| Okay, few of us can afford cleaning services that do | | | | When something even faster and easier? Go to your |
| one our homes to look presentable when friends or | | | | local janitorial supply store and buying a gallon of |
| family come by. This is especially true during the | | | | Armor-All - all purpose protectorant. Simply spray it |
| holiday season that has spring certainly follows | | | | on anything where you want a quick shine to show |
| winter, there will be a need to have your home | | | | through. |
| looking nice sometimes. It's for this reason that you | | | | 5. Clean your dishwasher. Visit the local hardware |
| need to check out these top 10 fast and easy | | | | store or janitorial supply and pick up some CLR [ |
| cleaning tips. | | | | calcuim - rust- lime] remover or Lime Away type |
| 1. Dust your window coverings. Using the soft bristle | | | | chemical. |
| brush that came with your vacuum cleaner, do a | | | | Unload all dishes from your dishwasher and pour a |
| quick once over your drapes, miniblinds or other | | | | cup or two of CLR or Lime Away chemical directly |
| window coverings. If you leave your windows open, | | | | into the bottom of the unit. Now simply run your |
| that nice breeze also can bring in dust that's been | | | | dishwasher on the pots and pans cycle. This will |
| captured by your window treatments. | | | | remove all hard water and mineral deposits that |
| By removing at least the top dust and dirt from your | | | | cause your dishwasher not to clean as well as it once |
| draperies, your home will actually stay cleaner | | | | did. For safety sake, when complete, you may want |
| because the dust will not re-deposit onto your clean | | | | to rerun your dishwasher again to make certain all |
| furniture. | | | | the chemical has been removed. |
| 2. Check the mail than chuck it. Make a point to limit | | | | 6. Freshen your garbage disposer. If your garbage |
| touching your mail more than once. Don't get it from | | | | disposer is making noise, get a container of cleanser |
| a mailbox, set it on the counter, only to move it later | | | | like Comet or Ajax at the store. Shake a good |
| on to your desk in the office, only to review it once | | | | portion of the cleanser into the garbage disposer, fill |
| or twice, etc. etc.. See where I'm going with this? | | | | the garbage disposer with ice and add a few more |
| Stand over a trash can and go through your mail. | | | | shakes of cleanser on top for good measure. Run |
| Organize it by getting read of everything that's of no | | | | the garbage disposer without water for a minute or |
| interest in creating a pile for important mail and for | | | | two. The cleanser acts as an abrasive while the ice |
| things that need additional review. | | | | will create a scouring action to clean and disinfect |
| Take the important an additional review piles of mail | | | | your garbage disposer. The final step is to rinse well |
| and place them in organized containers in your bill | | | | with water by simply turning on the faucet for a |
| paying area. | | | | couple of minutes. |
| 3. Use paper cups. If your family has children, chances | | | | For that fresh and clean scent for your garbage |
| are your dishwasher is full of cups and glasses. Use | | | | disposer, throw a lemon into the machine and grind it |
| once paper cups not only keep your counters looking | | | | up. no need for those expensive garbage disposer |
| uncluttered but also cuts down on germs and | | | | cleaners and fresheners. |
| bacteria. | | | | So there you have it. Six quick and easy cleaning tips |
| 4. Wax on Wax off. To make your bathroom | | | | that can make your home sparkle with a lot less |
| fixtures shine, use a liquid car wax. This works | | | | work. |
| especially well on fiberglass tub and shower units. | | | | |