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Cleaning the Bathtub (Another Caused-By-a-Messy-Closet-Floor Project)

January 15, 2014 By Dana White | 11 Comments

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Clean-Tub at ASlobComesClean.com_Because I cleared the floor of my closet, I also cleaned my bathtub.

Huh?

The two don’t seem related, but unfortunately they are.

Bathroom Cleaning Day had been inhibited by the fact that I couldn’t get to my bathtub easily. Chairs in front of the bathtub were piled with clothes because I couldn’t get into the closet to put them away.

I had every intention of NOT showing this before picture of my bathtub.

(Before Picture of Dirty Bathtub at ASlobComesClean.com)

Honestly (thankfully) the picture does not do it justice.

It was . . . icky.

Really icky.

And it makes me sick to my stomach. Not from the ickiness, but the fact that I, who love baths with a fierce passion, went months without taking one.

(I did shower, thankyouverymuch.)

It’s just that with all this in front of the bath:

Photo - Pile O' Clutter at ASlobComesClean.com

To be fair, the long-term pile only went as high as just below the box. The box-on-up is my Donate Box from the closet project. The trash below is also from the decluttering project.

It was too much trouble. Knowing I’d have to move it all, or let it all fall from its precarious perch to the floor where it would turn into never-worn-but-now-dirty dirty laundry . . . was just too much.

So I didn’t.

I did, however, scooch my way in to sit on the edge of the bathtub and shave my legs in a hurry before leaving for the pool. Y’know. Last summer.

And that left lots of barely-rinsed leg-hair-infused soap-splashes which further discouraged me from dealing with the task.

After Photo - Clean Tub ASlobComesClean.com

But now that the closet floor is clear, the residual clutter moved away, and the bathtub is get-to-able, I have cleaned it.

And I love it. And remember why I was so excited to have it when we bought this house.

Cleaning the Bathtub (Another Caused-By-a-Messy-Closet-Floor Project) pin at ASlobComesClean.com

 

--Nony

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Filed Under: bathrooms, Cleaning | 11 Comments

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  1. messee mami says

    January 15, 2014 at 11:41 am

    I feel at ease knowing there are my kind of “normal” people out there in the world.

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  2. Tommie says

    January 15, 2014 at 12:06 pm

    I adore how our thought patterns are so alike. I agree with messee mami it makes me feel better I am not alone 🙂
    Your tub looks amazing!!

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  3. Dawn says

    January 15, 2014 at 12:21 pm

    Way to go. I am of the firm opinion that before pictures are only proof of how horrible it was. Without those you can’t prove anything 🙂

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  4. Shellie says

    January 15, 2014 at 1:03 pm

    I have to say I love this post for a multitude of reasons. One, that I am not the only one who leaves stuff undone just because it seems overwhelming. Two, that you finally got to it (encouragement), three, that you now get to enjoy the fruits of your labor! 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing!!!

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  5. Sandra says

    January 15, 2014 at 1:21 pm

    So happy that I happened upon your FB page a couple weeks ago. My tub looks like this .. in fact worse. I hate baths so cleaning it is on the bottom bottom of my list. However, my bathroom looks so pretty when it’s cleaned .. maybe I’ll tackle it this week. Thanks for your inspiration and motivation!

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  6. Andrea @the Distracted Housewife.com says

    January 15, 2014 at 8:53 pm

    I love baths too. Sadly I rarely take them because ours is usually so loaded with toys. But at least I’ve finally managed to get a decent bath tub cleaning schedule down. So its only somewhat icky here. Who knows what it will be like in a few months though. Way to go on getting it clean though. Enjoy your baths.

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  7. Faith Rich says

    January 16, 2014 at 6:27 am

    my bathtub is worse than that because we are having to replaster so it’s covered in plaster and it doesn’t have a proper water supply or waste so we can’t use it anyway 🙁

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  8. Britta Nerber says

    January 16, 2014 at 7:37 pm

    Did I miss the part where you said how you cleaned it? Lol I despirately need help with my white tub. It is so stained from the water dripping. Elbow grease gets it off but I could use some cleaner suggestions to help my elbows! Lol I’ve tried everything on the market. Any home remedies?

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    • Dana White says

      January 16, 2014 at 8:05 pm

      Have you tried baking soda?

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  9. Gina says

    December 14, 2015 at 4:25 pm

    Wasn’t able to read post because of all the ad pop ups.

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    • Dana White says

      December 15, 2015 at 7:59 pm

      Can you give details? What were the popups about? ANd were you on desktop or mobile? I’m trying to get these issues figured out.

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