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Household Cleaning Tips
Looking for some new household cleaning tips? You've found the right place!
Cleaning your home shouldn't have to be a dreary or difficult task and I'm going to show you how you can streamline the way you clean your home (yes, even the nooks and crannies) efficiently and easily without draining your household budget.
Your New and Improved Household Cleaning Tips and Techniques
- Save money by making your own household cleaners from scratch. Vinegar, borax, water, baking soda, isopropyl alcohol, lemon, cornstarch, soap, and good old-fashioned elbow grease will take you a long way toward a cleaner home without harmful chemicals and odors.
- Create a weekly checklist for house cleaning and stick to it.
- Keep all of your cleaning supplies in a portable caddy so you can move it from room to room with you. Some women prefer to wear an apron with several pockets that hold everything. Do whatever works for you. Example: take each room and organize the space and items in it like laundry room organization.
- Begin the cleaning process by picking up or de-cluttering. Simply put, pick it up and put it where it belongs. This step makes cleaning go much quicker.
- One of my favorite household cleaning tips is to put on some music that motivates you. Much like being on the treadmill, most women don't enjoy cleaning, so put on some music to keep you moving (you might even have fun!)
- Clean one room at a time from top to bottom, literally. Begin at the top of the room and work your way down so that once you've vacuumed the carpet, you know the dust from the shelves or windowsills above isn't going to float down. Move this way throughout the house until you're finished. Put your home organization tips into practice.
Here are some fun and interesting home cleaning tips that may surprise you and may inspire you to go tackle that stain just one more time with these tips in hand. Everyone wants a clean home with the least amount of effort possible, right? Try even a few of these easy household cleaning tips and see if the process is easier every week.
Did you know...?
- It's ok to toss your cleaning sponges into the dishwasher now and then to kept them fresh and extend their usefulness
- You can clean your microwave without getting all red in the face - simply soak a clean sponge with lemon juice and "cook" it in the microwave for 1 to 2 minutes. Leave the hot sponge in the microwave (don't open the door) for 4 to 5 minutes. The baked on food should wipe clean with little to no effort.
- An ordinary school eraser will remove black shoe marks on the floor
- Lemon juice and salt are very effective for cleaning glass containers - swish the entire mixture around the container and then wash with warm water.
- Dawn dishwashing liquid will remove greasy stains from most clothing
- Baking soda and vinegar together will freshen your sink drains - put a few tablespoons or up to ¼ cup of baking soda into the sink. Pour white vinegar over it and allow it to run down the drain. Rinse with warm to hot water for a few minutes.
Your home will be sparkling and smelling fresh in no time if you use our easy and quick household cleaning tips. You might even like cleaning after a while!
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