Here we are…….

Tip #1

Don’t make a mess…. don’t need to clean:D

Lucky1 said:

Tip #1

Don’t make a mess…. don’t need to clean:D

Oh you are cheeky Lucky!!

But it’s very true just the same…as I say with a sigh as I walk around the house collecting cups, plates, cutlery…socks shoes…bedcovers where they are not supposed to be…

If only we could find Not Me in the house, we could issue stern instructions to him/her to pick up and put back…

If only…

I’d quite like to get a cleaner actually – only every couple of months or so to do the stuff we are too lazy to do. But I can’t find any that use the same non-toxic stuff we use…

But it’s very true just the same…as I say with a sigh as I walk around the house collecting cups, plates, cutlery…socks shoes…bedcovers where they are not supposed to be…
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Oh I was hanging out the Bimbo’s washing this morning…. 3 loads. Can’t wash on the weekends now mum…too busy with Benny now……ain’t love grand.

Also washing her cooked breakfast dishes too………

Then I could start on the elf & my mess….

bon008 said:

I’d quite like to get a cleaner actually – only every couple of months or so to do the stuff we are too lazy to do. But I can’t find any that use the same non-toxic stuff we use…

This can be hard…… but at the same time…. if someone comes to clean your house, they should use the cleaning agents you like and supply. This is what I did when I was cleaning privately.

I did 2 houses and some times 2 schools a week (school 5 days a week) and the kids thought I stayed home and sat on my fat arse:(

Lucky1 said:

But it’s very true just the same…as I say with a sigh as I walk around the house collecting cups, plates, cutlery…socks shoes…bedcovers where they are not supposed to be…
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Oh I was hanging out the Bimbo’s washing this morning…. 3 loads. Can’t wash on the weekends now mum…too busy with Benny now……ain’t love grand.

Also washing her cooked breakfast dishes too………

Then I could start on the elf & my mess….

Yes, but she’ll prolly do this for her own kinder…I know I do all these things (eventually) for mine because my P & M did it for me and my bro…

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

But it’s very true just the same…as I say with a sigh as I walk around the house collecting cups, plates, cutlery…socks shoes…bedcovers where they are not supposed to be…
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Oh I was hanging out the Bimbo’s washing this morning…. 3 loads. Can’t wash on the weekends now mum…too busy with Benny now……ain’t love grand.

Also washing her cooked breakfast dishes too………

Then I could start on the elf & my mess….

Yes, but she’ll prolly do this for her own kinder…I know I do all these things (eventually) for mine because my P & M did it for me and my bro…

Oh I am happy, as Benny has her doing dishes when he’s over here for a meal:D Gosh I love this man:D

Not only that I get to brainwash her kids into being a greeny:D

This can be hard…… but at the same time…. if someone comes to clean your house, they should use the cleaning agents you like and supply. This is what I did when I was cleaning privately.
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I think this would be reasonable. In fact I would expect a commercial cleaning person to use my stuff in the house…

Then again after accidentally looking under SIL’s sink, I’m not sure I would want to clean with some of the almost caustic stuff that some people use…

Oh I am happy, as Benny has her doing dishes when he’s over here for a meal:D Gosh I love this man:D
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He has her doing the dishes???

sounds very good!!

Say has anyone got one of those “new” spinning dusters that is ob the TV in the arvo’s???

Pretty dear to buy and I know someone who has a cheaper version of it and said it’s crap to use.

Me I use those “Grab It” dusters, great for collecting all the dust and crap and the Elf seems to go better when I use these.

Dinetta said:

Oh I am happy, as Benny has her doing dishes when he’s over here for a meal:D Gosh I love this man:D
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He has her doing the dishes???

sounds very good!!

Oh yeah it is very good:D

Lucky1 said:

Say has anyone got one of those “new” spinning dusters that is ob the TV in the arvo’s???

Pretty dear to buy and I know someone who has a cheaper version of it and said it’s crap to use.

Me I use those “Grab It” dusters, great for collecting all the dust and crap and the Elf seems to go better when I use these.

Duster… what’s a duster? :D

Nah.. I bought a microfibre thingy, long and thin to slide under VCRs and stuff.. it’s OK, but the amount of dust we have covers it up pretty quickly.. and the dust comes back so quickly that I stopped dusting :D

Me I use those “Grab It” dusters, great for collecting all the dust and crap and the Elf seems to go better when I use these.
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Will I find these in WoolWorths? To my credit I know where the cleaning aisles are…but I am hopeless with all the cleaning cloths on offer…

Nah.. I bought a microfibre thingy, long and thin to slide under VCRs and stuff.. it’s OK, but the amount of dust we have covers it up pretty quickly.. and the dust comes back so quickly that I stopped dusting :D
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I need to dust all the time….. for the elf.

