How can I use two lemons to clean my house please?

[belgo]

Both rindless - the rind now being in Marslady's lemon drizzle cake - but what can I do with the rest of the lemons?

[FluffySaysTheDailyMailsShite]

Chop them up and put them in a Gin and Tonic dear.

[belgo]

oh go on then, just the one

[FluffySaysTheDailyMailsShite]

If you chop the other one in half and put one half in the fridge it will keep it smelling nice for a while.

[belgo]

I will do thank you!

[IdontMN2makecopyforlazyjournos]

As soon as I saw thread title I thought "make a g and t and then you won't notice the dirt" but I see Fluffy got in there first.

[TsarChasm]

Ring Kim and Aggy and see if they're busy.

[FluffySaysTheDailyMailsShite]

Great minds think alike.

[BecauseImWorthIt]

Another one in the g&t camp here

You could always slice them up and freeze them, for future g&ts ...

[belgo]

yuo knwo my houes is looking distinkly les messsy

[FluffySaysTheDailyMailsShite]

Fantastic. You are now converted to the Fluffy way of cleaning. Well done you (hic)

[kreecherlivesupstairs]

Use them as currency for scurvy ridden cleaning women.

[Pyrocanthus]

Speak to them slowly and clearly, make sure they understand what you want them to do.

[ZZZenAgain]

I try that all the time with dh and it doesn't work

[dreamylady]

i once read a 'beauty hint' which involved resting your elbows in the two halves of a lemon to get your elbows all smooth and white.
i was only 14 so i tried it but i wasn't sure why..

[Pyrocanthus]

Have a go with the lemons instead then, ZZZen.

I remember that beauty hint too, dreamylady. I never tried it, but I suspect if you kept it up for too long the smooth white bits would be your bones.

[Pyrocanthus]

I watched a repeat of Kim 'n' Aggie while processing the ironing mountain this afternoon - and they did it! Citrus fruit in microwave. Five minutes, and the microwave was so vile it still needed scrubbing, but I bet it smelt a lot better.

[dreamylady]

Pyro, at bony elbows, and 'processing the ironing'. In my house we do this by piling everything up for so long the stuff at the bottom goes flat. Takes a special skill to whip the bottom item out without toppling the pile.

[Pyrocanthus]

That's an excellent tip, dreamylady. Both I and my 9 year-old did some ironing today, but it just created a new problem of overfull drawers. My 11 year-old said in wonderment that she hadn't realized that she had so many clothes. It's obviously been a while.

[belgo]

Thanks for the microwave tip. I tried it, but don't really notice much difference. Also tried the lemon half in the fridge - and I don't notice much difference either.

I've got a bit of a cold, maybe I just can't smell it?

Also used the juice to clean the oven door - and it just left bits of pith on the oven.

I think I'll stick to lemons in the G&T.

[Pyrocanthus]

If you've got a cold, add it to honey and hot water, for heaven's sake, and leave the housework alone.

[belgo]

good thinking pyro