I totally should have taken before and during pictures, but again I didn't even think of it. You didn't really want to see those though.
My floor was gross. Really.
What I did was put floor cleaner mixed with some water in a spray bottle and sprayed down the whole floor, sections at a time, so I didn't get too overwhelmed. Meanwhile, I filled my electric kettle and turned it on. When the water reached a boil, I took the kettle and poured it gingerly on the floor, making sure to splash more where the grossest looking spots were.
Then I grabbed my plain old Swiffer and put an old ratty washcloth on it (I keep them in a bucket on the utility shelves.) Then I scrubbed the floor well with the swiffer not worrying about making it pretty, just scrubbing the whole floor where I'd sprayed and put the hot water.
Then, I grabbed an old ratty bath towel and starting along the edges, I used my feet to move the towel around to dry up the water and wipe the floor clean. It was unreal how great the floor looked just from this.
Then I moved on to another section and repeated the method, and just kept going, switching out washcloth and towels as needed. It dried pretty quick after going over it with a towel.
When it was completely dry, I got a fresh clean washcloth on the Swiffer and squeezed some storebrand Mop & Shine stuff on it and spread it out, then let that dry while I watched a marathon on HGTV of House Hunters - Where Are They Now. It did get a little shinier, but not really glossy, and that's okay. I think it'll make it harder for dirt to stick to it between moppings.
Already today as I've made dinner and chopped veggies etc, I've been more aware of anything dropping onto the floor and picked it up immediately. I have seen some dog hair starting to turn into little dust bunnies with minds of their own.. but I will sweep again really well tonight after people have all gone to bed, so they won't be traipsing through, and bringing more dirt and dust with them.
Oh! I also cleaned off my microwave. Took everything off it, sprayed it with Greased Lightning. I put all the stray teabags into one bigger container. An old Tupperware celery keeper in that green I love. I scrubbed down the microwave, then go the side of it and the side of the fridge then the door and decided to do inside of the microwave too. I took the plate thing and roller out and scrubbed them til they were shiny. I set a cup of water in the microwave and set it for a minute to steam the inside, then wiped it all down. Then I put things back in a more organized way and did a final wipe down. It looks brand new.
I had Faelyn sweep after I did that cleaning since some stuff got on the floor. She swept the living room too.
Looking forward to getting more tasks done tomorrow. I think it's definitely time to take out the onion and potato bins from the pantry and dump them and give them a good scrubbing. I'll probably end up doing the whole pantry. But really, it needs it.
My floor was gross. Really.
What I did was put floor cleaner mixed with some water in a spray bottle and sprayed down the whole floor, sections at a time, so I didn't get too overwhelmed. Meanwhile, I filled my electric kettle and turned it on. When the water reached a boil, I took the kettle and poured it gingerly on the floor, making sure to splash more where the grossest looking spots were.
Then I grabbed my plain old Swiffer and put an old ratty washcloth on it (I keep them in a bucket on the utility shelves.) Then I scrubbed the floor well with the swiffer not worrying about making it pretty, just scrubbing the whole floor where I'd sprayed and put the hot water.
Then, I grabbed an old ratty bath towel and starting along the edges, I used my feet to move the towel around to dry up the water and wipe the floor clean. It was unreal how great the floor looked just from this.
Then I moved on to another section and repeated the method, and just kept going, switching out washcloth and towels as needed. It dried pretty quick after going over it with a towel.
When it was completely dry, I got a fresh clean washcloth on the Swiffer and squeezed some storebrand Mop & Shine stuff on it and spread it out, then let that dry while I watched a marathon on HGTV of House Hunters - Where Are They Now. It did get a little shinier, but not really glossy, and that's okay. I think it'll make it harder for dirt to stick to it between moppings.
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| those 2 little spots are a cigarette burn from before we moved in and a tiny tear in the vinyl. |
Already today as I've made dinner and chopped veggies etc, I've been more aware of anything dropping onto the floor and picked it up immediately. I have seen some dog hair starting to turn into little dust bunnies with minds of their own.. but I will sweep again really well tonight after people have all gone to bed, so they won't be traipsing through, and bringing more dirt and dust with them.
Oh! I also cleaned off my microwave. Took everything off it, sprayed it with Greased Lightning. I put all the stray teabags into one bigger container. An old Tupperware celery keeper in that green I love. I scrubbed down the microwave, then go the side of it and the side of the fridge then the door and decided to do inside of the microwave too. I took the plate thing and roller out and scrubbed them til they were shiny. I set a cup of water in the microwave and set it for a minute to steam the inside, then wiped it all down. Then I put things back in a more organized way and did a final wipe down. It looks brand new.
I had Faelyn sweep after I did that cleaning since some stuff got on the floor. She swept the living room too.
Looking forward to getting more tasks done tomorrow. I think it's definitely time to take out the onion and potato bins from the pantry and dump them and give them a good scrubbing. I'll probably end up doing the whole pantry. But really, it needs it.