I even vac the woolen underlay on the bed. The crap the vac sucks out of it is amazing.

When I come back in my next life……… I’m coming back as a little round dish in a lab…. someone can clean me:P

Duster… what’s a duster? :D
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It’s what you track down in a panic because the SIL or MIL is coming to visit…it’s what you do after you clear a path from the front door to the back deck….so they can view the farms down below instead of looking at your messy house behind them…

Dinetta said:

Me I use those “Grab It” dusters, great for collecting all the dust and crap and the Elf seems to go better when I use these.
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Will I find these in WoolWorths? To my credit I know where the cleaning aisles are…but I am hopeless with all the cleaning cloths on offer…

Yes… I buy them when on special…. 2 packets for $10.00 and get 5 dusters in each pkt. They last me for ages……..

Yes… I buy them when on special…. 2 packets for $10.00 and get 5 dusters in each pkt. They last me for ages……..
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Thanks Lucky

:)

Dinetta said:

Duster… what’s a duster? :D
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It’s what you track down in a panic because the SIL or MIL is coming to visit…it’s what you do after you clear a path from the front door to the back deck….so they can view the farms down below instead of looking at your messy house behind them…

Good point – family visits are the only things that motivate us into cleaning :) It’s just no one has visited in ages!!!

Clean floors and a smell of an air freshener will trick a visitor into thinking your house is VERY clean:)

I was told this when I was cleaning years ago. I have certificates in cleaning. Just thought I’d throw that in…:D Thing is … that doesn’t make the loo clean itself.

Dinetta said:

Yes… I buy them when on special…. 2 packets for $10.00 and get 5 dusters in each pkt. They last me for ages……..
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Thanks Lucky

:)

Oh yeah…. don’t forget to buy 1 packet with the wand in it.

Good point – family visits are the only things that motivate us into cleaning :) It’s just no one has visited in ages!!!
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People tend to only visit when the house is in a shambles…Daughter (the fashionasta – ebay tragic) did a tremendous job last Christmas…destroyed over the year by Elle Mutto…and nobody came!!

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

Yes… I buy them when on special…. 2 packets for $10.00 and get 5 dusters in each pkt. They last me for ages……..
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Thanks Lucky

:)

Oh yeah…. don’t forget to buy 1 packet with the wand in it.

Now that’s tip’s a lifesaver…I’ll have a look tonight

(TIC)

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

Me I use those “Grab It” dusters, great for collecting all the dust and crap and the Elf seems to go better when I use these.
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Will I find these in WoolWorths? To my credit I know where the cleaning aisles are…but I am hopeless with all the cleaning cloths on offer…

Yes… I buy them when on special…. 2 packets for $10.00 and get 5 dusters in each pkt. They last me for ages……..

ooo cheaper than that.. is furniture polish , non spray one, on a cloth out of the rag bag. Shake it out, will last for ages. I couldn’t /wouldn’t use any sprays when middle daughters athmas was bad.

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

Yes… I buy them when on special…. 2 packets for $10.00 and get 5 dusters in each pkt. They last me for ages……..
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Thanks Lucky

:)

Oh yeah…. don’t forget to buy 1 packet with the wand in it.

Now that’s tip’s a lifesaver…I’ll have a look tonight

(TIC)

Pic off the internet of it

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

Yes… I buy them when on special…. 2 packets for $10.00 and get 5 dusters in each pkt. They last me for ages……..
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Thanks Lucky

:)

Oh yeah…. don’t forget to buy 1 packet with the wand in it.

Now that’s tip’s a lifesaver…I’ll have a look tonight

(TIC)

Pic off the internet of it

Lucky, anybody tell you that you are a Gem?

I thought you were joking along the lines that you are your resident housework fairy…thank you very much for the picture

:)

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

Yes… I buy them when on special…. 2 packets for $10.00 and get 5 dusters in each pkt. They last me for ages……..
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Thanks Lucky

:)

Oh yeah…. don’t forget to buy 1 packet with the wand in it.

