5.04.2009

Martha Mondays

Welcome back ladies!

After a month of Martha Moving tips were going to go back to our roots and share some of the basic housekeeping hints. This week we'll tackle Monthly Homekeeping... I usually forget about some of this stuff but hey that's why I got Martha! :)

Monthly Housekeeping

(pg. 26)

Kitchen

  • Wash ventilation hood filters
  • Discard food in the freezer that's expired

Living Room

  • Vacuum fireplace screen (speaking of that, Big Man needs to clean the fireplace @ the new house cause there are seriously 6 burnt up dead lizards there..yuck!)

Bedrooms

  • Wash duvet covers, pillow protectors, mattress pads, and shams

Bathrooms

  • Wipe tub and shower surrounds
  • Scrub grout
  • Wipe insides of medicine cabinet

Closets

  • Dust shelves and storage bins
  • Vacuum floors and baseboards

Utility Spaces

  • Vacuum floors
  • Wipe insides and outsides of trash and recycling bins

Throughout The House

  • Vacuum window treatments, moldings, and windowsills
  • Dust portable and ceiling fans
  • Wipe interior and exterior doors and trim
  • Wipe switch plates
  • Wipe telephones
  • Flush drains with vinegar, boiling water , and baking soda
  • Buff waxed stone, masonry, concrete, and wooden floors

Happy Cleaning Chicas! : )

***

Since alot of you ladies are still moving (tis' the season) if you want to check out the previous moving posts, you can go here and read up on some helpful hints that might make your move easier!

10 comments:

Unknown said...

The stove hood gets so nasty! I always forget to wipe it down each time I use the stove, so it always ends up building up this grimy coating. YUCK.

rachaelgking said...

Lizards?! Ewwww...

The video's working now! Sorry about that ;-)

Children of the 90s said...

I didn't even realize lizards were something that could exist uncaged in your house till I moved to Texas. I found one in my apartment too and freaked out.

Katie said...

I'm def not a fan of Lizards, dead or alive!

Whitney said...

Cute blog! :) You make me laugh!

Ashley @ {Let Go, Laughing} said...

the lizards? gross!!! hopefully he can clean those out soon - i wouldn't go anywhere near it if i were you... haha

Gwen said...

I totally have the stove hood on my to do list for this week. How strange is that. LOL!!! XOXO

kuhkjhkh said...

Love the new header! Tagged you! Post will be up shortly!

DeMo said...

What's the recipe for flushing the drains? It is equal parts? My sink needs some serious TLC.

ReRe said...

where are hot tuesdays?! i'm going through withdrawals :(