The Funky Smell . . .

is finally GONE!

I am really quite excited about it.  I am still not sure what it was. . . but we pulled everything out of the pantry and pulled out all the paper lining and relined all of them.  I smelled them all and they didn't smell.  But after I got everything out, the smell started to fade.  I walked over the the garbage and it now smelt like the pantry!  I had Dustyn quickly take out the garbage.  It's gone!  Yay!  I am excited I don't have to cringe when I open the door now. 

And . . . I was able to organize my pantry!  And we got one of those cool Food Storage can rotators.  I am really excited about that too!  So now my kitchen can be organized!  And my sweet husband finally lined the drawers and cleaned them out so I can use them now!  (All of my cupboards on the bottom are actually drawers - really dumb!  And they were all falling apart and yucky when we moved in, so I haven't been using them - except for junk)  Now I have so much room in my cupboards and pantry I have no idea what to do with it!  

I love my husband.  (And I am still not feeling the best, so he has done most of it.  I help for awhile, then have to go lay down.  He's such a good man!)

A funky smell . . .

Every so often we get this funky smell in our pantry and down our hallway.  It happened a few months back and I searched and smelled and searched and smelled and took everything out and looked some more.  I never found the culprit.  But the smell went away and I never thought about it again - until a few days ago.  It's back!  I believe this the the third time is has been back.  But it seems like there is a 6 month or so break in between.  Weird.  It is a really strong meaty garlicky smell.  It reminds me of a strong salami smell.  Salami that has been setting out for a day or two.  I have no idea what it is and it is diving me nuts!  I have smelled around and around and can not find the source!  Grrr......  Anyone have any ideas?  :)  Wanna come sniff my pantry?  I would love to lose the smell for good.  I promise I wouldn't mind.  But until then I have stocked up my febreeze air-fresheners and sprayed everything... it still smells!  It is so strong that nothing helps!  Yuck!