Now that’s tip’s a lifesaver…I’ll have a look tonight

(TIC)

Pic off the internet of it

Ooooooooooh those things!!! I get mildly hysterical when I see the ad for those!! All those little white hands flying out… teeeheeeheee…

(I am working, I’m just trying to lurk here too!)

Ooh ooh.. found a promising looking company in Perth!!

http://www.ecohomecleaners.mysite.com/

Yeh, yeh… this work I’m trying to do is terribly, terribly boring. And it doesn’t help when the dog runs in and drops a kong on your foot!

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

Yes… I buy them when on special…. 2 packets for $10.00 and get 5 dusters in each pkt. They last me for ages……..
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Thanks Lucky

:)

Oh yeah…. don’t forget to buy 1 packet with the wand in it.

Now that’s tip’s a lifesaver…I’ll have a look tonight

(TIC)

Pic off the internet of it

Well the wand like that pic is not in the shops yet, but I bought some dusters…citrus scent…the oily rag as suggested by Happy Potter sounds good too..and I need to water the piano this weekend as well…

cat pee: metho?

What if it’s in the carpet (cat was hiding and got locked in the bedroom)?

Dinetta said:

cat pee: metho?

What if it’s in the carpet (cat was hiding and got locked in the bedroom)?

Good point …try some of this…..

Couple of drops in the water and if you can smell it through out the house….too much mixed in the water.

Found in stupidmarkets in cleaning isle.

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

Tip #1

Don’t make a mess…. don’t need to clean:D

Oh you are cheeky Lucky!!

But it’s very true just the same…as I say with a sigh as I walk around the house collecting cups, plates, cutlery…socks shoes…bedcovers where they are not supposed to be…

If only we could find Not Me in the house, we could issue stern instructions to him/her to pick up and put back…

If only…

We don’t have a Not Me but In a Minute is a right pain in the bum.

bon008 said:

I’d quite like to get a cleaner actually – only every couple of months or so to do the stuff we are too lazy to do. But I can’t find any that use the same non-toxic stuff we use…

Cleaners will clean stuff but they wont pick up all the junk to do it, so that’s no help here.

a good vacuum can make a difference in both the result and how much of a chore vacuuming is. previously i had a few different (good power) vacuums but, they don’t compare to something like a miele vacuum, which is almost a joy to use.

also, i only recently cottoned on to the fact that a lot of the dust was coming from the roof, especially more so after windy weather. prime candidates for fixing are:
- ceiling vents/fans….bunnings and other stores sell automatically closing covers
- ducted heating….clean the intake filter
- downlights…use pieces of pvc twice the length as the insulation is high
- spaces that may have ceiling plaster missing altogether, e.g. cupboards above fridge space….seal with plaster

getting white tiles and/or white grout in high traffic areas is bound to show up very quickly, and too frequently scrubbing grout wears it away.
finally…some people insist on clear (non-frosted) shower screens, which i think is sheer madness. there’s many modern frosting/pattern glass designs (which btw don’t cost a single dollar more than getting clear glass) which don’t need a squeege after every single shower taken. it’s not about being able to get away with a dirty shower screen…only that even water by itself stains clear glass and looks horrible dried and requires cleaning.

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

But it’s very true just the same…as I say with a sigh as I walk around the house collecting cups, plates, cutlery…socks shoes…bedcovers where they are not supposed to be…
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Oh I was hanging out the Bimbo’s washing this morning…. 3 loads. Can’t wash on the weekends now mum…too busy with Benny now……ain’t love grand.

Also washing her cooked breakfast dishes too………

Then I could start on the elf & my mess….

Yes, but she’ll prolly do this for her own kinder…I know I do all these things (eventually) for mine because my P & M did it for me and my bro…

My 20yo has only recently found out how the washing machine works.

Lucky1 said:

Say has anyone got one of those “new” spinning dusters that is ob the TV in the arvo’s???

Pretty dear to buy and I know someone who has a cheaper version of it and said it’s crap to use.

Me I use those “Grab It” dusters, great for collecting all the dust and crap and the Elf seems to go better when I use these.

I bought a cheapo version. The dust doesn’t cling to it as much as the one on the TV.

Dinetta said:

Duster… what’s a duster? :D
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It’s what you track down in a panic because the SIL or MIL is coming to visit…it’s what you do after you clear a path from the front door to the back deck….so they can view the farms down below instead of looking at your messy house behind them…

My SIL is as bad as me and I don’t have a MIL anymore. I do have a clean freak sister who makes me feel very uncomfortable if I don’t clean.

