I’ve been doing some deep cleaning this week and I want to share with you my top 5 cleaning hacks that really work and save time and effort!
My schedule is always full of appointments and kids’ activities and running here, there and everywhere, but my sanity can’t handle a dirty house! So, over the years I have created a schedule of deep cleaning tasks that I spread around throughout the month and do one or two things at a time. This keeps the chores done without taking an entire day to do everything! Let’s be honest. If cleaning my house took an entire day, the house would never be clean and my family would have to check me into the loony bin!
Here are my favorite tips to keep things cleaner longer!
1. Baseboards:
I clean my baseboards with this lavender scented cleaner on a microfiber cloth. Once they’re dry, I wipe with a dryer sheet to keep them cleaner longer! The dryer sheet keeps dust from sticking to the surface and it buys me more time between cleanings! (This trick also works wonders on wood blinds!)
2. Stained showers and tubs:
Last year we bought a house that is 15 years old. That means 15 year old tubs and 15 years worth of stains! It drove me crazy! I used every cleaner from the store that I could find and I also tried all kinds of homemade concoctions. They would get the shower a little cleaner and smelling nice, but the stains wouldn’t go away. This week, I have found the answer! Bleach gel!
I added this stuff to my “subscribe and save” order so I get a little discount, and I always have it on hand. I use it in my toilets, but I have found when I use it in the tub and shower, it eliminates all stains! It also works great to clean light colored tile grout!
(In the photo below, I just squirted it on and let it run and soak. I wanted to be able to show you the difference before and after just one use! What I did to clean the whole shower was squirt it all over and used a scrub brush to smear it around. Then let that set for a while and rinsed. Easy!
3. DIY Carpet Cleaner
My rugs get a LOT of wear and tear. Lots of spills and lots of messes! I use a regular fabric and upholstery cleaning spray from the grocery store for spot cleaning, but sometimes it needs a deep clean.
I prefer to shampoo the rugs ever so often but my shampooer recently played out, so I have found a new way to deep clean them!
I use my Homemade Laundry Detergent and vinegar!
The borax and baking soda sanitize and deodorize, the oxy clean helps with any stains, and the scent boosters make it smell so good for a few days after I clean them this way!
I sprinkle the entire rug with the detergent and I use plain white vinegar in a spray bottle to dampen the rug.
I let this set for an hour or so. (I have to do this during nap time to keep little feet off the rugs!)
The I use my Dyson vacuum cleaner and vacuum the entire area a couple of times to make sure I got all of the detergent up. It smells and looks great!
4. Shower maintenance:
Once I get the stains out of the shower, I keep them out by using a scrubber like this.
I keep the scrubber filled with the lavender cleaner mentioned above in my shower, and each day when I’m getting out of the shower, I will scrub around the edges and any dirty spots and rinse. This keeps any dirt and stains from setting in and keeps things nice and clean!
5. Microwave
With kids who use the microwave often and don’t cover their food, we have splatters and messes often!
Cleanup is a breeze! I fill a bowl with half water and half white vinegar and microwave for 60 seconds.
I then wipe clean with a microfiber cloth.
Easy peasy!
What are your easy cleaning tips?!
Share in the comments below!
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