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I’m not really sure I know anyone who loves to clean. But some of us do find it enjoyable.
Before I left For the Navy I lived at home with my mom my dad my grandma and my brother. My grandma was a huge help for my mom and I was never forced to do chores.
After I got out of boot Camp I went to my first command and I got roommates in an apartment. We were all taking turns doing chores and that’s when I realized I did not know how to do much of it any of it. Well, not with any efficiency. I could definitely tell that my roommates had to do chores growing up and do their part.
Fast forward a couple of decades. I have learned ways to get things cleaned. Done in an efficient, easy, and cost-effective way.
Below you will find some of my most favorite products for cleaning. There’s really not that many. But the ones I use, I love. I don’t think any of them have a whole lot of chemicals in them. One of them will be baking soda. I have a whole list of baking soda uses. I’ll have to make a whole other post for that one.
1. Scrub Daddy Sponge
The only sponge that doesn’t judge me when I’m tired, overwhelmed, or pretending I didn’t see that mess yesterday. Murphy thinks it’s a toy. He is wrong.
Link: https://amzn.to/4vKEEbV
2. Bar Keepers Friend
The magic powder that fixes my mistakes, my kids’ mistakes, Murphy’s mistakes, and probably emotional damage if I let it. If you’ve ever said “Oh no… what IS that?” this is your new best friend. Link: https://amzn.to/4bN3EYD
3. Dawn Powerwash
Spray → wipe → pretend you cleaned the whole house. Honestly, this product is doing more for me than sleep ever has. Link: https://amzn.to/4b59l3Z
4. Sprayway: World’s Best Glass Cleaner
Because sometimes you need your house to smell clean even if you’re too tired to actually clean it. Leaves no streaks. I use on windows, stainless appliances (fridge, oven door, dishwasher). Also doubles as aromatherapy for when Murphy does something financially devastating. Yes it smells that great. Link: https://amzn.to/3R8cTfb
5. Easy Off Fume Free Oven Cleaner
Spray, let sit overnight, wipe. Super helpful tip: you can easily take the door off. After breaking myself trying to reach over the door I found out you can do this.
Link: https://amzn.to/4h6WwtZ
6. Baking Soda
Uses are endless with this one. Again, I will have to make a post just for this gem. For cleaning I use it in my sink, tub, glass top stove (I really do wish I had gas stove, but I have propane. YouTube is going to help me convert a gas stove someday). Use it in laundry, …….. Link: https://amzn.to/4bwigvu
7. Zep mold stain and mildew stain remover
For when you have guest coming. A quick spray and mold and mildew disappear. I need to get a bathroom remodel due to mold on the ceiling. Popcorn ceiling at that. So hard to clean. I just grab an umbrella and spray the ceiling and the mold magically disappears. A true hero. Link: https://amzn.to/4bN4Nzp
8. Vinegar
I buy this by the gallon. During COVID the whole hospital would smell like vinegar, that was when I realized it was such a powerful disinfectant. Sure, it’s smelled like vinegar, but we were safe. I recently bought a house about a year and a half ago and I doused everything in vinegar. The house kind of had a weird smell to it. Then it smelled like vinegar. Then it smelled like clean. I also use vinegar in my laundry in between loads to refresh it. Because it’s a front loader and those stink. There are many uses. It’s a great deodorizer. Link: https://amzn.to/4vBWGwH
9. Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
Erases scuffs, stains, and evidence of chaos. If only it worked on my stress levels.
Link: https://amzn.to/4fsCx6v
10. Clorox Wipes
For when you need to clean something FAST because someone is coming over and you want them to think you have your life together. Spoiler: you do not. But these help.
Link: https://amzn.to/4htcIWe
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