Happy Potter said:

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

Me I use those “Grab It” dusters, great for collecting all the dust and crap and the Elf seems to go better when I use these.
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Will I find these in WoolWorths? To my credit I know where the cleaning aisles are…but I am hopeless with all the cleaning cloths on offer…

Yes… I buy them when on special…. 2 packets for $10.00 and get 5 dusters in each pkt. They last me for ages……..

ooo cheaper than that.. is furniture polish , non spray one, on a cloth out of the rag bag. Shake it out, will last for ages. I couldn’t /wouldn’t use any sprays when middle daughters athmas was bad.

Polishing furniture would entail a flat surface pick up. :(

We don’t have a Not Me but In a Minute is a right pain in the bum.
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LOL!

You are lucky they even answer you…

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

cat pee: metho?

What if it’s in the carpet (cat was hiding and got locked in the bedroom)?

Good point …try some of this…..

Couple of drops in the water and if you can smell it through out the house….too much mixed in the water.

Found in stupidmarkets in cleaning isle.

Thanks Lucky…stupid question time: do I just spray it on the carpet and then vacuum after a while?

Bubba Louie said:

Lucky1 said:

Say has anyone got one of those “new” spinning dusters that is ob the TV in the arvo’s???

Pretty dear to buy and I know someone who has a cheaper version of it and said it’s crap to use.

Me I use those “Grab It” dusters, great for collecting all the dust and crap and the Elf seems to go better when I use these.

I bought a cheapo version. The dust doesn’t cling to it as much as the one on the TV.

Thanks Bubba:)

I do have a clean freak sister who makes me feel very uncomfortable if I don’t clean.
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Well if she’s that bothered about your place…….. get her to clean your place and you can garden:)

My 20yo has only recently found out how the washing machine works.
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Oh ho ho ho…mine had to find out at an early age or wear stinky uniforms to school…besides their big sisters made them help…the big sisters are so much more bossy than I am…and the boys take it!!

Couple of drops in the water and if you can smell it through out the house….too much mixed in the water.

Found in stupidmarkets in cleaning isle.

Thanks Lucky…stupid question time: do I just spray it on the carpet and then vacuum after a while?
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No, pop it into some water and scrub the area.

Dinetta said:

My 20yo has only recently found out how the washing machine works.
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Oh ho ho ho…mine had to find out at an early age or wear stinky uniforms to school…besides their big sisters made them help…the big sisters are so much more bossy than I am…and the boys take it!!

Mine found it this way…..

Son said I sit on my fat arse all day…….. threw his clothes out into the hallway and went back to bed…… I opened his door and threw it all back and said “I quit”

Bimbo…… didn’t like the way I washed her clothes…….I quit there as well.

Lucky1 said:

Couple of drops in the water and if you can smell it through out the house….too much mixed in the water.

Found in stupidmarkets in cleaning isle.

Thanks Lucky…stupid question time: do I just spray it on the carpet and then vacuum after a while?
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No, pop it into some water and scrub the area.

Thanks Lucky…now all I need to do is find “the area”…I thought my towel was a suspect so that is in the laundry…I just read somewhere that a “black light” will help with this…we had an aromatic (but hardly romantic) bedroom last night!

Dinetta said:

cat pee: metho?

What if it’s in the carpet (cat was hiding and got locked in the bedroom)?

Biozet laundry detergent. I’m told the enzymes break down cat wee.

Son said I sit on my fat arse all day…….. threw his clothes out into the hallway and went back to bed…… I opened his door and threw it all back and said “I quit”

Bimbo…… didn’t like the way I washed her clothes…….I quit there as well.
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Good for you!

(whispers: did he really say that?) I could do no right for one of my daughters…she has left home and is much happier…I still haven’t worked out why it ended up this way but we all get along now…

Bubba Louie said:

Dinetta said:

cat pee: metho?

What if it’s in the carpet (cat was hiding and got locked in the bedroom)?

Biozet laundry detergent. I’m told the enzymes break down cat wee.

I toyed with the idea of ripping up the carpet…gosh I hate carpet…but I might get thrown out with the carpet if I do that…

Bubba Louie said:

Dinetta said:

cat pee: metho?

What if it’s in the carpet (cat was hiding and got locked in the bedroom)?

Biozet laundry detergent. I’m told the enzymes break down cat wee.

Really…. wow….new one …stores this away.

