May has been a rough month in the
Thelen household. We have all had a bought of sick. Now that we are all over the hump and on the mend. It's time to get the house in order so we have no more sick. It has been going round town like wildfire so i decided to blog some of my new techniques to "get the sick out." I haven't been feeling very good. but, I am well enough to start taking on the job of giving the house a proper deep scrub.
- First things first, AIR YOUR HOUSE! I can't stress this enough. There is nothing like the healing power of a fresh breeze in a stale room.
- Wash all your bed. wash all your linens, blankets, mattress pad, and pillows. Let your bed air for a couple hours. Using baking soda and a stiff brush, pour baking soda onto the bed and work into the crevasses with a stiff bush. let it set. Vacuum clean.
- Iron your linens. Do look at me like I'm daft! iron your sheets, dish towels, and washcloths. Washers and dryers do not get hot enough to kill all germs. The heat of a good steam iron will kill all the remaining germs. Our Grandparents did do it b/c they liked extra work.
- Wash your walls. Warm water and a bit of borax does the trick. Make sure to get the baseboards!
- Wash your curtains and blinds. They collect so much dust and filth. Don't forget to clean your curtain rod. -Wash Venusian blinds in the bathtub or shower. just mild dish soap, use an old toothbrush for stubborn dirt or insect spots.
- Give your bathroom a proper scrub. make sure you get on hand and knees and get every nook and cranny.- clean your shower liner by soaking it in washing soda and hot water. rinse with cold vinegar water. let set outside to dry in the sun. -peroxide works wonderful if you can't stand the smell of bleach (like me).-don't forget to disinfect your toothbrush well or just get a new one.
- Air everything out. Yes i put this again. put couch cushions outside in the sun, take anything porous like wicker out to let get warm in the sun. anything that doesn't have a removable fabric can benefit from some airing and warm sun.
- Disinfect surfaces. This is a no brainer but we forget sometimes to clean door handles, car steering wheels, drainboard, keyboards, phones, toys, and counter tops.
- Feel Better soon!!
May has been a rough month in the Thelen household. We have all had a bought of sick. Now that we are all over the hump and on the mend. It's time to get the house in order so we have no more sick. It has been going round town like wildfire so i decided to blog some of my new techniques to "get the sick out." I haven't been feeling very good. but, I am well enough to start taking on the job of giving the house a proper deep scrub. 