I have never heard that you can refresh baking soda. Tell me more. What temp for how long to get it refreshed? I use baking soda a lot for odors so that could be very helpful (also very frugal! 
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I will agree that cleaning is one thing that does help with the stale odor in a house, but for me, it isn't all that easy. I don't have the energy to clean the whole house as well as it should be done----scrubbing walls and carpet and curtains and furniture. I work full time, and I end up getting it cleaned just one room here and one room there---it never seems to be all clean at once. And there is just no other way for me to get it done.
As to airing out the house---yippee, it was a beautiful day yesterday and I had all the windows and doors open. All summer long, my house gets aired out, since I don't have a/c so have it open all the time when the weather is nice. Winter, there is no way I am opening my windows---just opening the door to go in and out freezes the house. But don't worry, this old house has more drafts than the US in the 1960's, so I do have fresh air getting in anyways.
Thanks for the suggestions though, and let me know more about the baking soda.
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