Getting stinky throw up smell out of a room.

Hello! Welcome to my glamours blog! ;).

I had planned to focus on the “things that matter most” in this blog. Keeping us all focused on family, love, making the most of our one life. Being our best selves. Taking care of ourselves. Intentionally being present. All the things. For, those are the things that matter most.

But, sometimes, getting a super stinky smelly vomit smell out of a 22 month old’s bedroom matters quite a bit. So, here we are.

If you follow along on instagram, you know that baby G (I know, I know, she’s almost 2. She’s not a baby. But that is what I call her.) threw up earlier this week when I was out of town for work. I know you working mamas out there know the pain it is to be away and know your little one is sick. It was the worst.

But, I made it home last night, and thankfully she was feeling much better. Shout out to the best nanny on the planet for cuddling her all day, cleaning up the puke, getting Jack to school, and everything. REAL LIFE: Along with these clean crisp blog like photos are also a lot of people who help to make it happen. Husband who does a ton around the house and is the world’s best dad. And, a full time nanny who is here 5 days a week while Dustin and I work. Just wanted to be clear on that. #reallife

Anyway, the point of this post: Any time our kids puke, even after we clean it up, the smell tends to linger once it’s in the carpet. And, I really wanted to get it out of there. So, I turned to google (my BFF) to see what I could do. And, a few different articles and posts lead to this solution:

• About 2 cups of hydrogen peroxide
• 2 teaspoons of baking soda
• a small squirt of dish soap

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So, I mixed it all in a spray bottle and sprayed it in her room on all the places that there was throw up (before it was cleaned up). I blotted a bit with a towel, and left the room with the fan on for a few hours.

And, I must say, it worked!

Now, I do think that TIME helps as well. But, given how her room smells now, I’d definitely call this a win. I also read that putting a bowl or mug of plain white vinegar in a room works almost immediately to get the smell out of a room. I didn’t have white vinegar on hand, so I didn’t get to try it. But, if you do, I’d try that too!

That’s all. Hope this helps some parents out there. And, as for us around here, everyone is feeling much better. xoxo.

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