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SouthernShalom

Thu, Jul 05 2007, 8:45 pm

Mine is... I bought white curtains for my patio door. Maybe a little crazy with kids around but I love them. So.. going in and out leaves little dirty fingerprints on them. Once even chocolate popsicle. Here is the good part. I take my bottle of clorox kitchen cleaner and squirt any spots while they are still on the rod. Works great. I can then wait to wash them when I do the bed linens.

So what is your #1 tip?

cip

Thu, Jul 05 2007, 8:58 pm

clorox wipes for everything. Very Happy

anuta

Fri, Jul 06 2007, 2:03 pm

microfiber cleaning cloths for dusting, for cleaning mirrors (you will need very little cleaner with that)! and cleaning bathroom fixtures - one swipe and they shine! They are also great for picking up spills, they absorb much more than their weight!

I bought a large pack of them in Costco's automotive section, much much cheaper than any other place...

mimivan

Sat, Jul 07 2007, 4:42 pm

Got these from flylady:

Always clean your sink before you go to bed...waking up to a clean sink is really good for the spirit...and it makes the whole kitchen seem cleaner (plus, I think if I"m going to clean my sink, I might as well do the dishes etc...)

Swipe your bathroom sink and counter with windex or cleaner and swish your toilet with any kind of soap every morning as you wash your face, etc...wipe out the shower or tub whenever it is used (again, don't need heavy cleanser, just shampoo) wiping down the sink and cleaning the toilet will take literally a minute, and if done every single a.m., You'll start feeling like your staying at a B &B...

Basically, I love flylady! It's made for people like me (not neat by nature)

Tila

Thu, Aug 09 2007, 8:48 pm

While I am cookinf for shabbat I place a wet towel (damp) under one shoe and a dry one under the other. While I shuffle about the kitchen I clean up spills etc. Every now and then I rinse out the wet one or switch sides of the dry one. (I have a white floor)

chen

Fri, Aug 10 2007, 10:00 am

Don't have too much stuff.

LisaS

Mon, Sep 17 2007, 2:53 pm

I turn off the computer so I won't be sucked into Imamother instead of cleaning.

chocolate moose

Mon, Sep 17 2007, 3:41 pm

Clean as you go - this goes for the kitchen as well as other projects.

greentiger ↓

Mon, Sep 17 2007, 5:47 pm

Wash the dishes before you eat. Sounds a little backwards since you are gonna have more dishes soon anyways, but while you are in the kitchen preparing supper already then it's much easier to get the big stuff done before you sit down to eat. After the meal, when you are tired and want to get everything cleared up as quick as possible, you are only left with a couple stuff from the meal itself.

shlumzmum

Mon, Sep 17 2007, 6:22 pm

greentiger wrote:

I just started doing this recently and works great, I usually cook supper at around 4-5 and dh comes home at 7. so I wash the pots and pans that I dont need (some food stayes in pot) and after supper I only have a few plates, cups an cutlery, takes seconds to wash
dh also likes it this way cuz kitchen is clean at supper time

greenfire

Mon, Sep 17 2007, 8:07 pm

hm - give up and live in the mess Twisted Evil

p.s. don't forget to post a sign "love me, love my mess" Drunken Smile

ny21 ↓

Mon, Sep 17 2007, 8:39 pm

my best cleaning tip would be ..........

↑ ny21

Mon, Sep 17 2007, 8:40 pm

hiring a maid LOL

happymom

Mon, Sep 17 2007, 10:15 pm

make sure the house is spotless before going to bed. then u can wake up in a good mood

↑ greentiger

Wed, Sep 19 2007, 1:19 pm

happymom wrote:

make sure the house is spotless before going to bed. then u can wake up in a good mood

Ahh... sounds great! Smile

Ideally this is really the best way to do things, because if you are too tired to deal with the day's mess at the end of the day, then tomorrow morning you'll be even more overwhelmed dealing with leftover mess from yesterday.

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