A Fresh Bathroom
November 7, 2009 by Kathy Zengolewicz
Filed under Bathroom, Cleaning, General Housekeeping and Homemaking
If you’re like me then you hate to clean the bathroom. It used to be too much of a hassle until I found a few short cuts to help.
Toilet Bowl:
If you find that commercial toilet cleaners are too expensive then there is a cheaper way to get a spotless toilet bowl. Just put a cup of vinegar in the bowl and swish it with your toilet brush.
Hard Water:
To get water stains off of the bottom of your tub, use a paste of vinegar and baking soda. Don’t use this on fiberglass as the baking soda could scratch but on …read more
Finding a System for Cleaning the Floors
July 14, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Cleaning, General Housekeeping and Homemaking
I have this issue with mopping my bathroom floors. I don’t like to use a mop because it seems like the floors don’t get as clean as I like them. When I hand mop the floor, I see all kinds of dirt and hair that the broom and mop did not get. I also see the dust on the cabinets, baseboards, and such and I end up wiping those down too. The problem is, I don’t hand clean my floor as often as I should because it takes so much longer. Basically, my preference for cleanliness is getting in the way of …read more
Scrubbing Bubbles for Stubborn Dirt
At first, I wasn’t too sure about admitting to a dirty bathroom in public. However, in the interest of helping other homemakers in battling stubborn spots of dirt, here goes:
For a while now, I’ve seen a dingy looking area in our vinyl bathroom floor. It’s hardly noticeable except when I remove the bathroom rug for washing. And there, in all its un-glory, was brown beside the almost pristine floor that was protected by the rug. I figured the light brown stain was made by years of hair-spray use in front of the mirror. Particles of hair spray would settle …read more
