Spring Cleaning
By Terrie Cogswell

Are you at a loss when it comes to cleaning? I have organized some tips and guidelines to help you get started, with some organized spring cleaning. Let s start first with the three main tips:

Take one room at a time.

It is always best to clean from top to bottom. For instance, don t vacuum the carpet and then clean the overhead fan.

Work in a consecutive order, such as: dusting, washing, vacuuming.

I have found that a cleaning caddy is a very helpful device. You can tote these little carry-alls from room to room, and you will always have the smaller essentials close at hand. Here is what I did: First I purchased a plastic carry-all with compartments, at the local Family Dollar. Even a child s large art caddy can suffice. Then I filled it with a roll of paper towels, cloth rags, rubber gloves, my main cleaning solution, pre-diluted in a spray bottle, disinfecting spray, polishing spray, window cleaner, carpet powders, air freshener, scrubby pads, sponges, toothbrush, lint brush, and a can of men s shaving cream.

In case you were wondering, men s shaving cream is one of the most ultimate cleaning agents. It works wonders for cleaning blinds, plastics, shines up the bathroom vanities splendidly, cleans most out door furniture, and will even clean spots on the carpet. And guess what else? It s also a lot cheaper than most of your other cleaners out there, and in a lot of cases works better.

Now onto some of the cleaning. Suppose you want to tackle the living room first. First take down all window blinds and curtains. Put the curtains in the wash, while you tend to the rest of the chores. Blinds can be cleaned by hand, or what I do is let them soak for a bit in the bathtub. Next, go ahead and get the windows washed, then open them up for some nice fresh air. Now you can start with your dry dusting, remembering to work from top to bottom. Don t forget to remove movies, DVD s, books, etc, from shelves and entertainment centers. Believe it or not, dust does get under and behind these items. Next comes your wet solutions and disinfectants where it is needed. Now that all the gross things are out of the way, you can do the vacuuming.

Last but not least, when everything is cleaned up and in some sort of order, you can make those little touch ups with furniture polish, and then re-hang your fresh smelling blinds and curtains. See that, there s nothing to it, if done with a little bit of organization. Use the same technique with the rest of the rooms, remembering to empty closets and shelves and cleaning within them as well.

Terrie is an author at Spring Cleaning Equals Reverse Shopping
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