DampRid Tablets

There is nothing worse than a very humid environment. So I’m doing my best to keep the humidity in check in our 1000 square foot condo. We have a small humidifier running in the main living space and it collects a lot of water. Then there is the small unit running in the bathroom. But the one place that also needed a boost was the bedroom closet. So we got some DampRid tablets that you stick in a plastic container. It doesn’t require an electrical plug. It just sits there and collects water. I put the container in the closet at the beginning of July. This week, about a month later, the container was full. Once the tablet dissolves completely the water needs to be emptied and a new tablet placed. So that’s what I did - and I needed to order a back up supply of tablets. Hopefully I won’t be needing them when the fall arrives. It’s hard to believe that a closet contains that much wet air. I suppose I can be somewhat confident that the product does what it says. There is a bit of a scent which wasn’t too bad. But the replacement tablets are unscented. There sure are a lot of filters and tablets in this house - HVAC, air purifier, refrigerator water…. What on earth did we do before all of this?  

Baking Soda and Vinegar

Tile is hard to keep looking new regardless of whatever you use daily to keep it that way. And white grout anywhere is a bad idea. That is something we learned very early on with a white tile bathroom floor in Milwaukee. When we moved here we didn't have a choice because the condo was already updated. Yes, we use the after shower spray and routinely clean the place but the mildew just comes back. I found a recipe that promised great results. My husband was eager to try it. Mix that baking soda and white vinegar in to a paste; apply to the affected area; use a tub brush or something like it; rinse clean... And voila! Yay, right. And we both believed it because we wanted to. I don't think it made a big difference on any of the tile we tried it in. Does anyone out there have a better solution?