Coming
Clean
Dirty Little Secrets
from a Professional Housecleaner

by Schar Ward

120 pages, 6-1/4"x 8"

Now YOU too Can Clean Like a Pro!
Here is a common sense, lighter look at the dirty business of running a clean home. Schar has been cleaning up Minnesota, one home at a time, for decades. She owns a professional cleaning service, Domestic Engineering. Her advice spans the basics of cleaning a home as well as helping kids learn to clean, remodeling do's and don'ts, a discussion of cleaning products and a few fun cleaning excercises. There are lists of daily, weekly and seasonal chores.

For more information about Schar Ward and her seminars, go to: ISBN 0-www.cleaningwithclara.com.

ISBN 916773-87-6
ISBN13: 978-0916773-878
$9.95 paperback

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Also by Schar Ward :
IT'S ABOUT TIME
Time Saving Tips for Every Day--Home or Away

The author is an advisor to the HousekeepingChannel.com- For the Home You Keep -The Resource for Better, Faster, Healthier Housekeeping

 

Spring (and Fall) Cleaning
by Schar Ward

My alternative to spring and fall cleaning is to clean two rooms thoroughly each month. Consider the cleaning "an appointment" that you cannot forget. Schedule a day in the first week of each month (or any day that is conventient for you). That will make it easier to remember.

Not everybody will be prepared to do this so you can post this list of areas that do need at least an annual cleaning. If spring fits your mind set, terrific!

• Defrost (or at least empty and clean out) your refrigerator and freezer.

• Clean the range and oven, burners and drip pans. Rise cleaned areas with a water and vinegar solution to neutralize any residue.

• Wash curtains, windows and/or blinds.

• Wash walls and woodwork, including the baseboards.

• Wash or dust light fixtures. (Make sure the bulb is cold.)

• Clean the paneling and wash wallpaper, if necessary.

• Wash throw rugs, blankets, spreads, pillows and slipcovers.

• Shampoos large rugs, upholstered furniture and carpet. Or have someone come in to do it professionally.

• Organize and clean the closets and kitchen cabinets.

• Clean radiators, vents, range hoods and fans. (Oil if necessary.)

• Vacuum mattress, box spring and frame.(And area UNDER the bed, too.) Wash mattress pad and turn the mattress—through this should be done more than once a year.

• Polish silver, copper, brass and other metals.

• Wash and disinfect garbage and trash containers.

• Wax floors by hand or with a machine.

• Wash screens and storm windows.

And if this is more than you want to handle, give yourself a break. Hire a professional cleaning service for a week or two to get the list done!

 

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