| You know how it goes....you have every
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| | while you cart the kids around. And
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| intention of getting some cleaning
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| | finally, if you are fortunate enough to
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| accomplished during the day, only to find
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| | have a Roomba or Scooba, clear the floor
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| that by the time the kids are in bed,
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| | and set up your virtual walls so that
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| your house is no cleaner than when you
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| | your floors will be clean when you get
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| woke up! How does time get away from us?
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| | home!
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| Here are five quick cleaning tips that
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| | 4. Stash the right supplies in the right
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| any busy mom (or dad!) can incorporate
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| | rooms.
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| into their day to clean their home a
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| | Your bathrooms should all be stocked with
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| little bit each day.
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| | a bottle of toilet cleaner, a toilet
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| 1. Let the cleaning products do the work
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| | brush, paper towels, glass cleaner and
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| by pre-treating.
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| | all-purpose anti-bacterial cleaner.
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| Instead of trying to speed up the
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| | Kitchens should have an anti-bacterial
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| cleaning process by quickly spraying a
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| | dishwashing soap, dishwasher-safe brush
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| cleaning product and scrubbing away,
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| | for scrubbing dishes (no sponges!),
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| spray a generous amount of cleaner onto
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| | anti-bacterial all-purpose cleaner for
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| the surface (tubs, shower walls,
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| | counters and surfaces and a standard
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| countertops, toilet seats) and walk away
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| | glass cleaning product and paper towels
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| for five minutes while the cleaning
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| | for the front of ovens and diswashers.
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| product does the work. Most products work
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| | Instead of storing all of your cleaning
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| best when allowed to penetrate the stain
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| | products in one place in your home,
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| and break down the grime and surface
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| | assemble these cleaning kits in each room
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| dirt. Take those five minutes to throw a
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| | so you always have access to the
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| load of laundry in the washer, change a
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| | appropriate tools.
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| diaper or wash some baby bottles. At the
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| | 5. Keep laundry going all day.
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| end of those five minutes, wipe the
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| | Too often, laundry is left to pile up
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| surface clean with paper towels and
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| | until no one can find a clean pair of
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| admire your work! You just completed two
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| | socks! Head off these laundry crises by
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| tasks in the time it takes to complete
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| | maintaining the laundry pile everyday,
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| one!
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| | all day....yes, all day! Start first
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| 2. Chunk like projects together.
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| | thing in the morning by switching the
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| As long as you have that bottle of glass
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| | laundry and starting a new load. Set up
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| cleaner and roll of paper towels in your
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| | baskets for each person in the home who
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| hands, why not do all of the mirrors in
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| | is old enough to fold and put away their
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| the house one after the other. By not
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| | own laundry and sort clean laundry as it
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| switching between cleaning products and
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| | comes out of the dryer. Let each person
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| cleaning tasks, you will actually save
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| | match their own socks and put away their
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| time because you will already have all of
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| | own clothing. In the evening, put baskets
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| the necessary tools at your disposal.
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| | outside each bedroom and have everyone
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| Switching between tasks, even in the same
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| | load them up with dirty clothes and bed
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| room, can sometimes take longer than
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| | linens. Each morning, collect the
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| simply completing the same task in each
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| | clothes, sort, wash and dry and let your
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| room in quick succession.
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| | kids (if they are old enough) do the
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| 3. Let machines and technology work for
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| | rest!
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| you.
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| | In general, quick cleaning comes from
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| You only have ten minutes to clean before
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| | setting up systems that work in for your
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| taking the kids to their playgroup? Use
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| | family. Setting up your environment for
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| that time to set up your machines (i.e.
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| | success is the first step toward success
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| appliances) so they can work for you
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| | in any area, and by establishing routines
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| during the time you are en route with the
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| | and stocking rooms with the appropriate
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| kids. Finish loading the dishwasher and
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| | tools, you'll be able to take advantage
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| turn it on. Switch the laundry and get
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| | of those precious few minutes every day
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| one load drying while another one washes.
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| | to make a nice dent in your cleaning
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| Pre-treat surfaces with cleaning product
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| | tasks!
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