Hello, my BOLD ones!
I’d like you to meet Big Bertha. She’s our twenty-something year old, clunky, dirty, work-horse of a vacuum.
And she has her work cut out for her in our house. With a sheddy cat, a wolfie dog, 2 very boy-ish boys, it’s no wonder she gets a little stinky and needs some TLC. {the maintenance kind… not cable. We don’t have cable, so if she wants to watch TLC she’s broom out of luck.}
When I posted this crazy popular post about the sneaky way to freshen a room, Bertha got all up in my grill about getting her freshened up.
So, I did.
But I didn’t just freshen her up… I ended up freshening up the entire room!
Here’s How to Freshen a Stinky Vacuum Cleaner AND make your room smell delightful at the same time :
All you need is a couple of cotton balls and some Lavender essential oil. I found mine at Fresh Market for about $12. But I know a ton of people who sell food grade essential oils from Young Living. Just pop around a little and you’ll run into one or two or three.
Just dab the oil onto your cotton balls.
I did it several times to make sure the cotton ball was covered but not saturated. It doesn’t take a ton to get the fragrance going.
Cookie was very curious. Don’t worry, I didn’t let her eat it or anything.
Then take one or two cotton balls and toss them in your vacuum bag. I imagine this would work for a bagless as well, but my Hoover lost it’s ability to inhale dust particles, and we ended up grabbing this hunk of dirt suckage at a yard sale.
In you go little fragrance ball!
Close her up.
And turn her on.
Then proceedeth ye to vacuum, and be amazed as fields of lavender fill the air!
Holy Sucking Tubes! It’s AMAZING!!! I’M SCREAMING AT YOU FROM MY KEYBOARD BECAUSE IT’S SO AWESOME!!!
Big Bertha wanted me to tell you that you need to get on this and treat your vacuum. Apparently, she’s become the spokeswoman for stinky vacuums all across the internet.
For more ways to naturally freshen your home, visit my
Naturally Fresh Home Gallery.
