My top 10 tips for making spring cleaning less work and more fun:
10) Tackle one room or project at a time, instead of getting overwhelmed and
putting the whole thing off entirely. (Or is that just me?) Work really hard for 30-45 min, and then take a break if it's getting overwhelming.
9) Start high and finish low (i.e. start by dusting the tops of shelves and
corners of ceilings, and work your way down, finishing with a dry mop
of the floor, and if you're really getting fancy, wet mop).
8) Use a damp Dusting Mitt to clean your window screens.
7) Try the Enviro Wand for getting cobwebs out of ceiling corners and in all the nooks and crannies that collect dust (i.e. everywhere, around here!). You can attach it to the end of your mop handle for really high spots. If it gets super grimy, take the cover off and throw it in the wash between big projects.
6) Throw away, give away, or sell things that you don't really use and don't have a good place for. So much easier to clean when there is less stuff sitting around.
5) A Kitchen Cloth and Cleaning Paste take the scum and crusted junk off faucets, counters, oven doors, refrigerators, etc.
4) Recruit help for cleaning the floors. Even small children can pick up toys, roll up throw rugs, and move light furniture out of the way. My kids love mopping and sweeping (they get the tools and go to town when I'm done with a room). The Dry Superior Mop is normally all I need for a good normal cleaning of the floors. Where there is sticky residue or a stain, I often pull out the Bathroom Scrub Mitt to take care of it. No soap, buckets, scrub brushes...
3) Keep an Enviro Cloth and Window Cloth hanging in easy reach in the bathroom. If you just wipe surfaces down every couple days, it doesn't get scary dirty very often! For bigger or tougher messes, spray diluted (1 cleaner : 7 water) Blue Diamond Cleaner and let sit for 5-10 min, then scrub with the Bathroom Scrub Mitt.
2) Play music, listen to sermons or books on tape, or talk on the phone while you work. It really helps the tedious jobs go faster!
1) Savor life with the people you love more than you savor the clean... Even the best cleaning job will only last a limited time (mere minutes, in my home!), but the people you are serving will nevertheless feel your love and care in these practical efforts to make your home sweet for them.
Amy Katterson,
Norwex Independent Sales Consultant