Dinetta said:

Son said I sit on my fat arse all day…….. threw his clothes out into the hallway and went back to bed…… I opened his door and threw it all back and said “I quit”

Bimbo…… didn’t like the way I washed her clothes…….I quit there as well.
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Good for you!

(whispers: did he really say that?) I could do no right for one of my daughters…she has left home and is much happier…I still haven’t worked out why it ended up this way but we all get along now…

Yep…… he thinks I should be out working…….. no bludging…. go figure….

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

cat pee: metho?

What if it’s in the carpet (cat was hiding and got locked in the bedroom)?

Good point …try some of this…..

Couple of drops in the water and if you can smell it through out the house….too much mixed in the water.

Found in stupidmarkets in cleaning isle.

Thanks Lucky…stupid question time: do I just spray it on the carpet and then vacuum after a while?

No, it soaks in and kills smells but even nilodor didn’t work when a cat peed inside our last car. It did fade after a while but came back in wet weather. Luckily it was dry when we sold it.

Dinetta said:

My 20yo has only recently found out how the washing machine works.
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Oh ho ho ho…mine had to find out at an early age or wear stinky uniforms to school…besides their big sisters made them help…the big sisters are so much more bossy than I am…and the boys take it!!

He works at Maccas and only has one uniform, so it has to have a hot wash every night or he smells like a greaser.

Dinetta said:

Son said I sit on my fat arse all day…….. threw his clothes out into the hallway and went back to bed…… I opened his door and threw it all back and said “I quit”

Bimbo…… didn’t like the way I washed her clothes…….I quit there as well.
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Good for you!

(whispers: did he really say that?) I could do no right for one of my daughters…she has left home and is much happier…I still haven’t worked out why it ended up this way but we all get along now…

Ooooh I DREAM of the day they get their own place.

Lucky1 said:

Bubba Louie said:

Dinetta said:

cat pee: metho?

What if it’s in the carpet (cat was hiding and got locked in the bedroom)?

Biozet laundry detergent. I’m told the enzymes break down cat wee.

Really…. wow….new one …stores this away.

I haven’t personally tried it but some vets reccommend it.

aquarium said:

finally…some people insist on clear (non-frosted) shower screens, which i think is sheer madness. there’s many modern frosting/pattern glass designs (which btw don’t cost a single dollar more than getting clear glass) which don’t need a squeege after every single shower taken. it’s not about being able to get away with a dirty shower screen…only that even water by itself stains clear glass and looks horrible dried and requires cleaning.

That’s got me beat too, Aquarium…my MIL has them in all her showers (4 bathroom home – it’s a long story)…and they drive me mad with the specks that are so hard to remove. She has provided those windscreen wiper things but I am the only one to use them that I know of…our shower has a textured (on the outside) sliding 3-piece glass door – you cant see through it and it has wire reinforcing in the glass…straight out of the 1970’s, which is when this house was built…and for my money why would you get clear glass when this other staff is so much more practical? It wipes clean with shower gel or soda bicarb…clean enough to look tidy…

and why would anybody want white tiles in heavy traffic areas has me shaking my head…

I love my Dyson vac

:)

and I need to water the piano this weekend as well…
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I’m sure Collie would have an answer for this one but I can’t think of one.

pomolo said:

and I need to water the piano this weekend as well…
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I’m sure Collie would have an answer for this one but I can’t think of one.

I think that’s because he knows that up in the Highlands of PNG, they put heaters in their pianos (to keep the humidity down)…but anyway, I’ll look forward to it if he does take it up…I love the way he picks up on things and it makes me laugh…all laughs are good for you…

Bubba Louie said:

Dinetta said:

Son said I sit on my fat arse all day…….. threw his clothes out into the hallway and went back to bed…… I opened his door and threw it all back and said “I quit”

Bimbo…… didn’t like the way I washed her clothes…….I quit there as well.
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Good for you!

(whispers: did he really say that?) I could do no right for one of my daughters…she has left home and is much happier…I still haven’t worked out why it ended up this way but we all get along now…

Ooooh I DREAM of the day they get their own place.

My dream is almost here……. Bimbo spends more time at Benny’s than at home.

Dinetta said:

aquarium said:

finally…some people insist on clear (non-frosted) shower screens, which i think is sheer madness. there’s many modern frosting/pattern glass designs (which btw don’t cost a single dollar more than getting clear glass) which don’t need a squeege after every single shower taken. it’s not about being able to get away with a dirty shower screen…only that even water by itself stains clear glass and looks horrible dried and requires cleaning.

