Hello! I was gifted a very large kitchen griddle from a friend and I think it was in a basement or a storage room. The smell makes me queazy. I have scrubbed it with a toothbrush and baking soda as well as vinegar. It has made no difference.

Is there anything I can do to get this smell out of it?

They also gave me a large sauce pot and assorted spatulas and mixing spoons and measuring cups. Everything has the smell. With these items I was at least able to attempt to soak the smell out, but after 2 weeks of baking soda baths and vinegar baths, they still smell.

Before I give up, I thought I would check with the experts.

For anyone who struggles to hand wash dishes - if you don't already, try wearing rubber gloves! I got these really nice ones that extend almost up to my elbows. They are lined with some kind of felt inside, and sized properly to my hands. I can make the water as hot as I want so it feels like the dishes get clean faster, and they don't slip from my hands. My hands don't get wrinkly and weird and dry. And I don't have to deal with the sensation of food and oils running all over my hands which I think deters me a little bit otherwise.

It's the simplest thing and I wouldn't have thought to make a post on it, but I just finished washing dishes when I really hadn't wanted to. I saw my nice pink gloves and thought what the heck, let's do it. Ten minutes later my sink was empty.

I didn't even plan on doing all the dishes. I just thought I would do a few so it was less in the morning for me to deal with.

Do any of you find this as one of your success strategies as well? Love going to bed with an empty sink!

Not unfucking related but I wanted to say thank you to everyone in this group for being so kind and supportive of one another! No matter how big or small everyone in this group is always nice and this is definitely a safe space for a lot of people (including myself) so thank you for being one of the few groups that is never rude to one another🫶

Hello everyone! This is a weekend megathread for those small updates, accountability requests, and success stories that you want to send out to the universe!

Maybe ones that don’t require a full post but that still deserve some recognition, plans made today for over the coming days, or solicitations for suggestions on how to complete your intended tasks!

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I took the advice of many of the people offering it and have been able to keep my sink successfully unfucked, even today with a sick toddler!

My changes: Reorganized under my sink for a tidy workspace, prioritize loading and unloading the dishes (notice the clean/dirty magnet), got a drying rack for dishes that are made while the dishwasher is still running to avoid a pileup. Thanks everyone!!

I'm busy and scatterbrained, and my husband and teenager will squirrel stuff away and totally lose track of it so they're either leaving things in there perpetually, or thinking "Yeah this deli meat is only a few days old, I'll eat it!" when it's actually weeks old!

We've been wasting so much food, not taking advantage of easy meals we could eat using leftovers, and stuffing the fridge full of mystery tubs that then have to be decluttered / de-molded.

This list is actually keeping the fridge manageable, my grocery bill smaller, my cooking effort lower, and protecting my family from food poisoning!

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Hey!

I finally got in some cleaning time in, but hey, it's progress. My dog is outside enjoying the snow as I type this, been enjoying the extra space in our room.

Thanks again to everyone who gave me protips. It really helped with this. Will post more

Hello everyone! This is a midweek megathread for those small updates, accountability requests, and success stories that you want to send out to the universe!

Maybe ones that don’t require a full post but that still deserve some recognition, plans made today for over the coming days, or solicitations for suggestions on how to complete your intended tasks!

Still feel free to make absolutely any posts that you want, but if you prefer a smaller-format update option here it is! I want to encourage participation in whatever form it takes :)

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Hi everyone I made a post 5 days back about how I had pots, really bad depression, my habitat was a complete mess, after which, I broke down and wrote my story here wanting support.

Guys, here is the update! I went and bought a shoe rack, a pencil pouch and a journal with some interesting spreads, a pen for my journal and a trash can. All boxes, books, notebooks, and other things have been placed inside the bookshelf! In case anyne is wondering, it was the cheapest but very sturdy one

Like this, but it is working great, it has fit all the things lying on the floor, and the bed.

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I got a big and a small trash can, and I put a trashbag over them, put trash in it and room is 60% cleaner. I wrote a simple to do list for tomorrow so I don't get overwhelmed and ditch it.

I just use a steel water bottle to drink because I'm down too bad and couldn't keep up with glasses. Today I realised there was gunk in the bottle caps grooves so I cleaned that.

Baby steps guys, thank you much for the encouragement. This isn't much, but for me its huge! 💙

Thinking about other small ways to move forward, I offer the mind game "no waiting allowed."

Coffee brewing? How many dishes can you (clean, put away, put in) before it's done?

Pasta cooking? You have about 8 minutes to throw trash away.

Heating up in the microwave? At least a minute to wipe an area of the counter or unclutter it.

Grocery store queue? Send or schedule a text for someone you love.

Doesn't matter (obviously) how the time is filled, as long as it gets you farther to where you want to be!

Hello everyone! This is a Monday (and Tuesday!) megathread for those small updates, accountability requests, and success stories that you want to send out to the universe!

Maybe ones that don’t require a full post but that still deserve some recognition, plans made today for over the coming days, or solicitations for suggestions on how to complete your intended tasks!

Still feel free to make absolutely any posts that you want, but if you prefer a smaller-format update option here it is! I want to encourage participation in whatever form it takes :)

ALSO!!! Pictures are enabled in comments so feel free to add pics of your area to tackle of your progress if you please :)