Fall Window Cleaning Shortcut

Posted under House Cleaning, Household Tips

 

Well, we have a nice weekend in store. And I’m sure you’re thinking I’m going to tell you to go have fun.

Unfortunately, not this week.

These might be the last nice days to get the windows washed and getting ready for closing up the house for winter.  

You’ll want to clean the carpets before you have to close everything up too. There’s a lot of odors in those carpets that won’t rear their ugly head until you’ve had the house closed up tight for a couple weeks – know what I mean?

And of course, there’s the leaves, and the garden clean up, and gutters.

While it may not be fun, getting these things done now will make your winter more enjoyable. You’ll be able to see out of the windows, and your house won’t stink.

I’m not looking forward to hanging out of the windows. I’ll have to in order vacuum or brush off all the ‘stuff’ stuck to the screens. Or, I guess I could remove them. We’ll see what I feel like tomorrow.

But my little washing trick worked so well the last couple of years – I’m going to do it again.

You’ll need to be able to reach the windows with a spray bottle. I have to use a ladder for the second floor windows.

Fill the spray bottle with ½ water, and ½ white vinegar. Add a couple drops of dish detergent.

Spray the windows well. Give it a minute or 2, but no longer. You don’t want it to dry on the window.

Simply hose it off.

Sure beats taking the windows apart, washing, trying to get them streak free, and putting everything back. Even triple tracks take a lot of time.

This way, you’ll be done in no time!

Hey, that’s what I’m about – get it done and go have fun

 

Carole

 

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Stumped on a Project?

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If you’re like me, you belong to the weekend do-it-yourselfers club.

I love puttering around and doing things myself. But sometimes you just get stuck and have to ask “What do I do Now?”

Here’s a couple of resources for some quick home project how-to advice -

http://homedepot.com/projectcenter

http://www.bhg.com/home-improvement/

Hey, anything I can do help keep you from pulling your hair out!

Carole

 

Clean up Broken Glass

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It’s a good bet that you might have a broken glass this weekend, and getting all those little shards is nearly impossible!

Here’s a little tip to help -

Cut a potato into 4 slices. They need to be big enough to handle.

Press the potato slices on the glass shards. It will pick them right up!

Be safe this weekend

Carole

How to clean your house fast?

She’s Cleaning House Again

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What else would any self respecting mother be doing at almost midnight?

I know, I’m a sick girl - but I’ll tell you what, That 15 minutes that I force mysefl to do these few things is the greatest investment. I wake up to a clean kitchen and bathroom every morning.

And when you take a few minutes and hit it every day, there’s no build up. It really only takes a few minutes.

Or maybe you prefer spending your Saturdays cleaning house? Dragging out the sandblaster to get the bathroom clean?

Seriously - here’s what you do:

Wash all of the dishes. Wipe down the counters and stove and sink. It takes only a couple of minutes. Just do it.

Squirt some toliet cleaner in the toliet. Do a quick swish.

When you’re done with your shower - squeegee the shower walls.

When you’re done with the sink - take a paper towel and wipe down the sink, towel bars, and quick wipe of the toliet.

Keep paper towels and glass cleaner in the bathroom so it’s easy to do a quick clean up.

That’s really all there is to it. You’ll hardly ever have any hard cleaning to do if you just do little things consistently.

Just a life saving tip.

Carole

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