HOW CLEAN IS YOUR HOUSE? (fluff test) (page 3)

Scully

I don't use a "dishwashing sponge", but I do add a splash of bleach to my dishwater with every wash to keep my dishcloths from getting dingy looking.

I also hate having dirty dishes laying around - I usually fill the sink to wash dishes when I start cooking and wash dishes as I go along, so there's not a lot of clean up to do after dinner. I come from a big family where my "chore" was to wash dishes after dinner, and I vowed that I'd never ever do that as an adult. This way, I never do.

You are Gleaming.

Congratulations...you've earned your stripes, comrade. Your house is winning the war on terror--against dust mites, staph, E-coli, salmonella, and other vermin who seek to infiltrate your borders. Your Department of Homeland Security is nothing but a well-cleaned mop, a dishwashing sponge you replace biweekly, and some strategic enemy surveillance that prevents terrorist incidents before they occur. A little vigilance is always good for keeping your house protected; making the bed, disinfecting the fridge, organizing your mail, and dusting your book shelves all contribute to a safe zone. But look at us preaching to choir. For tips on how to keep your house from invasion, watch How Clean Is Your House? on Wednesday nights.

Finally-Free

I also hate having dirty dishes laying around - I usually fill the sink up when I start cooking and wash dishes as I go along, so there's not a lot of clean up to do after dinner.

I do that too. If I don't the dishes won't get done. Once I'm finished eating I'm not very interested in cleaning up, so I do as much as I can as I go along.

W

snowbird

I don't use a "dishwashing sponge", but I do add a splash of bleach to my dishwater with every wash to keep my dishcloths from getting dingy looking.
I also hate having dirty dishes laying around - I usually fill the sink up when I start cooking and wash dishes as I go along, so there's not a lot of clean up to do after dinner.

You and I must be cut from the same cloth, because that's exactly how I do it.

My mother swore by bleach, and would throw a hissy fit if she ran out. We children were like stairsteps, but none of us ever became seriously ill. This was due in part to her diligence in keeping everything as clean as possible.

As I've mentioned before, I grew up way back in the sticks without any modern conveniences; Clorox bleach and Octagon lye soap were mainstays in our household.

Sylvia

Dorktacular

You are Gleaming.

Congratulations...you've earned your stripes, comrade. Your house is winning the war on terror--against dust mites, staph, E-coli, salmonella, and other vermin who seek to infiltrate your borders. Your Department of Homeland Security is nothing but a well-cleaned mop, a dishwashing sponge you replace biweekly, and some strategic enemy surveillance that prevents terrorist incidents before they occur. A little vigilance is always good for keeping your house protected; making the bed, disinfecting the fridge, organizing your mail, and dusting your book shelves all contribute to a safe zone. But look at us preaching to choir. For tips on how to keep your house from invasion, watch How Clean Is Your House? on Wednesday nights.

Some of the questions are kind of weird but I am a neat freak. Can't tell by looking at my house right now because we just moved, but I did spend about 10 hours on the lawn this weekend. It looks like a golf course. I almost beheaded a new neighbor for letting his dog take a wizz on my beautiful grass. I think I'll walk down the street to his house later and piss on his lawn myself.

We don't use sponges to wash dishes. Sponges have way too many germs. We use dish cloths and they are laundered in hot water and bleach after every use.

Scully

I actually don't like using sponges for cleaning - I hate how they get all shrivelly after a single use.

I'd rather add bleach to my washing water and use a cloth for dishes, and I love my microfibre cloths for cleaning floors, porcelain and tiles. Oh, and a tip for keeping dishcloths from getting all stiff from regular tap water: just before hanging up the dishcloth to dry (I drape it over my faucet), I'll rinse it out well with plain water and then add a little white vinegar to the water. White vinegar is a natural fabric softener. I'll use it in a pinch if I run out of fabric softener sheets for the laundry.

My sinks, countertops and mirrors get a daily wipe down with Windex, and my toilets get cleaned daily. It's a 15-minute job at most to do all of them, and it feels so much better knowing that I've at least accomplished that in my day.

Laundry and vacuuming and dusting, though.... I hate it.

One of my favorite sites that helped me realize the value of establishing a daily cleaning routine is www.flylady.net. My housecleaning mantra is "I can do anything for 15 minutes."

delilah

You are Gleaming.

Congratulations...you've earned your stripes, comrade. Your house is winning the war on terror--against dust mites, staph, E-coli, salmonella, and other vermin who seek to infiltrate your borders. Your Department of Homeland Security is nothing but a well-cleaned mop, a dishwashing sponge you replace biweekly, and some strategic enemy surveillance that prevents terrorist incidents before they occur. A little vigilance is always good for keeping your house protected; making the bed, disinfecting the fridge, organizing your mail, and dusting your book shelves all contribute to a safe zone. But look at us preaching to choir. For tips on how to keep your house from invasion, watch How Clean Is Your House? on Wednesday nights.

I let my house go a bit over the summer, as we weren't home much. But now I'm getting it back in order. I hate a messy, dirty house.

restrangled

For those of you who do use sponges....If you rinse it out very well and pop it into the top rack of your dishwasher every time you run it....it stays fresh for quite a while.

r.

minu

Restrangled....you beat me to it. I wash mine in the dishwasher also, but only 2 times max. Then it goes to the trash.

Happy Harvester

I am definitely gonna clean for the in-laws big time (saturday-anyone want to help??)

I'd love to help . . . now, let me see if I can find my magic wand . . . be with you as soon as I find it . . . .

restrangled

Since were on the subject, and I don't mean to hijack your thread Mary....

Does any one have secrets to cleaning the touchpad of a black glass topped stove.....It's driving me insane. The touch pad is in back, and no matter how much windex I use it always looks greasy and smeared. To make matters worse the kitchen window shines the sun on it all afternoon!

Don't ask me to get a new one, this a Bosch convection oven only 2 years old....and it looks like I haven't cleaned it in two years! ARGGGGG!

r.

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