Today I:
Closed cabinet doors.
Made bed.
Emptied dishwasher.
Made to-do list.
Cleaned up kitchen.
Did 5 minute pickup.
Started a load of laundry.
Checked bathrooms for clutter.
Last night I:
Wiped down bathrooms.
Put out clothes for the boys.
Made lunches.
Loaded and started dishwasher.
As for weekly tasks, I got on track today after a 4-day weekend. Last week, I decided to make Tuesdays my day to clean bathrooms. Since I’d wiped down the counters and toilets for the last two nights, it was like having a headstart in the cleaning process.
I worked on the other details like the mirror and the bathtub. Even though I had wiped down the toilet less than 12 hours before, I used this time to do deep cleaning. You know, getting down and dirty to try to find all of those places that you wouldn’t think pee could get to . . . but it can. (The kind of cleaning that requires a hot shower immediately after.)
The two bathrooms that I’ve been better about cleaning, meaning the ones that people see, were pretty easy. The kids’ bath and the 1/2 bath just needed some extra TLC to feel like they were truly “clean.” But the master bathroom, being inside the forbidden master bedroom, needs a lot of work. The inside of the bathtub stays pretty clean, but it’s edges were pretty dusty and nasty. I shined it up, and was amazed at the difference it made in the feel of the entire bathroom.
The shower is scary. It has a glass door, which I’m pretty sure is supposed to be cloudy glass, but I really can’t remember. The soap scum on it provides its own “texture” that isn’t pretty. I scrubbed the top half really well, and then decided that I’d work on the bottom half next week. Lame, I know.
In reality, the master bathroom needs its own status as a 2-day project. Since I currently don’t have two days to spend on it, I’m hoping that spending some time on it every Tuesday will eventually get it in shape.
Something I found out about a year ago, use the cheapest shampoo you can find (Vo5 .77 cents) or shampoo you have that you don't like to clean soap scum. It really works and you don't have to scrub. Just use a wet rag, add shampoo and rub. Then rinse well. Give it a try.
I will try that. Thanks so much!
I am reading this here in 2014…. but found a cleaning concoction on Pinterest that really busts the soap scum. You combine 1/2 to 1 cup of blue Dawn dish liquid and an equal amount of white vinegar (some say to heat it up, but I don’t) in a spray bottle. Shake it and spray it all over the walls and/or door of the shower. You have to leave the room cause it’s pretty strong, but come back in 30 minutes or so and rinse really well and there is very little scrubbing involved.
I have had housecleaning businesses and find this works on all kinds of soap scum.
Vinegar is amazing on soap scum all on its own. Very diluted vinegar will also get soap scum out of your hair, a grossness all on its own.