Air Freshening

It's the middle of winter, and consequently the windows have not been open for months. Getting a tad stale in here, you know? I'd love some fresh air, but the power bill is high enough as it is without making the crappy heaters cope with freezing air.

What to do?

Vinegar!

Seriously, I set out custard cups with about 1/2" of white vinegar (the really cheap kind) in every room of the house. It smells like vinegar for a day or two, then it just smells clean! Wonderful.

The caveat to that is that the vinegar must be replaced or simply dumped after 5-6 days. Why? It starts smelling like feet, that's why. Especially in areas of high odor content, like the bathroom and right next to the laundry basket.

I don't really like scented air freshener. It smells like chemicals (gee I wonder why) and doesn't totally get rid of the stale smell, just kinda masks it for awhile. So the bowls of vinegar thing is right up my alley.

Now I just need to find a good formula for a spray air freshener. Something that I can use around the cat's litter box (she has tummy problems that lead to extra stinky shits occasionally) without deterring her from using it. So no citrus, basically.