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| Inside Tricks to Speed Cleaning Your Home
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| | taking time to move the cord from room to
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| By Mary Findley copyright@2003
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| | room.
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| Time is tight, the kids want attention,
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| | Also remember you may not need to clean
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| dinner simmers on the stove and the house
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| | formal living rooms or dining rooms each
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| needs cleaning. Did someone mention
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| | time you clean. Use that time to dust
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| housework? Most people would rather darn
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| | cobwebs, clean cabinets, windows etc.
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| socks than clean their home. Consequently
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| | From the top down. Deciding where to
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| those annoying chores get tucked on the
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| | begin and how to proceed baffles many
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| back burner where they sit simmering
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| | people. Clean the top floor first
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| until the pot boils dry. That once
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| | beginning at the back working your way
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| 30-minute job has now turned into a
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| | either down the steps or to the center if
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| half-day nightmare.
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| | you are on the first floor. Following
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| Rather than ignoring those chores let?s
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| | this pattern keeps you from dragging
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| explore some time savings tips
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| | equipment and dirt over freshly vacuumed
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| professionals use to clean a home. Start
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| | carpets. Once you have developed a
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| by hiring yourself to clean your home. If
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| | cleaning routine stick with it. The more
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| a professional comes to clean they will
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| | familiar you are with the flow the faster
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| insist that dishes be put in the
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| | you clean.
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| dishwasher, clothes hung up, papers
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| | Here is a common cleaning pattern to
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| picked up and the house tidy. You cannot
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| | follow. Remember you will need to make
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| speed clean a home with clutter anywhere
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| | adjustments based on the layout of your
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| let alone everywhere.
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| | home. Empty the trash as you clean. You
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| Here are a few shortcuts to help you
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| | will be amazed at the amount of clutter
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| declutter your home.
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| | that heads to the garbage when a trash
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| ? If the clutter in your home seems a bit
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| | bag is handy. Carry a second trash bag
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| overwhelming, start with the big stuff.
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| | for items that can be taken to Goodwill.
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| We live in a time when everyone thrives
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| | 1.Master bathroom
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| on instant success. Picking up large size
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| | 2.Hall bathroom
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| items like clothing means fast results.
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| | 3.Dust all bedrooms, stairway railings
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| That spurs you on to tackle the smaller
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| | and wall hangings
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| piles.
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| | 4.Vacuum the master bedroom, bedrooms,
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| ? Never leave a room without taking
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| | hallways then stairs
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| something with you. Put it where it
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| | 5.Clean kitchen
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| belongs so you don?t waste time looking
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| | 6.Dust family room and dining area
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| for it later.
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| | 7.Vacuum or dust the floors in kitchen
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| ? Clean up your dishes after every meal.
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| | and family room and mop the kitchen floor
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| Instruct each family member to rinse and
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| | 8.Half bathroom
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| put away their own dishes. This goes for
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| | 9.Dust formal living room and dining room
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| cups or glasses used during the day too.
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| | 10.Vacuum these areas and damp mop the
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| ? Learn to multitask. If you head in the
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| | entry way if it has hard flooring.
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| direction of the washing machine, take a
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| | 11.Laundry rooms and any remote rooms
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| load of clothes with you. When you pull
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| | like guest rooms or offices
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| meat out of the freezer in the garage,
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| | The order of business: People often
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| get enough for 3 days. Leaving for the
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| | follow a different procedure each time
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| grocery store? Take the garbage out with
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| | they clean a room and each room they
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| you.
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| | clean. The secret to speed cleaning lies
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| ? Purchase a spare pair of needle nose
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| | in repetition. Begin either at the left
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| pliers, regular pliers, a hammer and one
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| | or the right of the room depending on
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| of those screwdrivers with all four heads
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| | which feels more comfortable to you. Then
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| in one handle. Tuck them in a kitchen
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| | circle the room.
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| drawer so they are handy when you need
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| | Bathrooms:
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| them.
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| | 1.Spray the inside of the toilet with the
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| Organize then organize again. Experts
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| | bowl cleaner.
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| encourage people to organize their lives.
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| | 2.Spray the rim, toilet seat, counter top
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| They know disorganization robs you of
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| | and sink with your all-purpose cleaner.
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| valuable time among other things. Follow
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| | Remember each time you put a bottle down
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| this outline to organize your cleaning
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| | and pick it up, you waste time.
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| supplies.
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| | 3.Use your diluted orange cleaner and
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| Head to the hardware store for the
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| | squirt down the shower or tub enclosure.
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| following items:
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| | 4.Next clean the toilet and toilet rim by
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| * Tote tray with dividers ? do not waste
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| | sprinkling baking soda or Bar Keepers
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| your money with aprons designed to hold
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| | Friend on your toilet bowl brush.
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| bottles of cleaners, etc. The weight of
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| | 5.Spray only the part of the mirror that
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| so many full bottles slows you down. Talk
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| | is dirty wiping it down with a clean rag.
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| about an achy breaky back!
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| | That puts enough cleaner on the towel to
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| * White nylon scrub pad found in the
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| | clean the rest of the mirror.
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| cleaning section. Use it for stubborn
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| | 6.Wipe the counter, sink and the exterior
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| spots or water spots on glass shower
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| | of the toilet and the floor behind.
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| doors. Use only white. Other colors may
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| | 7.Next clean the shower walls. pray the
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| scratch.
