I have often said
that K and I are complementary in a lot of ways. One of the more prominent ways
is how we organize and clean. In a way that he organizes and I don’t. And then,
I clean and he doesn’t. We have a good team J
In fact cleaning is
the ultimate cathartic activity for me. Give me rags, brushes and cleaning
products and I can happily spend hours with them. It is such a mood lifting activity. The
problem with it, however, is that people have very very weak memories. People notice
filth, but not the lack of filth. That’s just normal. Nobody has the ability to
juxtapose “before”/”after” pictures in their heads. So the results aren’t visible
really.
Doesn’t matter so
much, cleaning makes me happy. So here are some of my cleaning tips..
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Lemon wedges clean most of the grime from counter
tops, take smell off from old bottles and the microwave and when mixed with hot
water, can clean oil containers like magic.
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Fabric bleach cleans off any salt deposits from tiles
·
Mr. Muscle is better for
preparing diluted solutions that you can use to clean counters every day, but
for stubborn grime (like exhaust/ window sills etc.) cif is the only solution.
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For cleaning marks off of doors (any painted surface),
don’t scrub, it will damage the paint. Just use some nail paint remover and rub
gently with cotton.
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A wash with a weak solution of liquid utensil soap and
baking soda will get rid of small mites from the house plants.
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While dusting, use two rags. One completely dry
synthetic one to attract the dust. And other cotton one to wipe off the surface
with colin.
·
Use sellotape to pick up dust from hard to reach
corners.
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If your vacuum cleaner does not have a “blow” setting,
you can use the hair dryer.
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Water marks can be cleaned off of wooden surfaces by
hair dryer. It doesn’t seem like coming off at first. But after about 10
minutes you’ll see the difference. Remember to wipe off with some light oil
afterwards. But not too much.
