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Organizing your entire house at once is a sure
prescription for insanity. Instead, you want to move
steadily through your home, organizing in small
steps as you go. Let’s talk bathrooms. If yours
looks less than inviting, we can change that…follow
me!
The first things to consider are the countertops.
Are they dirty and disorganized? First, take
everything off of one area of the counter and place
it on the floor. Spray that one area with whatever
you use for bathroom cleaner and wipe it down. Put
the things you took off that area back and repeat
the steps with the other areas of the countertop.
Put the things that belong in drawers away, and the
things that should stay on top (soap dispenser,
etc.) should be wiped down. Don’t neglect the
sink—use something that will break up toothpaste
spit & soap scum and clean that baby out!
Move on to the toilet. If you have things on the
back of the toilet, take them off, put them on the
floor, and clean the back of the tank. Replace the
items and hit the area where the seat lifts—it’s a
great collector of hair and dust. Lift the lid and
wipe down the actual seat—you’ll be amazed at the
collection of dead skin cells on it. Then clean
underneath the seat as well. Next, scrub the inside
of the bowl with whatever cleaner you choose and
scrub it with a long-handled toilet brush. Flush and
close the lid—this part is done! Finally, use your
rag and cleaner to hit the bottom of the tank where
it bolts to the floor. This is a prime spot for dust
and hair and is often neglected.
Next is the shower or tub. Shampoo and body wash are
great things—they remove grit and oil from our
bodies well. Unfortunately, the bubbles they produce
tend to collect on the sides and bottoms of the
shower and when they dry, it’s a tough grime to
clean. Grab a good soap-scum cleaner for this job
and be prepared to use some elbow grease. Spray it
down and let it sit for 5 minutes. Then use a
non-abrasive (i.e., non-steel-wool) scrubbing pad
and go to work. Keep scrubbing until you hit a
smooth tub surface. Rinse when you’re all done—use a
large cup or bowl to splash clean water on the back
of the tub and get all the grime down the drain.
Now look at the floor. Do you have weeks or months
of dust and hair there? Use a broom or Swiffer
®-type sweeper to clean it up. Then go back with a
damp mop and grab the dust that’s stuck to the floor
from humidity and water.
Finally, grab your window cleaner and spray the
mirrors. Do small sections at a time or the cleaner
will dry before you get to it. Wipe it down and
smile—you’re done in the bathroom!
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