/or compost?

I’ve got one of the el cheapo plastic trash cans for my kitchen and I just regularly clean it. Mostly because my dog uses it a lot of time as his marking spot if I’ve been gone too long… I clean with alcohol or lemon Lysol cleaner and leave it outside to dry out.

Great idea!

What a clever idea! Thank you!!!

@@karenrollins9578 yep, dogs literally get pissed off at us when we are not there to take them out.. Have you tried training him on a pee pee pad for those times ya can’t get home in time? I trained my dog for that with happy voice and fresh rotisserie chicken from the supermarket when I set him on the pad ( he knew it was a very special thing) after rubbing the pad in some of his pee and growled at him with a No at his marking spot. He got it after awhile.

@@marthasimons7940 was AAAAAÀ

Agree! 💯

So do I!!!

I have 5 kids, two Great Danes, 8 cats I definitely agree with you I use that everyday and love it.

makes me think CANCER

I love bleach…. So much that I wish they made a bleach scented candle! 😂😂😂

Ooooh I love and aspire to this!!!

Lavender and lemon in the diffuser is my FAVORITE during Spring and Summer.

How do you achieve this? :)

Going out to drop a gallon of essential oil on the welcome mat. OK, just a few drops. 😂

Never thought of putting it on the mat what a great idea.

That's an awesome idea! I've used some drops on my light bulbs, a hack I learned several yrs ago, and normally use lavender in our bedroom.. I also sprinkle a few drops on my pillow, inside the pillow case. In addition, in the pillow cases, and pillows, throw or sleeping pillows, and bedsheets, I also sprinkle some baby powder & dryer sheets. I learned that from my Grandma, that passed away when I was only 13, (Wow, 40yrs ago! Just realized that) but I remember her room always smelling sooo fresh, and she told me about that "secret". No one knew what "life hacks" were at the time, but it makes a HUGE difference. I did it in my boys rooms while they were growing up, and now in my grandson's room, especially right before he comes over for the wkend. I want my house to always smell FRESH, like linen-fresh, rain-fresh, like O just did a bunch of laundry, and you can smell all the fresh laundry throughout my house. I know very little about essential oils...I wonder if they have a linen scent?? That fresh laundered, linen on the line smell makes me feel like my house is spotless clean, even if I only halfway cleaned. The snell makes it feel like I scrubbed the entire house from top to bottom. I even used to take a shower gel, lotion & body spray or perfume in the same kind of scent when Bath & Body Works were still in business. Miss that store!!

Would you share a link for these, plz?

I pour essential oils at the corners

I love going outside after a rain.

Me too. Do you have lots of houseplants?

@@Serf_dom lol, no. I tend to kill them 😬

That sounds wonderful! Thanks for watching :)

I’ve heard that wadded up newspaper in shoes helps to take away the odor, too.

Wow, Unimaginable stench!

Especially to cats, their liver cannot metabolize the oils breathed in or absorbed through skin, and can have allergic reactions to organ failure.

That sounds fantastic😉

See you’re going to make me experiment putting it in some water and going around spraying the house with it, pillows, sofa, carpet, drapes….🤣

“Hair” line? Thank you. Going to check it out. I love pretty smells

Tried finding the Wash Day just now Couldn’t. Any further tips, Company name etc? Thank you as it sounds lovely!

I'm a cat lover as well and all of my life I've battled with the litter box. About a year ago I finally bit the bullet and purchased a Litter Robot. I swear I have only one thing bugging me since I bought it, THAT I DIDN’T BUY IT YEARS AGO! It is genius!!! It works like a charm and I haven't scooped a litter box since. It even empties the litter for you when you want to change the litter. I also go through about 1/5 of the litter I use to with 2 cats. It took about a month for the girls to get use to it. I kept their box next to the robot. They were very nervous about it and I was worried but they eventually warmed up to it and now they love it. They don't dig like they use to or spray litter everywhere anymore because they know it gets cleaned in a few minutes. My life is so different now with that dirty job gone forever. I purchased the one with the wifi program so that it notifies you if there is a problem. I've never needed it in a year. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I chose the cream coloured unit and it looks so good and never dusty. I will say they are expensive but 100% the best money I've ever spent for my cats. I just thought I would mention this to you because I know what a struggle I use to have and now the girls 😸😽 are really happy and I'm beyond happy.

I use the breeze litter system. It has a pad below that absorbs the urine. You change out the pad weekly with one cat. The top of the box has cement like litter that is changed out monthly. To save money you can use pinto beans instead and change more often if you like. My trick is to sprinkle baking soda on the pad each time I change it. It is in a drawer below that the cat can’t access. It really helps to control order between pad changes. Once a month the cement litter is changed. I spray the whole box with a enzyme spray called Bac-Out by Biokleen. I let it sit for 5 minutes or longer. Then it’s all rinsed with hot water. During the winter I run a small air purifier next to the box also.

@@margaretf6147 Definitely more work and effort. I don't have a laundry tub to rinse out any litter box materials. I will say that the litter robot has zero odour issues because the litter drops into a lower sealed compartment. I literally only have to slide the drawer open pick up the bag filled with the waste and place a new one in and close the drawer. To empty I press a button and the litter drops into the waste drawer and bag, I pick it up and put a new bag in. The best part is the litter box doesn't touch the waste at any point so it requires little to no cleaning. I just add a scoop of fresh litter every few days to the drum because it does eventually require refilling but that is about the extent of my efforts every couple days. I change the waste bag weekly and that takes less than 2 minutes at the most. I also have no additional costs other than regular litter and glad kitchen bags that I use for the waste liner.

There are odor absorbers that you can buy that absorb the smells. We used them when we had cats and they made a huge difference.

