Speed Cleaning Tips
Aug 23rd, 2010 by admin
Speed Cleaning Tips
They say that cleanliness is next to Godliness. In my home, cleanliness is next to impossible.
Now that I have that confession out of the way, let me tell you why. My home, when my daughter was growing up, was first and foremost a home. It wasn’t a showcase – and I knew it never would be. I was sure it would never be absolutely spotless because I home schooled her.
Speed Cleaning Tips
That meant there was almost always something inside to examine for school, which added to the mess. I daily put at least one cleaning chore aside to teach multiplication. That also meant that we ditched laundry every so often to go that cool skate party down the road.
I didn’t appreciate a certain someone – a relative who remains unnamed at this point – visiting my house from out of town for several days and deciding that it just wasn’t clean enough to suit her.
Speed Cleaning Tips
This is an example: She didn’t like the status of my microwave oven, so she scrubbed it inside and out until it sparkled. Good for her. Personally, I could find better things to do when I visited someone’s house. I didn’t ask her to do it. So when my daughter went to use the microwave following her “voluntary” cleaning, this relative (I dare not speak of by name) scolded my daughter (in her own home mind you!) for actually using the appliance.
Now! I like clean. But I’m a far greater fan of functional.
Speed Cleaning Tips
And that’s what you’ll find in this website. Cleanliness may be next to Godliness, but it must be tempered with the knowledge that a home is where people live and, quite frankly, “let it all hang out” at times.
You get the idea. I chose spending time and teaching my daughter over cleaning. That’s where I learned some of these speed cleaning tips.
Speed Cleaning Tips
My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.
–Erma Bombeck
Speed Cleaning Tips