A Complete Clean - part 2

What to Do (more or less in the order you need to do it in)

• Open as many windows as possible. They’ll need to be closed when being washed, but for now, open them.
• Begin by removing any clothes that are on the floor and taking them to the laundry. Strip the beds, and move towels, tea-towels etc to the laundry too. Sort clothes etc into piles and wash each pile. If any are particularly smelly then add some white vinegar or detol to the wash. Add the dtol/vinegar when the washing machine is full of water – i.e. when it is soaking. This will minimize odors. Towels will almost certainly need this, but other things may well need it too. Whites that are particularly dirty need to be soaked in a bucket with plenty of napisan – before they are washed, so it’s a good idea to start with the darks.
• Take out anything that is going to get in the way of cleaning.
• Wipe all skirting boards. They look awful when they’re covered with dust.
• Go to the kitchen. Throw away any empty containers, any food that looks suspect, or anything that has been left open too long. Remember to check the fridge and the freezer. (Do the same thing in the bathroom.) Wash and dry any dishes. Wipe out all cupboards and benchtops, and re-arrange all kept food/toiletries so that it is neat and easily seen. Use an all-purpose spray for both.
• Clean the oven.
• Clean inside the fridge. Take out all food (hopefully you’ve already checked it’s okay, but if in doubt throw it out) and spray with an all purpose spray. Then rinse it out with a wet just water cloth to get rid of any left over cleaning spray smell. Then take another cloth and soak with vanilla essence. Wipe down the fridge with that. Get two tiny containers (the type that you get little sauce packs in from take-away restaurants) and put bicarb soda in one and vanilla essence in the other. Put them at the bottom of your fridge before repacking it.
• Clean under the fridge. Put a sock on the end of a broom handle, soak in mopping water and wipe thoroughly underneath the fridge.
• Empty the bins – they’re probably overflowing.

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