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April 3, 2007

Spring Cleaning Safe From Toxins

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Start Up Your Spring Cleaning [Wellness Article

Put on your gloves and roll up your sleeves. Spring is around the corner and it’s time to give your home its yearly makeover. Before you pull your hair out wondering where to start, take a look at these tips that will help you take care of this task faster and more effectively.

It’s best to go through your house room by room. Tidy it up first. Dust, vacuum, and put everything in its proper place, so you can focus on getting down and dirty with your walls, floors, and furniture without anything getting in the way. Open the windows, turn up your stereo, and go to town.
Use this room-by-room checklist along with environmentally friendly cleaners right for the job—and knock out your spring cleaning quickly and effectively.
KITCHEN
Clean inside and outside of fridge.
Clean oven, stove, exhaust fan, hood.
Scrub/mop kitchen floor
BATHROOM
Scrub tub and/or shower
15-second cleaning after each shower.
Clean toilet inside and out.
Clean sink, counters, mirrors.
Scrub floor.
Polish fixtures.
LIVING AREAS
Dust and clean bookcases, cabinets, and their contents.
Polish appropriate furniture.
Spot-clean upholstered couches and chairs.
Clean items like piano, computer, stereo, wall hangings
OUTDOORS
Clean out, wash, and organize garage
. Clean outdoor furniture.
Clean house siding and trim.
GENERAL CLEANING
Dust everywhere; start at top of room, move down
Clean light fixtures
Clean mirrors, windows, blinds.
Spot-clean places like walls, light switches, doorknobs
Remove stains all over the house.
Polish chrome fixtures.
Clean fireplace and fixtures.

There are several environmentally friendly cleaning chemicals on the market but I love the ones I am now using. Join me at a wellness workshop on Thur., April 5 at 11am EDT. Email me at bobinchek@sbcglobal.net