Excuse me Mom, we have a little problem...

If you have younger children, you know hearing that phrase is not a good sign.

I hear it often from my 4 year old.

Sometimes it's funny.

Like when he informs me the problem is that we have run out of cookies.

Sometimes it's fine.

Like he can't find his favorite toy, which is just misplaced.

This time it definitely was a problem.

He called out of from his bathroom, when he was supposed to be brushing his teeth.

He insists he can do by himself, now.

"I am a big boy, Mom."

I stroll in and find this little surprise.

What an embarrassing pic.  I think he was having a tooth paste party.

Me: "Michael, how did you clog the sink?"

Him:  "I don't know." (insert doe eyes)

Me:  (taking a closer look) "Is that toilet paper?!?"

Him:  "I don't know." (more doe eyes and added blinks)

Yup, toilet paper.

We normally use draino for clogs, but I hate the chemical smell.

Since the clog was in his bathroom, I was even more hesitant to use it.

Besides, we were out of draino, anyway

WAIT!

Didn't I read on Pinterest on the virtues of Baking Soda and Vinegar?

Off to the laptop and a few clicks later, success!

While there are a ton of sites, I used this link by Tidy Mom

Super Simple:

1 cup of distilled vinegar

1/2 cup of baking soda.

Both of which I had in the kitchen! Score!!

Sprinkle the baking soda as close to the drain as possbile.

Pour the vinegar on top.

The combination will bubble up.

Just let it work it's magic for approximately 10 - 15 minutes.

I walked away and came back to an empty sink!

Then run hot water in the drain for about 30 seconds and you are all done!

No chemical smells.

No corrosive acids.

Just an cheap and effective solution!

Want to add a nice scent?  Pour a bit of lemon juice in the drain.

Next time you have a clog, try it. I know I will used this tip again.

Here is a much more presentable picture of his sink after all was cleaned up.

Also, after I explained that you should use tooth paste as finger paints

and that you should not shove TP into the sink drain

in an attempt to clean up the evidence.

If this is 4, 5 should be interesting. :)

XOXO,

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