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| | shower floor and clean it. Finish by
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| * Stiff bristle brush that looks like a
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| | mopping the floor.
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| toothbrush. It is ideal for scrubbing
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| | Dusting:
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| around faucets.
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| | 1.Lift objects with one hand then dust
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| * 1 ½ inch paint brush. Use it to dust
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| | with the other. Place an old clean cotton
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| cobwebs along window frames and doorways
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| | tube sock over your dusting hand and
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| etc.
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| | lightly dampen it with your cleaner.
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| At the grocery store pick up the
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| | People with arthritis or hand dexterity
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| following:
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| | problems find it helpful to wear a rubber
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| * Window cleaner
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| | glove on one hand giving them a better
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| * Concentrated orange cleaner without
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| | grasp on objects.
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| petroleum distillates
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| | 2.Spray a lint free towel with the window
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| * Bar Keepers Friend
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| | cleaning solution and toss that over one
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| * Toilet bowl cleaner
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| | shoulder to clean any glass inlaid tables
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| * Toilet bowl brush without metal rings
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| | or cabinets.
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| * Rubber Gloves
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| | 3.Begin dusting from either the right or
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| Next stock a plastic bag with old but
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| | the left and work your way around the
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| clean terry cloth towels and a few lint
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| | room dusting window sills and wall
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| free towels for dusting. Tuck in a second
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| | hangings as you come to them.
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| plastic bag to store soiled towels as you
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| | 4.For homes with pets, tuck a clean pair
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| clean. Then add a large trash bag for
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| | of rubber gloves into your back pocket.
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| emptying the trash.
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| | When you come to couches or chairs with
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| Speed Cleaning Essentials
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| | pet hair, use the gloves and work you
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| In today?s world of quick fixes people
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| | hands in a circular motion moving over
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| want fast results. They buy the fastest
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| | the furniture. Toss the rolled up lint
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| computer and instant dinners. The single
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| | onto the floor for the vacuum to pick up.
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| most important thing you can do to speed
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| | Some people cover furniture with a body
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| clean your home has no quick fix -
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| | size bath towel to keep them clean from
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| exercise. A regular, consistent exercise
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| | pet hair. Easy to launder, towels also
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| program gives you the strength and
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| | save on furniture wear and tear.
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| stamina to rocket you through not only
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| | 5.As you dust move furniture towards the
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| your house cleaning chores but everything
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| | center of the room to vacuum behind it.
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| you do.
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| | Kitchens
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| Clean like the pros. You never see a
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| | 1.Place a coffee cup half full of water
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| professional enter a home and heat up a
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| | in the microwave. Cook on high for two
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| cup of coffee, flip on the TV or send an
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| | minutes. The resulting steam loosens any
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| email. Do not allow distractions to pull
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| | baked on food for easy cleaning. Allow
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| you away from the task at hand. Let the
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| | the cup to cool for a minute before
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| answering machine handle your phone calls
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| | moving it so you don't scald yourself.
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| and wait to retrieve the mail until you
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| | 2.Spray the stove or any counter area
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| finish. Distractions turn a 15-minute job
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| | that contains dried food with the orange
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| into an hour?s worth of time.
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| | cleaner.
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| A key point to remember: You build speed
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| | 3.Start at the left and work your way
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| as you clean. Every time you stop it
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| | clockwise around the kitchen leaving the
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| takes time to rebuild your momentum
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| | sink for last after you mop the floor.
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| costing you valuable time. Give yourself
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| | 4.Move appliances to one side then spray
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| the gift of time by staying focused on
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| | the counter, dishwasher, refrigerator or
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| the task at hand.
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| | microwave if it is in that immediate
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| Speed cleaning usually entails cleaning
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| | area.
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| your entire home all in one day. For many
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| | 5.Clean one section of cabinets each time
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| people this does not work due to busy
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| | you clean the kitchen, paying special
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| schedules. Should this be your case, dust
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| | attention to door pulls.
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| your home one day, tackle the bathrooms
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| | 6.Mop the floor using a 100% terry cloth
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| the next etc. Whichever job you do
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| | towel. Rinsing mops and filling buckets
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| complete the entire task. Dust the entire
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| | of water consumes time. A towel rinses
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| house or clean all the bathrooms. It
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| | quickly under a faucet then can be
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| takes time to pull out your cleaning
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| | laundered for easy care.
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| equipment so keep going until you finish.
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| | 7.Sprinkle the sink with Bar Keepers
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| Divide and conquer. Many people become
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| | Friend or baking soda using a brush to
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| overwhelmed at the thought of cleaning
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| | thoroughly scrub the sink.
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| their entire home at one time. A
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| | Vacuum
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| professional breaks a home into sections
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| | Vacuum around the room in the same order
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| cleaning one section then moving to the
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| | you dust. Vacuum behind furniture first,
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| next. Here is a basic outline to follow.
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| | replace the furniture then back out of
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| Adjust the sections according to the
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| | the room. If the floors are hard wood or
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| layout of your home.
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| | laminated wood, dust them then damp mop
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| Section one: Bedroom area and hallway
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| | using terry towel dampened with a small
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| Section two: Kitchen, dining area, den or
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| | amount of white vinegar and water. For
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| family room
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| | all other hard surface floors, vacuum
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| Section three: Formal living room and
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| | them then damp mop using hot water only.
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| dining room
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| | Marble floors must be dried.
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