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Make sure it's sturdy because it will be very full…

Using a caddy for your cleaning supplies will organize your cleaning supplies and help save time. Have these items always on hand to make cleaning faster and more efficient: Organize what is in the caddy for the job you are going to do – or just have two. One for the bathroom, and one for everything else. Put your cleaning liquids in a 10 or 12 oz spray bottle. You'll need one for glass, one all purpose spray cleaner, one for grease, & one for a disinfectant cleaner. Buy a couple of extra sprayers for the spray bottles you use. If you use bleach, dilute it with water (per instructions) and buy a chemical resistant (heavy duty) sprayer for the bottle. It will last longer than a standard sprayer. Be extremely careful not to get the bleach on Anything that will be discolored from the use.

• • RESTROOM CADDY • •
Rubber gloves
Glass cleaner
Scouring Powder or liquid toilet bowl cleaner
Disinfectant cleaner
All purpose spray cleaner
Sponge - with white scrub pad for light (no scratch) duty
Sponge - with green scrub pad for medium duty
Paper shop towels (for sanitary reasons)
Waste-basket plastic bags
Plastic cup for small tools-old toothbrush
sharp knife, pumice stone, scissors, multi-head screwdriver

• • GENERAL CLEANING CADDY • •
Rubber gloves
Glass cleaner
Furniture polish / Silver polish
All purpose spray cleaner
Dust cloth (microfiber)
Polishing rags
Paper shop towels or paper towels
Waste-basket plastic bags
Plastic cup for small tools-old toothbrush
sharp knife, pumice stone, scissors, multi-head screwdriver.

START AT THE TOP
and work your way down.

Hi Dust first, going room to room, dusting the highest corners, lights, vents, window sills, etc. Use an extending dusting tool for high dusting. How high are your ceilings? Get one that will reach your needs,
and the cob webs...
High Dusting can be done once a month - or as needed... then
Using a lambs wool duster and microfiber dusting cloth - work your way down to the lowest tables, shelves, entertainment unit, furniture legs etc. High dust and then dust everything else down low.

Then clean & polish as needed…
Grab your cleaning caddy.
Start on the SECOND FLOOR and clean the Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Office and Hallway.
Finish the upstairs by vacuuming the Carpets and then down the Stairs.
Then clean the MAIN FLOOR OR THE FIRST FLOOR.
Clean the Kitchen, then clean the Master bathroom, Utility room and ½ bath. Then clean the Living room & Dining room, Master bedroom, bedrooms, and finish by vacuuming the carpets.

When you are done dusting and cleaning, the dust will have settled down and then you can go back to the beginning and clean your floors with your dust mop, broom or vacuum cleaner. I recommend vacuuming everything that you can. Use an Upright vacuum with extension hose for getting into small areas, and a canister vac for wood floors. Then wet mop what floors are needed.

Depending on how big your space is, you can do this all in one day, or break it down into one space per day. Monday - bedrooms. Tuesday – bathrooms & laundry room. Wednesday – Kitchen & hallways. Thursday – den & office area. Friday - Living room & dining room. If this is done on a regular basis, it will go much easier.

This is my favorite cleaning tool. Made by Bona – for cleaning floors. It has an extension handle, so it is adjustable for your needs.

(I don’t like having to work bent over because the handle of the floor tool I am using is too short and Not adjustable.)

This tool can also be used for many other jobs, depending what kind of pad you put on it. If you shop around for “Flat Wet Mop Pad, 18 In.”, You will find different pads available. Flat Dust Mop Pad, Flat Wet Mop Pad, Microfiber Wet Pad, High Absorbency With Looped Fringe, Microfiber Scrub Pad, Microfiber Dust Pad, Microfiber Scrubbing Pad, Material Rayon/Polyester Blend,
Some of the pads have a different colored band around the edge so you can keep them separate, depending what you are using them for. This tool and different pads can be used for cleaning any large flat surface - dusting walls, dusting floors, washing floors of any kind (not just wood floors), even for washing shower or tub walls or my favorite – washing windows.
You can also throw a cotton bar towel, or microfiber towel under the tool and use that for cleaning or drying the area you are working on.

