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The Dirtiest Thing in Your House

What do you think is the dirtiest thing in your house? Do you believe it’s the grease-spattered wall behind your stove? Or perhaps you are thinking like most, that it must be your bathroom. Perhaps the toilet seat, especially if you have boys that tend to miss the inside. Well according to a microbiologist, it could be your toothbrush. In fact, you might even be brushing your teeth not just with toothpaste and water but what is inside your toilet. Ewwww. This depends on your setup. If your bathroom sink is right next to the toilet and you keep your … Continue reading →

Spot Cleaning the Bathroom

My least favorite room to clean is the bathroom. But you can make cleaning the bathroom easier by spot cleaning. Spot cleaning in the bathroom should be done as necessary but I also recommend light cleaning on a daily basis. If you do, you will find that it only becomes necessary to deep clean once-a-week. And you have the assurance that your bathroom is always ready for guests. To make spot cleaning easier, keep cleaning supplies in your bathroom. If you have to retrieve them from another room, you are more likely to forget or just skip it. For cleaning … Continue reading →

Spring Cleaning the Bathroom – Part 3

Do you feel that spring cleaning is in the air? This is the perfect time of the year to deep clean and organize those rooms. And today we are going to be focusing on the bathroom. Without maintaining the bathroom, it can quickly fall into bad shape. Depending on how badly your bathroom needs it, you may need to do a thorough scrub down. My advice is to start with the decluttering, with the most likely culprit to be the medicine cabinet. This is a great opportunity to go through and throw out expired or unused medicines. Be sure to … Continue reading →

Cleaning in 30 Minutes or Less: Wednesdays

Today’s blog moves onto cleaning in 30 minutes or less on Wednesdays. By now I hope you understand that I am not trying to tell you what to clean and when. Instead, I want you to see how by spreading things out and picking the best days to do these chores, you are making it easier and quicker to clean. On Wednesdays I only do my quick wipe down in the kitchen because this is the day that I focus on deep cleaning my bathroom. Since it takes just a couple of minutes to do my kitchen routine, it leaves … Continue reading →

How to Make Your Own Cleaners

Why fill your home with a lot of expensive cleaners? You can make your own very easily and save money. Plus, with the simple ingredients that you use to make them, you can mix them up any time that you need a new supply. Save money, save time and forget about relying on sales and coupons. These cleaners are so cheap that you can be generous with how you use them. To make all-purpose cleaner, you’ll need to mix equal parts of white vinegar and hydrogen peroxide. Add a little bit of tree tree oil, and you are all set! … Continue reading →

Turning Cleaning into Exercise

Yesterday I decided to do some “fall cleaning.” Yes, I like to be different. Instead of deep cleaning my home in the spring (when I would much rather be outside), I do it in the fall. It helps prepare my home for the upcoming holidays and I like it to be really clean when I am going to be spending so much more time indoors. I only tackled my living room yesterday but it took me a good 3 hours. There was a lot of scrubbing (I have hardwood floors), wiping down walls, dusting and wrestling with these new sofa/loveseat … Continue reading →

Nothing Like Line Drying Your Laundry

Looking to save some money this summer? Try putting your laundry outside on a line. Not only will you save money but you will enjoy the benefit of the fresh outdoor smell. One of my most favorite items to dry outside is my down feather comforter. There is nothing like slipping into bed with the smell of freshness permeating all around me. It may sound old-fashioned to dry your clothes on the line. I have childhood memories of my neighbor wearing her apron with clothespins clipped all around. I would watch her take her time in putting the clothes up … Continue reading →

Cleaning Your Bathtub

Nothing can be more backbreaking than cleaning a bathtub, especially if you have let it go too long and want to bring it back to a semi-clean state. Even if you won’t be able to your tub back to its original look, at the very least you can make drastic improvements. However it is important to know what material your bathtub is made of, since you can cause damage to it by using the wrong kind of products. Some of the newer tubs are made of acrylic. This has a plastic feel and look to it. You may even be … Continue reading →

What’s Your Housekeeping Superpower?

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I was trying to transform my housekeeping just a little bit, from someone who can’t stand scrubbing to someone who does it regularly. It’s working to an extent. More often than not, the sinks are in passable shape and the bathtub is certainly getting cleaned more often. Hurray for me! I have one housekeeping secret, however: no matter what, the clutter is always cleaned up. That’s my housekeeping superpower. I walk into a room and clutter bothers me. Therefore, I clean it up. I am lucky that my husband’s housekeeping superpower is … Continue reading →

Master Bath Cleaning

When you have a house full of holiday guests do you allow them to use your master bathroom? I know some people who won’t let anyone use the bathroom connected to their master bedroom. They consider their master bath to be a private sanctuary and prefer their guests do their duty in the other bathrooms. If you don’t have a preference and welcome overnight guests to use your master bath, then you might consider conducting a deep-cleaning before the holidays hit. Start with your bathtub. If you have a jetted tub, clean it by filling it with hot water. Next, … Continue reading →