That’s got me beat too, Aquarium…my MIL has them in all her showers (4 bathroom home – it’s a long story)…and they drive me mad with the specks that are so hard to remove. She has provided those windscreen wiper things but I am the only one to use them that I know of…our shower has a textured (on the outside) sliding 3-piece glass door – you cant see through it and it has wire reinforcing in the glass…straight out of the 1970’s, which is when this house was built…and for my money why would you get clear glass when this other staff is so much more practical? It wipes clean with shower gel or soda bicarb…clean enough to look tidy…

and why would anybody want white tiles in heavy traffic areas has me shaking my head…

I love my Dyson vac

:)

When I was cleaning I’d have to clean 8 bathrooms in 2 hours and the screens were clear……stupid idea…….I’d clean 18 unisex bathrooms as well in 4 hours before I got to those 8 extra bathrooms….. no wonder I nearly jumped off 4 flights of stairs before I quit.

Any howwwwwwwwww….. after cleaning the shower tiles…wipe with white vinegar and this will repel the soap scum for a few showers.

Lucky1 said:

Bubba Louie said:

Dinetta said:

Son said I sit on my fat arse all day…….. threw his clothes out into the hallway and went back to bed…… I opened his door and threw it all back and said “I quit”

Bimbo…… didn’t like the way I washed her clothes…….I quit there as well.
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Good for you!

(whispers: did he really say that?) I could do no right for one of my daughters…she has left home and is much happier…I still haven’t worked out why it ended up this way but we all get along now…

Ooooh I DREAM of the day they get their own place.

My dream is almost here……. Bimbo spends more time at Benny’s than at home.

I’m moving this over to the September chat, if that’s OK?

I should imagine you did as excellent a job on those showers in the short time parameter, as you did in your own home…they probably missed you when you quit (the users, that is…)

When I was cleaning I’d have to clean 8 bathrooms in 2 hours and the screens were clear……stupid idea…….I’d clean 18 unisex bathrooms as well in 4 hours before I got to those 8 extra bathrooms….. no wonder I nearly jumped off 4 flights of stairs before I quit.

Any howwwwwwwwww….. after cleaning the shower tiles…wipe with white vinegar and this will repel the soap scum for a few showers.
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I agree with the white vinegar, I also just slosh it around (we have those tiny 1½ inch tiles on the floor of the shower recess) the floor of the shower if I haven’t had time to clean it …the vinegar is good for the grey water too…

Do you have any other tips on how to get the showers clean in a hurry? I am currently working my way through a bottle of Pantene shampoo… it does the trick, which is why it also strips your hair of life…

I have also found useful (seeing as I was desparate):

shower gel

those nylon craft ribbon balls on a rope that they sell in lieu of the old flannel (face washer) – reserve one just for the cleaning…

The shower gel makes the bathroom sink and bench smell nice…

Do you have any other tips on how to get the showers clean in a hurry?
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The easiest way to clean a show …is to do it regularly and often. Showers hide behind a screen and are only seen a few minutes a day.

Mine is done weekly and its quick to do. No build up of soap scum and mold.

I keep an old toothbrush for getting under the sliding door. Ours is a 3 door sliding frosted glass with frames around the glass.

Clear glass doors are great for perving on ya new love interest, but that is about it…they show every trace and water mark. I used to wipe the glass down with the towels in one place I cleaned, as we had laundry services.

My dream is almost here……. Bimbo spends more time at Benny’s than at home.
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I couldn’t wait to move out of home as the small country town stifled me…was sad to leave my father but my mother wanted to run my life for me (still does) and I had other ideas of what I wanted to do…I wouldn’t dream of saying the things children say to their parents now…the message from US TV shows that bad manners is the “go” is wrong…

on my soapbox: after my two eldest (Ms Fashionasta and Ms M) came back from their Rotary Youth Exchange terms (one in Germany and one in Brazil), I came to the conclusion that Australia would be better to align itself culturally with Europe and other nationalities that believe in life is for living rather than making money, and they both agree “absolutely”…

Getting back to the moving out…both the girls asked for their “glorybox” after years of screaming with helpless laughter at my efforts to stock them…go figure!!! So it was “mum, can you spare me a / some…sheets, towels, pans, baking dishes…”

