Story of my life. Dishes, laundry, floors, windows, cars, bathrooms, you name it! It all has to be cleaned!
As a working mom {isn't that a redundant term?}, I have very little
time to clean my house. Well, I should qualify that statement - I have
very little time to clean my house to the standards I'd prefer to meet.
That said, when I get the bug, I will spend the better part of a
weekend making my house sparkly and fresh; as fresh as a house with four
people and two cats (and two cat boxes) can be.
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| My favourite thing to clean my sink with - vinegar and baking soda! Makes stainless steel sparkle! |
I am very fortunate, however, to have a husband who keeps up with his
own laundry and does the dishes after dinner each night. He's nearly
fanatical about the dishes. He would have a fit looking at this sink
right now, in fact (sorry, honey!).
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| You mean a laundry basket is not a decorative touch? |
If you happen by my house, you're likely to see a laundry basket (or two) in a hallway, dishes in the sink, clutter on the counter, and hopefully you don't step on a sticky spot on the dining room floor. And I'm fine with that.
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| Luckily, I can close the laundry room door, but it hides my prized steam mop {ladies, you HAVE to have one!}. |
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| My small army of cleaning products, minus the baking soda, with a Magic Eraser hiding behind it all. |
I have tried to Fly with the FlyLady, but Fly'ing and ADD aren't a very good mix. I do what I can when I have the chance, and the energy. I clean the kids' bathroom while the kids are in the bath. I use vinegar and baking soda on everything, and it works wonders. I've found uses for those two products that I never thought were possible. My Magic Eraser, well, let's say I've proposed several times to no avail, but it still does a helluva job wherever I use it.
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| HGTV decorator, I am not {stick vac next to china cabinet, but it's where I need it *when* I need it!}. |
And when all else fails, I receive guests at night, use candle light and dim lights, and serve them wine. Works every time.
How do you do the vinegar and baking soda on the sink? My stainless sink always looks like poo, no matter how hard I scrub!
ReplyDeleteOh, that's easy! I sprinkle a generous amount of baking soda in the sink, scrub a little, then pour the vinegar over it, and it fizzes nicely while I finish scrubbing the sink, then rinse with water. Voila! Sparkly sink!
ReplyDeleteI use vinegar and baking soda for lots of things too. So much better for the environment. (Although I've been know to propose to Fantastik: Oxy Power. It takes grape juice out of white carpet!
ReplyDeleteSounds great, I'll have to try it! I have lots of both lying around as I use them with my laundry, cloth diapers, etc, just hadn't ever tried it on the sink. Can't wait to see the results. :D
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