Maxine’s Housekeeping Tips – Part #13
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Monday’s Tip: Cleaning Drawers and Mini Jobs
If you are a random housekeeper, you will be surprised to learn that you can clean most drawers in 10 minutes or less and you don’t have to clean more than one drawer at a time, unless you want to. I’m sure you’re thinking, ”Yeah, but she hasn’t seen the junk drawer in my kitchen.” Continue reading
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Maxine’s Housekeeping Tips – Part #12
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Saturday’s Tip: Organizing Your Recycling
I have often wondered why people (like me) who are least able to manage clutter are the ones who seem to be the most enthusiastic about recycling. Filling our garages with garbage that we then have to haul away ourselves doesn’t make much sense when viewed strictly from a housekeeping perspective. But there are other reasons to recycle–concern for the environment, cost of garbage collection, etc., so many of us do it with fervor. Continue reading
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Maxine’s Housekeeping Tips – Part #11
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Friday’s Tip: Organizing Your Papers
I’m sure I’ve spent literally MONTHS of my life looking for bills, receipts and warranty information. Today I’m going to tell you how I organized my papers. Unlike most of my other tips, where I invariably confess, “If I did this consistently….” these are ideas that I have used for 15 years BECAUSE THEY ARE EASY AND THEY WORK. Continue reading
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Maxine’s Housekeeping Tips – Part #10
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Thursday’s Tip – Cleaning Bathrooms
If, like me, you are truly a random housekeeper, the idea of a spotless bathroom is something of a foreign concept. Therefore, you won’t be surprised that I clean mine in pieces.
When I do my 5 minute Minimum Maintenance, I always clear off the vanity and straighten or change the towels. (Even if I don’t do one other thing, this is a huge improvement). I also try to clean the sink and the countertop, but I’ll confess I don’t get to this every single day. Continue reading
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Maxine’s Housekeeping Tips – Part #9
SUBMITTED BY: Maxine in Idaho
Wednesday’s Tip – Laundry
I’m not going to tell you how to load the washing machine except to remind you that the soap is supposed to go in first. (It dissolves better, and therefore cleans better). Use cold, warm or hot water, and whatever products you like–after all, it’s your laundry!
About the only thing I enjoy about laundry is hanging it out to dry, which is the main reason I do it (frugality notwithstanding). Continue reading
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