The Home Organization Diet - Cleaning the Microwave and Garburator

Hey guys! I hope you have all been having a great week! Hopefully, your kitchen cabinet organizing has been going well. I have been working at my real job for the past couple of days so I have only been able to do a couple of cabinets per day but should get through the rest of them over the weekend {or next week at the latest! :)}

So, I just have a quick task for you today.  Time to clean out the microwave and kitchen garburator!  All you need is a lemon or two and a microfiber cloth. 

Fill a microwave safe bowl with about a cup of water and squeeze in the juice of one lemon.  Place in your microwave on high for 5-10 minutes. Once it is done, give it an extra little spritz of water and wipe it down with your microfiber cloth {starting on the top} to remove all of that baked on grime.  If there is an area that needs a little extra scrub try giving it a squirt with vinegar or rub a little baking soda mixed with water on it {I rarely need to do this}.

Wash and replace the glass tray and wipe down the outside of the microwave.  I then usually take the bowl with the lemon juice, add the lemon rind, and place it back in the microwave for another minute.  It gives it a nice fresh smell once all of that grime is out of there!

Now to clean out that garburator!  

• Toss a few ice cubes down the drain and add about a cup of vinegar.  {You could also freeze the vinegar in ice cube trays for this if you really wanted!}  
• Run cold water down the drain and turn on your garburator for about 20 seconds. This will help to sharpen up the blades and break up any grease build up.  
• Now take the lemon juice and rinds from the microwave, dump them down the garburator and let it run for 20-30 seconds with cold water.   
• If you have really stubborn odors, pour baking soda into the drain and let it set for a few hours before running the water and garbage disposal.  
• Repeat monthly.

 A clean garburator will give you cleaner dishes in the dishwasher as well so make sure you clear it out before you run a load of dishes!
Once you are done, have a nice glass of lemon water!  Or make some cute lemon ice cubes to enjoy for later.

If you are following The Home Organization Diet, that is 2 items checked off your January To Do list in about 15 minutes!  Not too shabby!  I also wanted to let you guys know that my regular posting days for The Home Organization Diet will be on Mondays and Wednesdays {with maybe a couple of extra days thrown in!}.  I need to still leave some time for crafting and my other random projects around here.  I still have a couple of projects from December to show you!! :)

Happy Thursday!!!

I linked up with Thrifty Decor Chick, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Funky Junk, The 36th Avenue, Stone Gable, Lil Luna, Savvy Southern Style, Crafty Scrappy Happy, Home Stories A to Z, Under the Table and Dreaming, Uncommon, Craft-O-Maniac, I Heart Naptime, Tatertots and Jello, The Frugal Girls and Tidy Mom.