Clear glass doors are great for perving on ya new love interest, but that is about it…they show every trace and water mark. I used to wipe the glass down with the towels in one place I cleaned, as we had laundry services.
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Yes, I prefer old nappies for cleaning the glass areas…the nub (nap? HALP!) is just enough of a scouring effect to clean nicely…I use a spray bottle with 1:1 water (rain) and metho…this is good for the kitchen benches of a morning too if you have cats trying to escape the pup…

In fact I buy cloth nappies when they are on special, as they make the best tea towels and all-rounders for jobs around the house…

Can’t beat the old toothbrush. I have a collection…

Dinetta said:

In fact I buy cloth nappies when they are on special, as they make the best tea towels and all-rounders for jobs around the house…

Have to agree with you there:)

That grabbit is working a treat…

:) :)

not sneezing yet anyway!

Dinetta said:

That grabbit is working a treat…

:) :)

not sneezing yet anyway!

Sweet:)

Teeth cleaning tablets clean the insides of thermos and brings them up like new.

Lucky1 said:

Teeth cleaning tablets clean the insides of thermos and brings them up like new.

Is this the glass ones?

(Taking time off from cleaning the washing machine, neatsfooting my clogs b4 packing away, breading out the second grabbit cloth, vacuuming the suspect cat pee area in the bedroom…boy that’s a strong pong)

Teeth cleaning tablets clean the insides of thermos and brings them up like new.

Is this the glass ones?
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oops should have said the stainless steel ones.

Lucky1 said:

Teeth cleaning tablets clean the insides of thermos and brings them up like new.

Is this the glass ones?
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oops should have said the stainless steel ones.

That’s good, because that is what ours are…so it’s one tablet dissolved in some water and then added to the thermos, fill ‘er up and then wait? shake the thermos? overnight? I ask because MrD often takes the thermos with him on his trips…or he would if I prepared them…I need to keep him away from the hotboxes…reckon a cuppa and a packed feed from home should do it…

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

Teeth cleaning tablets clean the insides of thermos and brings them up like new.

Is this the glass ones?
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oops should have said the stainless steel ones.

That’s good, because that is what ours are…so it’s one tablet dissolved in some water and then added to the thermos, fill ‘er up and then wait? shake the thermos? overnight? I ask because MrD often takes the thermos with him on his trips…or he would if I prepared them…I need to keep him away from the hotboxes…reckon a cuppa and a packed feed from home should do it…

Okay…here we go

pop tablet in thermos

fill almost to the top (so it doesn’t spill over) with boiling water

leave over night

Rinse and bask in the knowledge of a job done easy:)

neatsfooting my clogs
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Is that as in Neatsfoot Oil?

If you can find it(try your local horsey place) Hydrophane is better. Wont stain clothes or rot stitching. I used it on my saddles.

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

and I need to water the piano this weekend as well…
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I’m sure Collie would have an answer for this one but I can’t think of one.

I think that’s because he knows that up in the Highlands of PNG, they put heaters in their pianos (to keep the humidity down)…but anyway, I’ll look forward to it if he does take it up…I love the way he picks up on things and it makes me laugh…all laughs are good for you…

Now I get it. Thanks D. No wonder the kids are looking at retirement homes for the oldies. LOL.

Dinetta said:

In fact I buy cloth nappies when they are on special, as they make the best tea towels and all-rounders for jobs around the house…

That’s a good home hint for anyone that’s starting out. When you get as far as me then you have endless sheets, pillow cases, towels etc that are on the way to the rag box. Poly/cotton stuff isn’t much good for cleaning though.

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

In fact I buy cloth nappies when they are on special, as they make the best tea towels and all-rounders for jobs around the house…

When you get as far as me then you have endless sheets, pillow cases, towels etc that are on the way to the rag box. Poly/cotton stuff isn’t much good for cleaning though.

That last remark is so true, Pomolo. ( I am in the process of sorting my old sheets, towels, etc…what a job!) the 100% cotton goes so much further, lasts a lot longer and therefore has a longer useful life than the poly/cotton.

I was buying 100% cotton sheeting and hemming it for the king singles, not much else seems to fit altho’ some queen sizes do…the poly/cotton stuff is not much good in the heat and humidity as it seems to cling and stifle…now I buy the cheep 100% cotton from WWorths …it only lasts about a year but it does have an extended life beyond the bedroom…it would prolly pay me to learn how to cut out the worn bit and insert another “good” bit from another worn sheet…

it would prolly pay me to learn how to cut out the worn bit and insert another “good” bit from another worn sheet…
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Cut it down the middle and sew the outer edges together. That way the worn middle becomes the outer edge and gets tucked under the mattress.

