Homekeeping

Monday is for home keeping chores. Not because it is written in stone anywhere, but because my body automatically begins cleaning up the house on that day. I go away for the weekends on Friday afternoons, leaving behind a spotless home with the only chore undone being hauling the trash bin to the curb for Monday's pickup. Still, there's a load of laundry to do, dusting, a tea glass to wash up in the sink, and hoovering to do. Nothing big, just those minor chores which no one but I notice.

I'm fussy about keeping my home clean, not necessarily do surgery on the floors clean, but my standards are high. Health issues mean that I have to get creative in order to get things done.

I find and use the best products possible to make things as easy as possible. Those wonderful green scrubbers that 3M makes don't scratch surfaces, but are thorough for scrubbing things. There are separate ones around the house for different cleaning chores, and I replace them frequently when they show signs of too much wear. Since I purchase the large ones at the tool store, I cut them into quarters which is a convenient size.

My vacuum is a shark. It never looses suction, and picks up everything on the first pass. It's also lightweight and easy to use.

Every few years, I'll purchase a few yards of the prettiest flannel that I can find. It gets cut into pieces and used for cleaning and polishing until it's worn out.

I only have cold water for laundering, so whites automatically get bleach added, and colored items get a cup of vinegar added to each load. A wood drying rack and an indoor clothesline keep the utility bills down.

I miss having things like garbage disposals, a dishwasher, kitchen and bathroom vents. Those items would make home keeping much easier. My next home will definitely have those items.

Enough for now...