So why did the basement smell bad this weekend? When we had friends over to spend the night and I would like the house to be nice? Well, I didn't figure it out until yesterday when I went to clean out the litter boxes. We keep a bucket with a plastic bag in it next to the litter boxes. Everything gets scooped into the bag. The clumping litter makes it really easy. But here's where the problem comes in - the stuff that gets scooped out of the litter boxes is the bad stuff, the stinky stuff, the stuff we don't want to see and/or smell - and somebody had cleaned the litter boxes out and left the plastic bag wide open, letting the smell waft out through the basement. It's a simple fix really - just make sure the bag is closed, and keep the smell in. I closed the bag. It took care of the problem.
Even if we hadn't been doing it that way for ages - keeping the bag closed in between cleanings and taking it out when it gets full - it seems pretty obvious. Doesn't it?
