Post by onesweetworld on Jul 1, 2015 23:10:28 GMT -5
So we did the traveling hacks a bit ago, now I need all of your cleaning hacks.
Family and friends will be over for the 4th of July and I only have 2 days left to clean. Most have never seen our house so I will be giving the full tour.
My favorite cleaning hack is to throw everthing in my closet and close the door. Instant success.
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I wish I had better advice, but 90% of the time I end up rushing around cleaning madly. My only "tactic" is to start at the top (second floor, guest bed/bath) and work my way to the bottom (first floor, TV room/den).
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My favorite cleaning hack is Maidpro. By far the most affordable cleaning service, and they are in a lot of areas.
My other hack is for stainless steal pans, to get the burnt on stuff off cover the pan with baking soda while it's still a little wet and let it sit for awhile, then clean it pretending the baking soda is soap (so just scrub as usual and the rinse). Gets lots off.
If I am having people over, and have a lot to clean but not a lot of time, I always start with the kitchen. That's where most people end up and where most of the time will be spent, so I try to get that as clean as I can first. Then I work my way to the living room and guest bath, because people see those areas next. Master bedroom always comes last since that's the room least likely to be seen by guests!
My favorite cleaning hack is to throw everthing in my closet and close the door. Instant success.
LOL that was my FFFC a few weeks ago. We were having guests and MH asked me to clean up the master bedroom so I shoved everything in the closet. I told him it was clean but I wouldn't recommend showing them my closet.
Post by sleepymonkey on Jul 2, 2015 8:38:06 GMT -5
Attach a dryer sheet to a Swiffer dry mop and run along the baseboards. It will clean them and keep them clean for longer because it repels dust and dirt.
Use news paper & vinegar to clean windows. Goodbye streaks!!!
Newspaper?? I feel like that wouldn't be absorbent.
There are no streaks on my mirrors or windows when I use vinegar and paper towels.
You know people use newspaper to line things because it is absorbent. It is a trick I learned from my grandmother. No matter how good the paper towels, they always leave a trace of lint and some minor streaking. I am obsessive about my cleaning so it drives me crazy. You get zero lint and zero streaks with newspaper.
My grandma told me to clean browned baking sheets or the bottom of pots and pans to put tomato sauce or ketchup and let it sit for a bit then wipe it and they are clean.
I attempted to unclog a sink drain yesterday with baking soda and vinegar and then flush with hot water. I am not convinced that it worked. I may end up with some drain-o by the end of the week.
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For cleaning your microwave: Pour 1/2 cup lemon juice into small bowl. Put in microwave for 4-5 minutes. Immediately wipe down inside of microwave with a damp cloth. This will remove odors and make it very easy to wipe off cooked on foods.
I do this with vinegar and my house smells terrible afterwards.
Attach a dryer sheet to a Swiffer dry mop and run along the baseboards. It will clean them and keep them clean for longer because it repels dust and dirt.
I loved our Dyson. But be careful - when we bought new carpet, the installers mentioned that the beater brush on some Dyson's is too strong for some longer thread carpets and can shorten the lifespan of your carpet significantly.
I have an animal and it is constantly clogged. I hate it. It makes me so angry because I spent soooooo much money on it.
Try the Shark Navigator. Bonus if you get the one with the liftaway system. I find it has just as strong a suction as the Dyson, but it doesn't clog as easily as our Dyson used to. And since the beater brush doesn't spin as fast or as hard, we end up with less hair wrapped around the brush because it gets up into the canister before it's wrapped around the brush too many times.
I loved our Dyson. But be careful - when we bought new carpet, the installers mentioned that the beater brush on some Dyson's is too strong for some longer thread carpets and can shorten the lifespan of your carpet significantly.
I LOVE MY DYSON. We got it at Costco and buying it there got us all kind of extra attachments for free (which we actually use!) If you have pets that shed it works like nothing else.
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