A Complete Clean - part 1

Sorry I haven't been about everyone. I haven't been busy - but everything has been so dull that no one would want to read about it. I've spent lots of time doing paperwork, cleaning, BTF etc meetings, and sorting through my stuff.

But here is a lovely long post that I have made for you. In fact, it's so lovely and long I'm going to post it over the next few days.

Here you go!

Before hand:

You can make unbeatable dust cloths at home by stirring together one cup of lemon oil with two cups of hot water. Dip lint free cloths into the potion and let them air-dry. Then store the dusters in a covered metal container until you're ready to dust. The oil picks up the dust and the lemon gives your dusting a pleasant fresh aroma. Alternatively, use a different scent – rose is also nice, so is bergamot.

Stuff You Need:

• Bicarb soda (also known as baking soda)
• White vinegar
• Detol
• Dishwashing liquid
• Vanilla essence
• Tea-tree oil
• Tea-bag (black tea)
• Lavender oil
• Scented oils (own choice, but bergamot, lemon, eucalyptus and rose are my suggestions)
• Ajax cleaning powder
• All purpose spray
• Shake-n-vac
• Oven cleaner
• Bleach
• Toilet cleaner
• Washing powder
• Napisan
• Buckets – for clothes soaking, window washing and mopping. The more the easier
• Plastic bags for bin lining
• Coffee filter or newspaper for windows and mirrors
• Vacuum cleaner
• Dusting cloths – both pre-soaked in oil ones and general cleaning cloths. Get the amount you think you need, and then get that amount again. Then get about another 5. Seriously, you will go through them like anything. Chux, old rags and sponges are all useful cloths, but have a mix
• A scrubbing brush
• A mop.
• Tissues / and or toilet paper. Both for runny noses because of the dust and for wiping things that you don’t want to use your cloths on (like the toilet)
• Clean bed-linen
• A broom (or at least a broom handle)