Housecleaning Kit

Spring cleaning pretty much passed us by, but we're still hopeful we'll get around to some deeper cleaning here and there. To make it easier, we're putting together a simple cleaning kit to carry from room to room.

It really seems to make the whole job go faster and smoother when we have a little basket of everything we need ready to go.

There's a good list of things to include here, but of course, you know what you need for your own home. We like using a spray bottle with water, vinegar, and tea tree oil to disinfect and dry dusting rags. Another spray bottle with a solution of water and castille soap also comes in handy.

Do you use a cleaning kit?

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Comments (5)

One norwex enviro cloth for cleaning everything, and one norwex window cloth for all windows and chrome.
Oh, and water.
Done.

My cleaning bucket consists of:

1. Bottle of Vinegar/Water for cutting grease.
2. The funnies section of the newspaper (for washing windows and polishing chrome)
3. Bottle of Windex (I really love the concentrate one they put out - no more wasted squirt bottles for ammonia fears!)
4. Slightly-too-dirty-for-the-kitchen-but-still-cleanish rag to scrub the floor THEN the toilet with
5. Used dryer sheets to pick up the hair that manages to fall in the sink and tub when I'm not looking (cat hair, my hair...)
6. T-shirt rags to wipe out the fixtures gently
7. A hand broom and dust pan
8. An apron (all these things go in or hang onto the apron while I use the bucket this is all contained in to fill with soapy water and scrub the floor)
9. A plastic grocery bag for actual trash (paper wrapping, cardboard packaging and metal products can be recycled)

I am trying to take green steps in the products that I buy especially things that I use on a daily basis (paper towels are in my cleaning basket). Scott Naturals is a great choice for anyone who is trying to maintain a green lifestyle and doesn't want to give up quality. Anyone else checked out the Scott Naturals products yet?

I use two buckets: one for cleaning, and one for soiled rags. Rather than rinse rags when cleaning extra dirty floors, windows, or painting, I get a clean one, wash them all together. This way, I don't have rags sitting in the laundry til I have a full load of dirty ones.

Also, a Webster is essential for cobwebs! Nice extension pole to reach high ceilings. Too big to fit in my bucket, though! I also use a washable "swiffer" for quick sweeping floors, and spot washing wood floors.

Love the grapefruit scented natural cleaners, and the vinegar Windex. For windows, I use a wet sponge, squeegie and t-shirt rags to finish.

Real Simple mag featured a list of natural cleaning supplies (quite inclusive) and I now use them all the time. Another tip: storing borax, washing soda, etc. in the diner-style sugar dispensers makes for very easy cleaning!

http://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/cleaning/all-natural-cleaning-solutions-00000000011547/index.html