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Spring cleaning

18 years ago

Is anyone done this or planning to do it? I started today. My back is already killing me and all I've done is scrub the bathtub (which still isn't clean, I hate fiberglass) and toilet, wash the couch/seat covers in the sunroom, clean the end tables in there and pick up the junk that Lauren and her friends threw down, under the couch and in the floor.

Oh, and I finally took down my Xmas tree that was out there-lol. I'm waiting for Alex to move the box to the garage, don't feel like trying to lift it.

Now I have to clean all the doors/windows, vacuum and clean the fake wood stove and dresser thing I have garden stuff on. Next week I'm taking all the screens to get them fixed and then call the sunroom company about getting all the locks fixed. I can't even open the main door so all the stupid wood chips are tracked in the sunroom by dog and kids. Most of the doors don't lock anymore either.

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lindyluwho
18 years ago
We did some cleaning last weekend and need to do some more. It's not something we do every spring. It just needs to be done now and it happens to be spring.

Fiberglass tubs/showers. Use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser on it. I had some stains on the shower floor that wouldn't come out and I tried everything. The Mr. Clean Eraser cleaned it right up.

I also like to spray the walls and shower door with the Oxyclean that's made for laundry stains. It does a great job on fiberglass.

I don't have all that soap scum since we switched to liquid soap. Try that if you haven't already.

Linda who thinks housework done right can kill you.
Kathsgrdn
Original Author
18 years ago
Linda, that's what I use on it and had to stop scrubbing because my back started cramping. I may have to go to liquid, had heard that before.
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Cyn, we have a thick row of evergreens between the road and the house. The road is on the north side of the house and I'd say the majority of wind we get is from the south, which is good for us, but dust is still in the air that gets here. When it's from the north there is a bit of dust that gets through the trees and it lingers between the house and trees. The county can't do anything, we don't live on a "street" it's a rocked/dirt road. When we moved here I kept calling our road a street and the locals kept correcting me. Hey, I'm a city girl! lol Some days there's no traffic except for the local farmers. Days like today and tomorrow I doubt anyone drives down the road because it's raining. Which means no dust! Here's some info that gives you an idea. " Dust is a price many of us pay to live in the country. Some 70% of U.S. roads are unpaved, and the EPA says about 40% of dust particles come from these unpaved roads right in front of our homes. All gravel roads give off dust. The U.S. Forest Service estimates that one vehicle traveling one mile each day down an unpaved country road will generate nearly a ton of dust over the course of a year. Multiply that by the number of vehicles that pass over the dirt road each day and you'll get an idea of the tremendous amount of dust that enters the atmosphere. This dust will travel up to 500 feet before it finally settles down. "
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ruthieg__tx
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Truthfully I just can't do that anymore. I have a girl that cleans my home for $12 per hour. She does a fabulous job and I don't have to worry about anything but picking up a bit between the visits....She stays on top of everything so there isn't any spring or fall cleaning..If it needs cleaning, she does it.
Nita__AZ
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We are waiting until our block wall around our backyard is completed. No sense in trying to clean when all this dust is flying around. We have had lots of wind the past week and dust is everywhere.

I want to get my house in order before I go to Hawaii in early June.
Kathsgrdn
Original Author
18 years ago
Ruthie, that's what I want someday too, a cleaning lady! I work too many hours and don't feel like doing it when I'm off. I just put the chair and ottoman covers on and vacuumed, coughing my head off. Time for another break.

Nita, where are you going to in Hawaii? I want to go visit a friend in Hilo but the kids would rather go to Germany so that's where we're going first.
gwanny2three
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I've been doing this all day in my bedroom. I cleaned out the closet and one corner that just seems to catch everything I don't know what to do with. I am so glad to have it done! My kitchen is next....I have so many pots and pans that are so old and I don't use anymore. They are bening trashed soon! I can't wait for more room in my cupboards! Maybe in a few weeks I can get to it.

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