oof gross

to be fair, I never use it for this reason

don't give me "Febreeze doesn't have a smell it eliminates smells" bullshit, it has a SMELL

but last night Oliver destroyed his litter box so thoroughly that we actually needed it

oh my god who would say it doesn't have a smell

the smell burns my nose

... but fair reason to use it

right?? ugh

so now I'm sitting here going, why hasn't the smell dissipated after a day with an open patio door and 70 degree weather?

oh well. we have 4 more days of near-80 temps, I'll just hope that keeping the door open will eventually work

I don't know what else you'd be able to do, so let's hope

yeah, exactly

at least I have no actual sewing to do this week so I can go outside and do my yard shit

completely unfucked the back yard today, including pulling invasives, tomorrow I can get all the pumice stones cleared away and maybe work on making a flagstone path along the side of the house

the previous owners had flagstone everywhere, I've been digging up and moving them out but they're big and heavy so they'd do well just being relocated to a little path

oh nice free flagstone lmao

I have made the most of free garden supplies left by the last owners lmao

except their love of hostas. ugh.

People think it doesn't have a smell? Wtf.

some people do. I feel like many of them have never actually used febreeze but just saw the commercials

then again, I saw one recently that swore it didn't have a scent and I was all BULLSHIT YOU DON'T

febreeze makes me actually ill, I had to tell Clara when she was using it on her dry-clean-only blazers for her travel job she had to wait and use it at the hotel

I would say try a spray bottle of white vinegar? that gets everything else out

the older stuff definitely also made me sick.

HMM

once the cats have fucked off somewhere else I might. I don't need them breathing vinegar fumes

yeah that'll burn your nose hairs but at least it dissipates lmao

you say that like I still have any nose hairs

AFTER THE FEBREEZE THAT'S FAIR

one single application of white vinegar removed all traces of "this definitely came from a smoking home" from a particleboard desk rescued from next to student housing dumpsters, so since 2009 it's my first line of offense for everything

hot damn

I know the go-tos are vinegar and vodka but we don't have vodka at the moment

I only drink rum lmao

lmao legit, I only ever have vodka in the house for cooking

we haven't had vodka in the house since well before the pandemic, because that was the last time we had a party

I'll drink just about anything else but vodka tastes like acetone smells

I developed a taste for shochu in Japan and I'm mad that I can't get it here. at least, not at Woodman's liquor dept.

may have to go to a specialty liquor store wth lots of imports

shochu is pretty good yeah

umeshu is the shit

omg it so is, and Rose fell in love with it but the only plum wines I can easily find is the cheap rot-gut shit

ugh

I guess we just have classy booze tastes that can only be satisfied by finding a weird shop. or maybe the big asian market that can afford the liquor license

choya is my fave, if you go somewhere with variety, get the big jar with the whole plums in it

the plums alone will fuck you up

it's dirt cheap but it's extremely yummy

better than umeboshi lmao

I finally had one in Japan and it was very much "hmm I was right, this is a NO."

HOKAY kitties went upstairs with mommy, I can spritz some vinegar and hope it works

GL!

had to double dose already, it works for a bit but not enough. and now they're both back, Sadie's in her box an Oliver is trying to eat my hand

Mr. Man is fiesty tonight

Oliver...

he's a good boy I swear

I wonder if Nature's Miracle would eat Febreeze...

which exact Febreeze product did you use? I might be able to punch this with chemistry

it was an air thing for the bathroom, hang on...

febreeze air effects with lavender scent (ugh)

idefk where it came from, maybe the house owners left it 10 years ago when we moved in and we never use it so...

there is Hydrogenated Castor Oil in it, so dawn dish soap might actually get the smell up

that's probably what makes it linger

"Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes" is also a synthetic scent ingredient in the lavender scent that appears to be a long-lasting acetone, and the best way to get rid of acetone other than evaporation is absorbing it with clay kitty litter 8V

lmao the kittty litter that caused the problem in the first place

I think I finally got it after being a little more liberal with the vinegar spritz.

phew good

and yeah right? lmao

for future you, nature's miracle and citrus magic both make litter box deodorizers that don't rank the whole place up for hours

man, Nature's Miracle hasn't done much for me overall. I got some for laundry to try to salvage some blankets but 3 washes hasn't been enough

ah okay yeah, it does depend on the cat. for laundry you might try enzymatic detergents meant for either horse gear or sports clothes

oooh horse gear. that's hardcore

ye

if that doesn't work, nothing will!

oh man there's also thisNilodor Bio-Enzymatic Urine Digester with Odor Neutr...

urine digester you say

it comes in a bunch of different scents too - some of the reviews say the original scent definitely smells like "just-cleaned public restroom"

as long as there's a no-scent option. or I guess that would be close enough

yeah "original" or lemon are gonna be your most inoffensive probably

have this alsoHere Are the Best Cat Pee, Odor, and Stain-Removal P...

ty good find

and for laundryHEX Laundry Detergent (50 Loads) – Fragrance Free

I should find the right bribe to get you to come here and tell me what to do with plants and fabric at the same time...

tbh I usually respond to food

Tell me food and filling station preferences!

for realsies?

As long as you don't mind small dogs and either a futon or an upscale camping cot. I have momentum issues by myself....

I'll look into my schedule, things are weird right now

Lemme know! There's too much light in here.