I cleaned my washing machine the other day and I’m so proud I have to post about it, ha ha! I got a “recipe” from www.recipezaar.com/63666. Remember DO NOT mix vinegar and bleach! When the machine was full of hot water and bleach I donned my rubber gloves and got an old rag and scrubbed around the rim of the machine and in the fabric softener container. Every time I open it up now I smile. I am posting the recipe here too. Good luck!

Needed: 1 qt. bleach and 1 qt. vinegar (DO NOT MIX)

1. Fill your washer with hot water.
2. Add 1 qt of chlorine bleach (no detergent please!).
3. Run the washer through the longest wash cycle.
4. When the washer is still wet- this should be immediately after the bleach cycle- add 1 qt of white vinegar and run the washer through the same cycle again refilling the tub with hot water.
5. This will clean out soap scum and mineral deposits from the spin basket and also from the hoses.

I keep having to look this up every time I need to fill my floor cleaner so I’ll just post it in here. I found it at:

http://frugalliving.about.com/cs/tips/a/vinclean_2.htm

Cheap solution to replace those expensive PERGO flooring cleaners (got this from a PERGO Distributor)

1/3 part white vinegar
1/3 part rubbing alcohol
1/3 part water
3 drops diswashing liquid

Mix this into a (recycled) spray bottle and you have the equivalent of the Pergo floor cleaner. Just spray and mop; also great for deodorizing a room and for a fast cleanup. I also use this on my tile floors with great results. Pergo is better off when water doesn’t sit on it too long, the alcohol is added to make it dry faster.