LOL, good to know I'm not the only one waging the never ending war on dust!

Between hormones and finances, when my kids first ventured out, housekeeping advice wasn't a priority. Fortunately, they have more of an interest now.

Amazing before/after difference in your pictures!

We have had to do that several times. My children have heard me tell the story on many occasions of how I didn't know that you had to clean the sides of the toilet or the floor boards when I first got married. Some nice women from Church told me and taught me how to clean. It's hilarious to me know 24 years later! I remember lazily washing the counter and a kind friend told me this is serious, you are supposed to actually get the counter clean! I never had been taught.

That space, in my opinion, is one the most difficult to access and clean.

I have a long brush for cleaning AC coils to use under the fridge. It's a lot easier than using the vacuum. I also sun it under the stove and the washing machine when I use it. Easy and cheap!

Ew. So nasty! I, too, had never been taught to clean (or to cook). I had to learn as I went, and it was long before the days of the Internet, which is where I could have learned. My "learning" came from watching my friends who were married to military men - they kept their homes spic-and-span because it made the PCS cleaning so much easier. Now I'm a little more lax, but I guarantee the bathrooms and kitchen are spotless. lol

I've had to instruct cleaners at our Maui condo on how to remove the kickplate, then use brushes under the fridge, then pull the fridge forward to vacuum up the debris that has fallen onto the floor. I got a set of two brushes at the hardware store. They're made for this purpose.

I've never forgotten reading an article by Carrie Fisher where she talked about moving into her first apartment after living at home. She was shocked to walk into her bathroom after work. There was *hair* and soap scum in her sink! When you grow up with maids, you don't even think about such things.

The BEST teachers in the world are Military (USMC in my case) Wives. Our first "home" was a roach infested barracks and those older "gunny" wives had the young chicks out of bed and having coffee, with housework done by 9 am. If you weren't at the coffee klatch, DH found out. BTW this was Korean War Times, when wives were not part of the "issued" requirements of the USMC, and they had to take care of their own. Things did and have changed somewhat.