Spring Cleaning is the time when you do all of the heavy work that you normally would not do during regular house cleaning. While its still a little early to do some spring cleaning tasks, you can knock quite a few items off your to-do list in spare minutes here and there. Start with a…
I like to do a kitchen deep clean twice a year – once in the spring to clean out the holiday and winter gunk, and once in the fall to clean out the summer grime and get ready for the holidays. How do sand, spiders, and dog hair get in the cabinets in the first…
Summer is winding down. Its time to get out of our summer state of mind and back to some serious work. The holidays will be here before you know it! Getting Your Kitchen Ready for the Holidays If you’re looking forward to the holidays, you can start knocking out a few things a little at…
With just a little bit of effort, you can keep your house looking good a few minutes at a time. Here’s how – Nightly Do a nightly pick up. Put things away. 10 minutes. Do dishes, wipe down cooktop, counters and tables. Run dishwasher. 10 minutes Sweep/vacuum floor. 1 minute Squeegee or wipe down shower…
Why is it that people only put effort into their home when they’re having company, or selling? Don’t you deserve a nice home that you love every day?
Its something we really don’t think about. We use our water bottles daily. Sometimes we get lazy and just rinse them out. Sometimes we are really in a hurry and just refill it. After all, its just water. And its our own germs, right? Think about this – a glass of water just sitting there…
Have you thought about spring cleaning?
Whoever thought it was a good idea to start cleaning when it gets nice out and we can finally get outside?
I like to start now when we’re stuck inside and bored anyway… And this year I’m going to do things a little differently. Instead of giving the the big overwhelming spring cleaning list- I’m going to give you just one task at a time.
Instead of waiting and trying to eat that elephant in one sitting, you can start now and eat it one bite at a time. That way, when spring does finally come, you are ready to get outside!
Start with a cobweb check and take a good look at each room. Use an extended duster, or your vacuum attachments to go around and get rid of any cobwebs and such. This week’s task is…
The question of how to clean a mattress comes up fairly often, especially when you’re expecting out of town visitors. Remember that a mattress is a piece of upholstery – except that it catches and holds unpleasant things like dust mites, dead skin, and odors. If you’ve never had a Kirby demonstration in your home,…
Did your mom teach you how to clean house? I’l bet if she did, it was probably the old weekly marathon event. Remember that? Every Saturday morning!Wasn’t that awful? But that’s what Mom knew. The ritual began with picking up, sorting laundry, throwing laundry in, scrubbing (and I mean really scrubbing) the bathrooms, dusting and…
Want to keep your house cleaning under control? Do a nightly mini clean. Doing these simple tasks every day will cut your major cleaning down to hardly anything.
Print this checklist out to follow until this becomes habit.
It really only takes a few minutes, especially when you do it every day.