SHOWER AND TUB CLEANING TIPS

Install a hand held shower head with a hose.
This will save an enormous amount of time and frustration for the person cleaning the shower. Otherwise the cleaning person gets different body parts and clothes wet - while doing this job.

Another tool that makes tub and shower cleaning easier and faster
is called a Swivel Pad Holder or doodle bug pad holder.
It comes in a couple of different styles.
One with a swivel head
(that screws onto a Standard Threaded Handle, Length 5 Feet, Diameter 15/16 Inch, Tip Dimension 0.700 x 1 Inches)
and one with a "Cleaning Hand Block" or "Hand Pad Holder"
to hold the different cleaning pads.
Make sure you are using the correct pad for the job. White for light duty (Use on Delicate Surfaces), Blue for medium duty, Brown for heavy duty. You Don’t want to “Scratch” the Surfaces you are Cleaning.

BTW - This goes the same for the sponges with a scrubby back attached - White for light duty, green for medium duty. You Really Don’t want to “Scratch” the Surfaces you are Cleaning.

PUMICE STONE
TOILET BOWL RING REMOVER

Solid block of mild abrasive pumice for scrubbing stains from porcelain and ceramic tile. Removes rust and mineral deposits, hard water rings, lime, and stains from urinals, sinks. Works alone - cleaning where cleansers fail.

Instructions: You must WET the stone, and then KEEP IT WET while scrubbing the mineral build-up away. Rub bar on surface you wish to clean using back and forth strokes. The paste buildup helps to clean and polish. Rinse cleaned surface of residue. Safe for hands. Contains no detergent or chemicals.

Do not use on soft, highly polished metals, unbaked enamel finishes, glass, fiberglass and other plastics. Some decorator tile and colored porcelain is fragile and may be damaged by abrasive cleaning materials. Test a small area before proceeding.

And why you should buy recycled products if you don't already.

1. Recycling saves trees. This critical fact, one of the first environmental lessons many children learn, cannot be overstated. Half the Earth's forests are gone, and up to 95 percent of the original forest area in the U.S. has been cut down.

2. Recycling protects wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Using recycled materials reduces the need to chop down, extract, process, refine and transport natural resources such as timber, crude petroleum and mineral ores. As a result, destruction of forests, wetlands, rivers and other places essential to wildlife is also reduced.

3. Recycling lowers the use of toxic chemicals. Making products from already refined waste materials reduces -- and often avoids altogether -- the need for manufacturers to use toxic chemicals, essential when using virgin materials.

4. Recycling helps curb global warming. Using recycled materials cuts down on the energy used in the manufacturing process, dramatically reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants. For example, recycling one ton of glass results in energy savings of more than 300 percent and lowers carbon dioxide emissions by 3.46 tons.

5. Recycling stems the flow of water pollution. Making goods from recycled materials generates far less water pollution than manufacturing from virgin materials. Turning trees into paper uses more water than any other industrial process in the U.S., dumping billions of gallons of wastewater -- contaminated with pollutants such as chlorinated dioxin -- each year into rivers, lakes and streams. Paper recycling mills don't pollute the water nearly as much, and almost always use less of it. In addition, some recycling plants use treated wastewater for the manufacturing process.

6. Recycling reduces the need for landfills. Toxic pollution from landfills -- including cyanide, dioxins, mercury, methane, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid and lead -- escapes into the air and leaches into groundwater.

7. Recycling reduces the need for incinerators. Municipal waste incinerators spew out all kinds of air pollutants; in addition they produce contaminated ash. And they are often located in urban neighborhoods where they seriously threaten the health of the community. Keeping paper, glass, plastic and metal out of incinerators by recycling them cuts both how much incinerators pollute and how harmful the emissions are.

8. Recycling creates jobs and promotes economic development. A study by the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission found that recycling added about $18.5 billion in value to the economies of 12 Southern states and Puerto Rico in 1995.

9. Cities may profit by selling recyclables. While landfills are always dumping grounds for municipal money as well as garbage, cities with high recycling rates can actually make money selling recyclables when markets are good.

10. Buying recycled products contributes to the demand for more recycled products. This will, in turn, save even more resources, reduce more pollution and protect more people's health. On the other hand, as the size of the market grows, recycled products will cost less.

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