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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 06 2008 : 1:07:07 PM
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Well, events around the house have conspired against me to keep me from getting my list done. Yesterday, I really buckled downand I got a lot done. The bathroom is spotless, I just need to clean out the fridge and the fridge will be spotless as well. I got the living room picked up but it still has messes. I did get the majoritity of the carpet vacuumed and shampooed though! Today I am going to finishe the laundry, finish the kitchen and make sure I get the dusting done!
Okay! I have decided that today is the day! I am going to SPRING CLEAN! So if you don't see me too much online- that is why!
Here is the full list- very similar to a deep clean from when I was a professional house cleaner.
Kitchen:
All dishes washed and put away
Counter tops washed
Everything taken out of cupboards, cupboards washed, items put back.
Stray lids tossed or recycled
Canisters filled
Fronts of cupboards washed and waxed
Stove knobs pulled and washed
Stove coils washed
Drip pans washed
outside of stove cleaned
Clean fridge in and out- using toothbrush on gasket around doors to get out food bits. Pull out fridge to clean under and behind.
Floor Washed
Dining room-
All bits and pieces put away, dusted.
Dining room table washed and waxed.
Pantry cupboard dusted and waxed.
Living room-
Nora's toys put away.
Blankets folded
Electronics dusted.
Bathroom-
Calcium, Lime, Rust, etc ring pumiced out of bathtub and toilet.
Vinegar soak to take same off metal faucets.
Bathtub and surround scrubbed
Sink and Vanity Scrubbed
Toilet scrubbed with tooth brush to get nooks and crannies.
Floor scrubbed
Bedrooms and Office-
Toys picked up and put away
Books put on shelves
beds stripped and remade.
All through out the house:
Garbage collected, recycled or tossed.
Any glass cleaned with vinegar and water
Woods with finish wiped with damp rag,
non finished woods get waxed
floors scrubbed or vacuumed
carpets shampooed
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
Edited by - Alee on Apr 19 2008 6:22:30 PM |
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
676 Posts
Molly
Arizona
676 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2008 : 2:17:33 PM
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Good luck! All of it sounds wonderful. The first 'to do' for *my* Spring Cleaning, is..uhhh...make a list! Wheew! I'm exhausted already. Time for a break.... :)
"There is a Happy Dale far, far away. . ." -Arsenic and Old Lace |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2008 : 7:18:24 PM
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Hmm- It doesn't look like I have gotten much done, but I have been doing tons of dishes and cleaning. Somehow the dishes seem to pile up quickly. I know that both DH and I are culprits, but I think he is worse than me :D
I also made a lot of furniture polish so I can do all of my dusting and polishing around the house! I think I am making lots of progress, especially since Nora is awake.
Oh and I am getting caught up on laundry as well! :D Yay!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2008 : 9:55:19 PM
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Whew- I am going to have to finish tomorrow. I am wiped out. I am about half done with the laundry.
I made banana bread and had to do the dishes again after making dinner for Nora and the bread.
I hope you all had a wonderful Spring day!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
676 Posts
Molly
Arizona
676 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2008 : 10:16:15 PM
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Ok, So I gotta know-- what do you use for furniture polish? I have been wanting to do my own, but wasn't sure what to start with.
Congrats on getting *anything* done. I still didn't make my list....'I don't want to think about that now. I'll think about that tomorrow!' (Gone with the Wind).
"There is a Happy Dale far, far away. . ." -Arsenic and Old Lace |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 03:02:17 AM
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You know, by the time spring comes, I feel like I've been cleaning all winter! So MY idea of spring cleaning is cleaning anything OUTSIDE. Actually, it's like pulling teeth to get me back inside the house before snow flies again!
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
my blog: http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
My Website:
http://www.freewebs.com/lisamariesbasketry/index.htm |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 07:23:03 AM
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Lisa- It snowed again on Saturday! Ugh. Still not warm playing weather for Nora.
Molly- MaryJane recommends olive oil and lemon juice mixed for a quick furniture polish in her Ideabook. I like a nice rich paste to rub into my furniture so I use olive oil and beeswax. You can add essential oil if you like.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 2:35:21 PM
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Phew! Went grocery shopping today and now my cupboards are even more full, but I certainly have even more incentive now to finish up the kitchen. I want to get it organized so when I am feeling tired I can see the quick prep I items that I have instead of reaching to dial for pizza delivery! :D
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2916 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
2916 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 2:45:50 PM
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Alee
When I saw your list & your plans to get done in one day, I was ready to go out & buy you a Superwoman cape, & a plane ticket to OH so you could do my house.
I need to do all that stuff too! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 3:44:56 PM
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Lisa- Believe it or not, without a baby I actually could get it all done in a day or maybe a day and a half! I used to clean professionally so I got a lot of things down to a science. There is a lot of wasted motion in cleaning unless you really focus on just touching things once and getting it done. It also helps to have a mountain of cleaning rags 2-3 large storage totes worth so you aren't waiting on a load of wash to process just for cleaning rags. The best deal on rags is the 18 wash clothes for $5 at Wal-Mart.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2916 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
2916 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 5:56:40 PM
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My big problem is clutter. Also we use a woodburnig stove, so I feel like everything has dust on it. Plus 5 dogs that are in the house. I do really well with laundry & dishes, but I HATE dusting & sweeping, esp with all the wood dust everywhere.
Do you want to fly Delta or American??? Nora can play with the dogs & goats |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 6:51:58 PM
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LOL! I would love to come and visit but I think my hands need a rest. My fingerprints are starting to fray a bit from being so long immersed in hot soapy water! But my kitchen is looking pretty spiffy!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
676 Posts
Molly
Arizona
676 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 6:58:08 PM
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Get yourself some Stepford rubber gloves, Alee! Save your poor hands; after you finish this list, there will be nothing left of them! :)
"There is a Happy Dale far, far away. . ." -Arsenic and Old Lace |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 7:23:24 PM
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Thanks for the suggestion Molly!
Oh- I would but I actually rather hate the feeling of rubber gloves- or "Marigolds" as they call them in England. They always seem to get water or maybe even just sweat in them, no matter how long they are or or how hard you try to keep them dry. I am just putting some of Nora's (my) baby balm on my hands a few times a day and that heals them nicely! :D
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2008 : 12:14:40 PM
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Well I am back to my list today! I took a couple of days off because I was wiped out with my monthly cycle. I am feeling much more peppy today and plan on rolling up my sleeves, tying and apron on and watching the fur bunnies fly. That's what we have in my house- We don't have dust bunnies...the fur bunnies ate them all....
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
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