IS A CLEANING ROUTINE A SCIENCE?

Old Trunks has made a lot of fuss about cleaning products but one thing that has not come to mind is when to clean! Meaning of course, is there a system to this madness called housework? If your mother had a plan, you maybe following it. If not, let's look again.

Ask yourself if this is reasonable:

WEEKLY
Dust hard wood surfaces
--And clean the TV screens so your growing cataract husband can see
Vacuum or mop all floors
--That is what husbands are for
Wipe down appliance surfaces
--This was so much easier when there was peanut butter and jelly prints
Wipe down counters
--Of course
Scrub the kitchen sink
--If you have a portable dish machine, make sure to do this just before you wash dishes.
Scrub the toilet, shower, and tub
--And wash the mirror to get the toothpaste spit off
Change the sheets
--and wash them

MONTHLY
Vacuum upholstery
--Take the cushions off, too
Disinfect waste baskets and garbage cans
Disinfect the door knobs
-- I have never cleaned a door knob in my life, have you?
Dust ceiling fans
--while someone is spotting you as you stand on the bed or table!
Dust the mouldings
--That's the woodwork around the doors and windows
Clean the stove top grates
--or buy a stove with a glass top
Wipe down the kitchen cabinets and cupboards
Clean the microwave
--Unless something blows up in it sooner
Clean the grime line down the hall where the kids walk and have to hang unto the wall, again, easier with PB&J

EVERY THREE TO SIX MONTHS
Wash the curtains
--Get rid of the curtains or use a mop head for a curtain
Vacuum the mattress and turn or flip it
--and spend the next few months trying to find your hollow.
Condition leather furniture
--Oops, the sofa is several years old and the conditioning it gets is being sat in.
Wash blinds
--no sooner than six months, what a job
Vacuum draperies
--get rid of the drapes
Wash or wipe down baseboards
--after your shower, drag the wet towel along the baseboards, you are going to was the towel anyway.
Wash windows inside and out
--Oh, this is a grandma thing and I still do it.
Clean and degrease stove hood
--Quit frying! It is bad for you.
Polish stainless
--Then go out to eat so it is spot free for one day.
Clean inside of fridge
--And throw away the old stuff
Descale coffee maker
--Tom does this when I go to scrap booking retreats

EVERY SIX TO TWELVE MONTHS
Clean oven
--scrape oven
Clean lampshades
--vacuuming works
Sponge washable upholstery
--We sponged everything when we had a long haired cat and then let the vacuum suck the cat hair off our hands. Notice, I made sure I said CAT HAIR so you didn't think we were vacuuming the cat. HOWEVER, mother used to vacuum the dog.
Wash or dry clean slip covers
--get rid of them, they don't stay on anyway
Launder or dry clean pillows
--put feather pillows in the dryer on air with tennis balls
Launder or dry clean comforter
--Or give it to your son so you don't have to do it.
Empty out and clean cabinets and cupboards
--This is a major job because if your cabinets and cupboards aren't tight, you are going to have to wash everything too.
Scrub tile grout
--get rid of the tile
Vacuum the condenser coil on the fridge
--Believe it or not, this is on our list at the same time we take the shade off the ceiling light in the kitchen. How do all those little bugs get in there, anyway?
Clean filter on stove hood
--Hope you have the kind you can put in the dishwasher
Clean carpets
--call someone to do it.
Wash walls
--well, at least put a towel over a broom and get the webs down.
Empty and clean pantry
--toss the old stuff
Professional clean draperies
--I knew a lady who had the same drapes for 10 years and never cleaned them and they didn't look bad, either.

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