Trader Joe's Harvest Grains Blend 16 Ounces/bag (9 Pack)
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Spring Cleaning Basics
Before you start your spring clean, the supplies and equipment you need to clean should be in your cleaning caddy and ready to go. (If you don't have a divided cleaning caddy, a bucket or plastic tote with a handle will do as well.) If you are going to go "green" with cleaning products, there are plenty of internet sites that can give you great ideas to make your own cleaning supplies using everyday kitchen items such as lemon juice, vinegar and baking soda. If you don't have the time or desire to play kitchen chemist, the following are some very good green cleaners available in stores and supermarkets:
Trader Joe\'s
Mrs. Meyers
Trader Joe's
Method
Greening the Cleaning (Deidre Imus)
Seventh Generation
You really don't need many cleaning supplies to accomplish a thorough Spring cleaning - just the right supplies for the job. A customer who was moving out of his home once asked if our cleaning company would like all the cleaning supplies he had boxed up from under his bathroom and kitchen sink and garage - three large plastic bins full! The following items should be in your cleaning caddy (and can be used for your regular maintenance also):
Microfiber towels - small and large -for dusting
Paper towels (lint-free Marcal or Seventh Generation) Floor cleaner (spray) Bona Kemi
Glass cleaner
All-purpose spray
An old toothbrush and an unused soft bristle paintbrush
Non-latex gloves
Magic eraser
A spongy kneepad, the type used for gardening, saves your knees when you are cleaning items such as corners of floors and baseboards. A bucket is useful for saving trips to the faucet for warm water to rinse out microfibers and mopheads. And, of course, for your floors, you will need a vacuum and mop, preferably a mop that uses terry cloth covers.
A spring clean is more detailed and more time-consuming than a regular housecleaning. Make a written, ordered list of what needs to be done, and by whom. Recruit family members, and give everyone a chore or two. A five-year-old can take small area rugs outside to shake outside, and can wipe down the kitchen table and chairs; a-nine-year old can vacuum, clean drip pans and stove grates with warm soapy, water; a twelve-year-old can dampmop floors and wipe down window sills and baseboards.
Pick a room in which to start your Spring Cleaning (the kitchen or bath are good areas to start). Work top to bottom - that means wiping down ceiling fans first (after turning off their power source!) and damp mopping floors last. Work from left to right, cleaning as you go, and keep your cleaning equipment close by, so that you don't waste time going back and forth to get supplies. Outdoor weather permitting, open the windows and air out the house as you are cleaning. Put on music with a lively beat, such as Dance music or Flamenco, to help move you along. Take the phone off the hook, and do not get caught up going over family photos or momentoes during the cleaning - concentrate on your Spring Cleaning project.
Use old white cotton (dampened) socks on your hands to wipe clean baseboards, blinds, air intake ducts, and louvered doors. Use an (unused!) paintbrush to remove dust from small delicate items, crevices on wood furniture, and lampshades. Mr. Clean erasers are great to remove fingermarks from door frames, grease from kitchen areas including range hoods, discoloration on refrigerator handles, soap scum from tubs and showers. Furniture should have felt pads under the feet so the furniture can be moved, and cleaned around and under.
Take down any items on the top of your cabinets, dining room hutch, shelving, and wipe clean with a dampened microfiber. Wipe off the tops of all windows and doors, where dust often accumulates. Wipe down the interior of cabinets and cabinet doors with dampened microfiber towels, especially in the kitchen and bath. Butcher block food surfaces - countertops and cutting blocks - can be sanded, wiped clean with a tack cloth and wiped down with food grade mineral oil to reseal (this should be done once a year). Clean the interior of your refrigerator using warm, soapy water, then dry all surfaces before restocking food. Clean out the interior of garbage cans using dish detergent and warm water and a sponge (when you're done, throw a fabric softener sheet in the bottom to fight odors). If you haven't already done so, this is a good time to change the batteries in your home smoke detectors, too.
If your schedule doesn't allow for Spring Cleaning all at one time, manage the cleaning room by room over a period of days or weekends, or hire a reputable cleaning company with to work with you or to take on the whole project. When your Spring cleaning is completed, you and your family will have the satisfaction of enjoying a home that looks and smells organized, fresh, and clean. And with a little daily elbow grease and clutter control, you can keep it that way year round.
Spring Cleaning - Do It Like the Pros!
Karen Larkin Jaser is director and owner of Belle Home Housecleaning in Milford, CT. Belle Home has been providing clients in New Haven, Connecticut, with detailed, Earth-friendly house cleaning, maid and janitorial services since 2005. http://www.bellehome.net
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