Category: Clean It

Chore Wheel

Here’s a great idea from howdoesshe:

This great chore chart was a product of the 70’s and still works great today.  We use a four tiered chart: 1-Name of kid, 2-kitchen chore, 3- bathroom chore, 4- room of responsibility or ROR.  Having four kids makes it easy, but I won’t bore you with the merits of having four kids.  If you have one to three kids you can add mom and/or dad to the wheel.   If you have five plus kids doing chores, good for you! More helpers means less work for you and dad.   You may actually have a hard time coming up with enough chores.  In this case, you can assign the job of Sheriff.  This was a coveted job in my home, growing up with five siblings.  The Sheriff inspects the other jobs and makes sure the quality is up to snuff.

Homemade Carpet Powder

All you need is baking powder & orange essential oil.  You can use other essential oils if you like, but I like the orange.

It is also nice to have an empty Parmesan cheese container, or some other shaker.

Mix the baking soda & several drops of the orange essential oil together in a bowl using a whisk.  Then, spoon the mixture into your shaker.  

 

Fabulous idea – and what a money saver! – from Mrs. Happy Homemaker

Cleaning a Glass Stove Top

Instructions from behindthestudio

You will need:

  1. Bowl & Hot Soapy Water
  2. Baking Soda
  3. A Cleaning Rag
  4. Gloves (I didn’t use any because I thought baking soda wouldnt be harsh on my hands.. but I was wrong, so try to use gloves, you’ll thank me later)

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First, you fill a bowl with hot tap water water and mix it with some dish soap. Submerge the rag in the bowl and get it wet.

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Apply baking soda in a generous amount all over the affected area.

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Now pull out that hot soapy rag out of the bowl and squeeze half the water out. You want it to be soggy, not sopping.

Lay it over the baking soda.

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Then wait about 15 minutes…

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Then swirl the rag around in circles, using the baking soda paste as a gentle scrub.

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The dry up the surface and shine it up with windex. Good as new!!

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