Microwave

My first cleaning project was my nasty microwave! I don't know what happened... it never really looks that bad (no, really!)... although I will admit that there were lots of times that I used it and said "oh dear... I really need to clean that"... and then once I was done using it I promptly forgot. My mom even came over, noticed how dirty it was, mentioned it to the kids, said she was going to clean it... then promptly forgot. I guess that's what happens when you close the door... maybe that's the problem with my refrigerator. But, I digress... I heard somewhere that a good trick for the microwave was lemon and water.

Fill a mug 3/4 full of water
squeeze half a lemon into it
microwave it for two minutes

It steams the inside of the microwave and makes it easy to get all that gunk off. It's TRUE! It's my favorite new trick!

Next time I clean something like that I'll take before-and-after pics! :)