Day 2: Dusting Home & Furniture - 5-Day Green-Cleaning Resolution

October 22, 2008

This is Part II of V in my 5-Day Green-Cleaning Resolution series, with cleaning tips to help you green-clean your house in under 30 minutes a day

The second day in my cleaning plan will consist of dusting and wiping down everything and anything I can with my trusty Antibac Microfiber Dusting Mitt. I find this Mitt really speeds up dusting. For tougher jobs, I’ll use a wet Antibac Enviro cloth and the Antibac Window Cloth (polishing cloth) where needed. I start near the entrance of my house and move room to room, before moving upstairs.

Tuesday (Day 2): Dusting

• Door windows and any glass in foyer
• Door knobs
• Ceiling fans, lamps, light fixtures
• Blinds and picture frames
• Books or other shelving units, knick-knacks and picture frames
• Tops of doors
• Windowsills
• Coffee and end tables or any other furniture
• Televisions and entertainment units
• Air vents and baseboards
• Patio doors

List of cleaning items you will need:

• Norwex Antibac Microfiber Mitt
• Norwex Antibac Enviro Cloth
• Norwex Antibac Window Cloth (Polishing Cloth)

No naps today for anyone, and after an evening meeting I reluctantly start my dusting spree at 11:00 p.m. with the three aforementioned items in hand. Halfway through my dusting mitt is getting a little dusty, so I move it to my left hand - it’s a little clumsy but does the trick. The dusting mitt is quickly becoming one of my favourite Norwex items - it makes dusting baseboards, air vents and blinds very easy. I am able to finish my dusting tasks in just under a half an hour.

Day 1: Cleaning Tips for Bedrooms & Home Office - 5-Day Green-Cleaning Resolution

October 20, 2008

This is Part I of V in my 5-Day Green-Cleaning Resolution series, with cleaning tips to help you green-clean your house in under 30 minutes a day

If you are anything like me it is difficult to find time to do anything - let alone clean my house. Worse still is leaving it all until one day on the weekend after the kids go bed. The expression the “Road to Hell …” rings true. I tell myself tonight after the kids go to bed, and next thing I know I’ve either fallen asleep putting the kids to bed, or else I’m too tired to face two hours of cleaning. I thought back to an article I had read in Today’s Parent a while back about how to clean your house in 30 minutes each day.

I’ve decided to modify the plan to work for me, using only 30 minutes each day maximum and no chemicals. My cleaning plan will only be for the 5 weekdays and I’ll split it into five parts in this series - one for each day of the week. Like any good resolution I propose to start this one on Monday Please try it with me and see how it works for you …

Monday (Day 1): Bedrooms & Home Office

• Tidy-up, pick up books, papers, clothing etc.
• Dust and wipe clean ceiling fans, light fixtures, lamps, dressers, shelves, pictures, baseboards, and any other surfaces
• Change bedsheets
• Empty garbage pails
• Clean and shine mirrors

List of cleaning items you will need:

• Norwex Antibac Microfiber Mitt
• Norwex Antibac Enviro Cloth
• Norwex Antibac Window Cloth (Polishing Cloth)
• A garbage bag

Tip - Save your floors for “Floor Day”

Like any resolution I began today with lots of enthusiasm. I began the morning by immediately grabbing the bed sheets and throwing them in the washer. So far, so good. I think this plan might just work for me. Usually, if I get two kids to sleep for a nap, there is so much to do, I have a hard time focusing on one task.

Today, I headed straight to my bedroom and 15 minutes later I had finished my to-do list, but by then, one of my kids was crying. I managed to get the other bedroom dusted and straightened up in about 5 minutes just before the kid’s bedtime. Which left me with 10 minutes for the office after everyone went to bed. I did a quick dusting and tidy.

I’m thinking this plan just might work for me. I definitely subscribe to the theory that if you want to attain a goal you need to write it down and break it into manageable pieces. Hopefully this checklist on my fridge is just what I need. I also find it focused my efforts today. Here’s hoping I have as much enthusiasm tomorrow for my household tasks.

Please try my plan along with me and share any comments as to what did or didn’t work for you.  On the last day of this series, I will post the complete plan in one document.  Happy speed cleaning.

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