I recently switched to Pretty Litter and it lives up to it’s ads IMO. MUCH LESS ODOR, and for what’s left over I've always kept a couple of activated charcoal sachets near the box. I buy them premade and they're good for a couple of years, you just stick them in direct sunlight for 2 hours once a month to recharge. Good luck

I love that you have a different smell for every season! And you're so welcome, thank you for your support!

Springtime I like linen scents. Summer I like fresh rain or mountain air. Fall I like pumpkin/apple, and spice. Winter I like a sophisticated woodsy vanilla.

Which air filters do you recommend? Plz pm me!

Does lemongrass smell like fruit loops to you??? Lol weird i know but thats what it reminds me of!

Did you mean Bath and Body Works? Idon’t remember Bed Bath and Beyond smelling like anything. Unless I’m mistaken 😊

I agree! Bed Bath and Beyond smells so good!

Nice😉

Could you make a video showing us how you do it?

Do you add all in equal parts? That sounds amazing.

Those are lovely choices. You are probably already aware of this, but just in case - ppl with any kind of breathing problems often have strong reactions to cinnamon. If you are having someone over to your place who has asthma, or has been hurt by Covid etc it is a great idea to ask about scents that can trigger reactions. I know ppl who are allergic to cinnamon, have chronic migraines,and have survived lung damage. It really can be a minefield!

@@laurakirwan999 I found that some people have a really great sense of smell. My sister avoids using the bathroom in my house unless she wears her mask. When I had rain gutters installed one of the men asked if I was baking an apple pie--lol. The windows were closed and no one else could smell it but this man seriously smelled the apple/cinnamon I had in a plug-in diffuser. Fortunately I don't have people over often but when I do I always open the windows unless it's winter. Thank you for your advice!!

@@laurakirwan999 yes, I have asthma and nearly killed myself with orange essential oil. I am too afraid to try anything else.

I like the Lavender Vanilla and Eucalyptus Rain scents from BBW. They are scents that work year-round. But in fall, I do like the seasonal scents, usually will go with Pumpkin Clove or an apple scent. Christmas/Winter I love the Vanilla Birch scent.

Hey 👋

Baking soda dish soap water and vinegar are used regularly in my unit.

Hello Lori how're you doing and your family hope they're all doing great

Can you recommend some incense you like?

Ooo what's your favorite?

If you’re coming here sure I can recommend stores 😅 but like perfumes, everyone has different tastes. Abdulsamad Al Qurashi is my absolute favorite store for Oud and Arabic perfume blends.

I burn incense 3 times a day. When I go out and come home, my house smells divine.

Oh! I never knew that! I always hate waking up the next morning to my house smelling like last night’s dinner. I just usually wait it out until the small dies down. I’ll have to try this!!

also putting out a small ramakin with vinegar on a window sill will remove cigarette/cigar smoke (i'm a product of the partying 60/70's).

Care to share the concoction ?

Yes please!

Nothing like the smell of Christmas

I havent tried iowa pine! Ill have to get some when it comes out. I LOVE the mrs Meyers basil scent! Its so fresh.

Litter Genie is the bomb

I don’t like them either. I’m also concerns about mold from a diffuser since I live in a humid climate. I prefer the smell of food cooking and not have that mixed with any other non-food scent.

I've had home health nurses who say the oils aren't good for your lungs. Especially if you have several diffusers.

I don’t use essential oils because I have cats. Many oils are not safe for them. So rather than take a chance,I don’t use any of them.

Well said!

@@natalieteer3670 I don’t believe that at all. Especially if you buy the most natural oils. It’s candles that are horrible for your lungs.

It's the truth Nadia! Thanks for watching :)

yes I was just thinking about that. Right now mine smells like cooked sausage. LOL

@@jenniferannfox2316 Lol, oh no!

And we love you Marcia :)

I wonder if an ozone gen snd air purifier would work on neighbors odors. We live in a townhouse and my neighbors smoke pot and cook some funky smelling food all day and it seeps into my home. Puts me in an instant bad mood and I cant enjoy being home.

@@tiny.terrorist.negotiator Sorry to hear about your situation. Before going out to spend money on an Ozone generator and air purifier… there is a lot of danger and hazards using the ozone generator without proper knowledge and training. Read up on it and speak to a professional before approaching that method. If the neighbour scents are making its way into your home there may be a problem with the building code and ventilation.

@@tiny.terrorist.negotiator saaaaame! Cigarette smoke and carpeted hallways holding on to all smells and it comes through the vents and through the walls. I bought 2 air purifiers and keep windows open as much as possible but my clothes and belongings still smell. It's unfortunate that people can't enjoy living in their own homes that they pay for because of neighbors choices 😕

What's an ozone generator

I love Vanilla fabric softener, it lasts quite a while on the clothes. I also use vanilla air spray

Thank you so much!

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I agree about the kitty litter!! The only time I notice it getting stinky is when it’s really humid, and that is always solved when I run the dehumidifier in the basement

I used to use natural unscented clay w a layer of cedariffic on top. Scooped regularly you never knew there were cats in my house.

@@alliemay6076 you can probably use a layer of food grade diatomaceous earth on the bottom only.

Hi Lana how're you doing and your family hope they're all doing great

I remember when there was a horrible smell once and my mom couldn't figure out where it was coming from. They pulled out the dishwasher and there was old, stagnant water just sitting there for who knows how long. It was NASTY!! My dad was in the kitchen and I assumed the bad smell was his breath and first and just didn't want to say anything. Lol. That is a smell I will never forget. I wonder how many other people have water like that under their dishwasher without knowing it.

Thank you Lucero!

When I used to have a vacuum w bag I'd spray the inside of the bag w some scent. I'll probably spray the filter on the new canister one, starting to get funky.

It's great to hear that you found the tips helpful! Good luck getting rid of that burger smell.