Saturday, December 8, 2012

Save time cleaning


Seven ways to keep your home clean as you go.

1. Organize your cleaning supplies. Purchase a cleaning caddy and keep your cleaning supplies there.

2. Keep a spray bottle of all purpose cleaner and paper towels in every room for quick clean ups. This will help you clean as you go. For example you're in the bathroom and getting ready for work but you notice that you made a mess of you're bathroom sink. Spray, wipe and walk away.

3. Take of your shoes.  Where is all that dirt come from? Well from outside of course.  Take off your shoes as you enter you home. Keep an assortment of clean house slippers for yourself and family.  Speaking of keeping the dirt coming from the outside.  Invest in a good doormat.  If you don't want to ask your guests to take of their shoes but still want to keep your carpets and floors looking great make sure you buy one that will trap the dirt as they wipe their feet.

4. Save time while you're cleaning.  Make yourself, a cleaning apron with pockets for your cleaning supplies.  Or go out a purchase a tool belt apron, put all your needed supplies a cleaning supplies in there, and clean away.

5. Always let gravity do the work for you.  Clean top to bottom.  Dust from top to bottom and save your vacuuming and sweeping for last.

6. Clean as you cook.  So you're fixing a big dinner and you sit down and eat and the last thing you want to do is clean that disaster of a kitchen afterward.  The solution is cleaning while you cook.  Use those few minutes while your waiting for the pasta to boil to put dirty dishes in the dishwasher, wash a pan or wipe up those cleaning messes.

7. Treat yourself.  Hire a professional to clean routinely in your home. Routine cleaning maintenance, is the number one way to keep your home clean.  It also the easiest way the free a lot of time, that you could spend with your family or on a hobby.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Kitchen Cleaning Tips and Free Printable cleaning check list







Kitchen Cleaning Tips:


Start with our free printable kitchen cleaning check list!

Free Printable Kitchen Cleaning Check List










Sponges spread germs.  You should use a clean wash cloth or paper towels.

Identify spots in your kitchen that accumulate clutter and take a few minutes every day to clear those.


The quickest way to clean a microwave oven is to place a handful of wet paper towels inside and run it on high for 2-3 minutes. Once the paper towels cool down, use them to wipe the oven's interior.


Deep clean and deodorize a garbage disposal by grinding ice cubes made with half vinegar, half water.

A toothbrush is a great kitchen cleaning tool. Use it to remove dirt and grime from the faucets and sink.

Try to do a quick wipe of your fridge about twice a month. You'll be surprised how much it helps to keep the fridge in good shape. To keep a fresh smelling fridge, always keep an open box of baking soda in the fridge.

Keep utensils from slipping through the dishwasher basket Avoid that, and avoid potentially melting plastic pieces, place large glass beads in the dishwasher basket to keep those items from slipping through.

Save money and the environment by using dish rags to wipe up messes and clean counters instead of paper towels.

Stubborn pots and pan stains can be removed from non-stick cookware by boiling 2 tablespoons of baking soda, 1/2 cup vinegar, and 1 cup of water for ten minutes.

When washing dishes, add a little vinegar to the water. The vinegar prevents water spots from forming on the dishes.

Washing dishes creates moistures and moisture creates mildew. This only makes your kitchen cleaning more unpleasant. To remove mold and mildew from your dishwasher, try using a solution of one part bleach to three parts water, increasing the bleach content as necessary.

Investing in a caddy - basket or container which can hold all your cleaning products will help.

To keep a stainless steel sink looking its spiffiest, take a few minutes to smooth away scratches, which harbor stains and bacteria, with a powdered stainless steel cleanser.

A window washer's squeegee is the best way to keep stainless steel and marble countertops looking immaculate.

Pour a mild bleach solution on your cutting board. Let the board stand for several minutes before rinsing Alternatively, you can use a weak vinegar solution.

Before storing any kind of tomato based food or sauce in a plastic container, rub the inside of the container with vegetable oil to form a protective barrier against stains. Applying a thin coating of vegetable-oil.

To clean splatters and spots from a ceramic tile back-splash, wipe the tile down with a clean wash cloth dampened with rubbing alcohol. The rubbing alcohol will not only get rid of the grime, it will disinfect the backsplash, too.

Revive your old wooden utensils in only a few easy steps. Remove stains from woodenware with a mild bleach solution of 1/4 cup bleach to 1 quart warm water. Then rinse.

End each day with a clean, empty kitchen sink. Try running the dishwasher before going to bed and unloading it first thing in the morning.

All kitchen cleaning tips are provided by the professional cleaners at Show Me Cleaners LLC.