Everything Homemaking
Cleaning is a necessary evil but there are a few strategies that make it easier and more effective. 1. Pick up first. It’s harder to clean an area if it’s cluttered. 2. If you’re short on time and have to choose, go for what makes the biggest difference or what makes you feel the best. But do something – don’t wait until later because you can’t do it … [Read more...]
Many homes these days have a combination of flooring including carpet, wood, and tile. Each surface requires its own method of cleaning. But when it comes to general daily floor care, like cleaning up the dust and dirt and pet hair, you can use the same tool for every floor – your vacuum cleaner. Most of my floors are wood but I do have tile in the bathroom and three large area rugs in … [Read more...]
Upholstered furniture is expensive and not something most people can replace whenever they feel like it or even when they need to! Therefore it’s important to do everything you can to make your furniture look good for as long as possible. Even if you don’t keep it until it wears out, if it’s in good condition when you're ready to replace it, you can pass it on to someone who needs it … [Read more...]
One of the enemies of house cleaning is perfection. Many people don’t want to do any house cleaning unless they can do it perfectly. That means waiting for enough time to do it right! The problem with that is that most people are busy these days and those large blocks of time, combined with energy and motivation, don’t come along very often, if ever. So if you wait for the block of time, … [Read more...]
