5 Cleaning Resolutions For The New Year  

2019 has just begun, and already social events are upon us. Graduations and other early year festivities are almost here. If you’re going to be entertaining guests, you may feel a pang of anxiety right about now. We all get that feeling sometimes. The feeling that our house isn’t ready for company.

No worries. We’re here with a few easy tips to get your house ready for company. We’ll help you get rid of odors, brighten your surfaces, and generally make your home as clean as it can be. No bones about it, we’re about to clean all the skeletons out of your closet.

Clean Your Tub and Toilet

As the old children’s book says, Everybody Poops. That’s right. All of your guests will need to answer the call of nature, which means they’re all going to see the inside of your bathroom. If your tub and toilet are yellow, they’re going to notice.

For a quick, all natural solution, use a mixture of Vinegar and Dawn dish soap. You can put the mixture in a spray bottle, and let it soak into your surfaces for a few minutes. Follow up with a scrub brush, and your porcelain will shine as brightly as the day you bought it.

Polish Your Fixtures With Wax Paper

We like this one, because it’s almost free. Most people have wax paper in their kitchen, but did you know it’s good for polishing metal sink fixtures? Because wax paper is coated with, well, wax, you can use it as a polishing cloth. Tear off a wide piece, hold one side in each hand, and sweep it back and forth over your faucet like it’s a buffer. Watch your metal gleam in no time, for the cost of a piece of wax paper.

Vacuum Your Blinds and Curtains

Sometimes, it’s the little things that count. Things like not having dust on your window coverings. Blinds and curtains are easy to miss, but they get dirty like anything else. If you’re in a pinch, there’s no need to spend hours wiping down your blinds or laundering your curtains. A vacuum with the brush attachment – ever wonder what that was for? – can be very effective. Run it over your window coverings, and you’ll have brighter sunsets and a whiter interior.

Freshen Up Your Mattress

Your guests may not see your mattress, but it’s a source of odors, and it can be a pain to deep clean. If you want to spend a lot of money and time, a carpet extractor can do the job, but that’s a headache.

For a more reasonable mattress cleaning that will get rid of most odors, just use baking soda. Just sprinkle your mattress liberally with baking soda and let it sit for an hour to give it enough time to absorb body odors. Go over it with a vacuum, and you’re all set.

Hire a Professional Cleaner

Sometimes, there’s just too much mess to handle on your own. Whether you’ve neglected your home for awhile, or whether you have a busy lifestyle, these things can get away from us. If you don’t have the time to clean your own home, it may be time to hire a professional.

Services like Simply Maid cleaner in Australia employs only professional, background-checked staff who are great at cleaning house. If you’re in a pinch, give them a call. You may find that relief costs less than you imagine.

Samantha

Samantha hails from Virginia and is a proud wife to a retired Deputy Sheriff and mother to two amazing little boys named Jack & William. A veteran product reviewer; Samantha has been reviewing products for 8 years and offers high quality product reviews with original photography.