May 11th, 2010
Bathroom Cleaning
For those of you who still clean your own households, cleaning day is often a dreaded experiment. Either it be the nooby or the war-weathered vet, no one likes cleaning days. Yet knowing how to do it effectively and quickly could not only make cleaning days less painful, but maybe even rewarding and fun! And there is not a place more important to clean than your very own bathroom. There is a quick and efficient way to get your bathroom done in record time! You could even make it a challenge of sorts.
First of all, grab all your dirty towels and cloths and get them into the washing machine. The sooner you begin it, the better. As soon as you get the machine running, sprint upstairs and get to washing the floors! This should be done vigorously and efficiently, and if done correctly should take no more than a few minutes. Quickly dump all unwanted large pieces of dirt into the toilet, flush, and move on to the next activity. Begin cleaning all the small areas around your facuets, sinks, and toilets. You could do this with a small piece of cloth and disinfectant, and quickly get that pesky dirt out of there. As soon as that’s done, grab your trusty sponge, facemasks, and cleaning products and get into cleaning the bigger objects all together. Each area should not take more than 3-5 minutes, and try and keep yourself motivated to move quickly. The biggest problem of many cleaners is that they seem to “lag” when it comes to cleaning, taking up more time than nessecary.
As soon as everything is cleaning and shine, go get your towels, dry them, and sit back to relax a nice cup of lemonade; you deserved it! Every time you clean, try and time yourself; make it a game. The more productive it feels, and the less it feels like a chore, the more enjoyment you’ll get out of this. After all, there’s a reason some people choose to spend their whole lives doing this!
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December 1st, 2009
During deep clearing you should take care of your paintings and take them off of the walls.
Oil paintings
If it is the old, valuable painting, it will be more safety to leave it for professionals. The rest less valuable paintings you should start with wiping out dust with a soft, silk cloth. The canvas are supposed to be cleaned focusing on the small spots, using a wet sponge. When one part of the painting is done, you must rinse the sponge very carefully to not distribute dirt on the whole surface. The interesting way is to use light beer instead of water. In the old guide books you can find grandma’s ways how clean paintings. For instance you can try to use grated, raw potatoes mixed in water.
The recipe for this solution is simple:
1 pound of grated potatoes mix with water, and put on the fire for 15 min. Then leave the pot in the warm place overnight.
Gouache, watercolor and pastel paintings
They usually are protected by the glass therefore we use the same techniques as mentioned for window cleaning. There is one important thing we must remember. The pictures can not remain wet because surface can quickly absorbs spills.
The frame of paintings should be cleaned more often but you need to pay attention not to touch the canvas. You may use a piece of paperboard or the newspaper to cover this part of painting where you wipe the frame. If the frames are old and made of wood, it is recommended only to use dry cloth.
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August 21st, 2009
Mice are rodents, which very often become unexpected guests in your basement, attic, and even in your kitchen or closets. If they are hungry they are able to eat up not only any kind of food, but also a nylon blouse, a coat, or a sweater.
Don't look at me!!!
Mice are sensitive to smells, and they do not like many of odors which we are familiar with. Hanging sachets of lavender in the closets, you may discourage the pest from visiting and entering those places. They also don’t like the smell of wild mint and fresh green leaves of tomatoes. In the cupboard you can put slices of lemons on a plate (more rotted, it will better deter rodents).
The first step to get rid of these pests is to secure all possible ways by which the mouse could get to your house. Therefore, we need to patch cracks and crevices in the walls and floor slats and check the window and doors frames, and entrance doors.
Commonly used “poisoned grain cereals” and other ready-made preparations are certainly effective, but as strong toxic chemicals, pose a serious threat to small children and pets. Therefore, if there are children at home if we have a cat or a dog, does not leave those poisoned meal! In the places, where rodents are met most frequently, traditional trap with a piece of cheese, bacon and even a few grains of sunflower seeds should be enough.
The sensitive nose of rodent warns him against any the danger, so after each trapped mouse, you have to scrub the trap thoroughly, or even pour boiling water on it. Mechanical traps are generally very effective, and unless we put an attractive bait is almost certain that within a few hours a mouse will be caught up. From my own experience with mice I know that they never show up alone so if you catch one of them is obvious that it is still at least one around.
Using chemicals we must not forget about the food security. If you find a dead mice or mouse droppings in a cabinet or on the floor they should be immediately sweep and if possible burn out. Remember that throwing them in the trash, we can poison birds and domestic animals.
Tags: basement, cupboard, floor, Mice, sweep, trap
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July 15th, 2009
First of all, you need to take a soft, dry cloth, wipe up any spots on the doors and vacuum the hinges. Clean the doors with warm, soapy water starting from the bottom. Rinse with clear, cool water and the sponge but this time you need to start from the top of the door. The fingerprints and all stains what are hard to remove, you can treat with the raw potato.
Squeaking door hinges may be noisy for several reasons but the best way to fix it is to make a solution of the kitchen oil and the graphite form the pencil. Lift the door about one inch and grease the hinges.
Tags: doors, dry, fingerprints, hinges, remove, rinse
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June 19th, 2009
How to clean a fridge
The fridge became the “first-aid” appliance and it is integral part of the kitchen. If we want it to work properly, we need to defrost and clean it at least twice a year. It is not only ice removal ( new fridges have self-defrosting system) but mostly to get rid of unpleasant smells, dirt and all bacteria. Check the condition of your refrigerator. If you think that it is time to clean it, follow the instruction listed below or hire the professional Chicago maid service who could save your valuable time.
We definitely start with unplugging the fridge. Then we need to remove all products, drawers, shelves and leave the door wide open. Products should be wrapped in paper to keep the low temperature as long as possible. If you have a second fridge, remember to check what can be kept in the fridge and what we can put into the freezer. Shelves and drawers need to be cleaned by warm, soapy water, then rinsing and drying. It is not recommended to remove the ice using any sharp tools like a knife or a screwdriver because it easy to scratch and damage the interior. Don’t put any pot with boiling water or a hot iron!! The fridge must defrost by itself and we can only pour out the water.
After defrosting, we start cleaning the fridge interior by using warm, soapy water with soda ( four tablespoons of soda per one gallon of water) and soft cloth. Then we rinse with clean warm, water and then dry. Traces of mold on the walls of the refrigerator we need to clean with dish soap or water with vinegar ( ten teaspoons of vinegar per one gallon of water), then rinse and dry. Any scouring powders for sink cleaning is not recommended to use.
Next step it to wipe out the fully unfrozen fridge with alcohol damp cloth and wait until the fridge gets rid of the unpleasant smells. After that we can put back products on the shelves and drawers. Do not plug in the fridge if it is still moist. The wet parts could freeze up in the fridge and the whole process should be repeated.
Tags: cleaning, defrosting, fridge, maid, refrigerator, rinse
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