Bubba Louie said:

it would prolly pay me to learn how to cut out the worn bit and insert another “good” bit from another worn sheet…
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Cut it down the middle and sew the outer edges together. That way the worn middle becomes the outer edge and gets tucked under the mattress.

Wow Bubba Louie!! So that is how it’s done!! Now why didn’t it think of that, it makes so much more sense…Thanks for the tip

:)

Dinetta said:

Bubba Louie said:

it would prolly pay me to learn how to cut out the worn bit and insert another “good” bit from another worn sheet…
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Cut it down the middle and sew the outer edges together. That way the worn middle becomes the outer edge and gets tucked under the mattress.

Wow Bubba Louie!! So that is how it’s done!! Now why didn’t it think of that, it makes so much more sense…Thanks for the tip

:)

I can’t take the credit, I read it in a novel somewhere.

I have got rid of the cat pee odour in the bedroom…I worked out where it might be (shared towel rack)…I cleaned the towel rack with a grabbit and then sprayed…hang on a tick while I find it…can’t find it…guess it will turn up as I walk around the house..N E ways, it is a clear pump-action bottle with Orange sticker and orange smiley face and orange top to where the spray comes out…sprayed that on the general suspect area…a goodly bit but not wet…then I left it for an hour…then I vacuumed it…and I have no more problems…

We’ll see how it goes when the Wet gets here

:P

Dinetta said:

I have got rid of the cat pee odour in the bedroom…I worked out where it might be (shared towel rack)…I cleaned the towel rack with a grabbit and then sprayed…hang on a tick while I find it…can’t find it…guess it will turn up as I walk around the house..N E ways, it is a clear pump-action bottle with Orange sticker and orange smiley face and orange top to where the spray comes out…sprayed that on the general suspect area…a goodly bit but not wet…then I left it for an hour…then I vacuumed it…and I have no more problems…

We’ll see how it goes when the Wet gets here

:P

OH yes, now I have powdered the area with plain soda bicarb and will vacuum that later tonight…

Bubba Louie said:

Dinetta said:

Bubba Louie said:

it would prolly pay me to learn how to cut out the worn bit and insert another “good” bit from another worn sheet…
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Cut it down the middle and sew the outer edges together. That way the worn middle becomes the outer edge and gets tucked under the mattress.

Wow Bubba Louie!! So that is how it’s done!! Now why didn’t it think of that, it makes so much more sense…Thanks for the tip

:)

I can’t take the credit, I read it in a novel somewhere.

Yes, but you passed the tip along and that’s the main thing…

I sray my mirrors with just water and rub like hard and all comes up glossy and clean:D

Dinetta said:

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

In fact I buy cloth nappies when they are on special, as they make the best tea towels and all-rounders for jobs around the house…

When you get as far as me then you have endless sheets, pillow cases, towels etc that are on the way to the rag box. Poly/cotton stuff isn’t much good for cleaning though.

That last remark is so true, Pomolo. ( I am in the process of sorting my old sheets, towels, etc…what a job!) the 100% cotton goes so much further, lasts a lot longer and therefore has a longer useful life than the poly/cotton.

I was buying 100% cotton sheeting and hemming it for the king singles, not much else seems to fit altho’ some queen sizes do…the poly/cotton stuff is not much good in the heat and humidity as it seems to cling and stifle…now I buy the cheep 100% cotton from WWorths …it only lasts about a year but it does have an extended life beyond the bedroom…it would prolly pay me to learn how to cut out the worn bit and insert another “good” bit from another worn sheet…

I’ve tried that and it’s not so good. Seams that you have to lie on aren’t very comfortable. You’d wonder how a flat seem could be noticeable when you are asleep but they are. Old sheets are good to make pillow cases out of though.

You’d wonder how a flat seem could be noticeable when you are asleep but they are. Old sheets are good to make pillow cases out of though.
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“They” say a nice flat bed (underblanket and sheet etc) ensures a good night’s rest…(provided there is no cat pee aroma in the bedroom of course)…so you may well have a point there…pillow cases are the go then, I’m sure I can find a pattern on the internet…

Dinetta said:

You’d wonder how a flat seem could be noticeable when you are asleep but they are. Old sheets are good to make pillow cases out of though.
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“They” say a nice flat bed (underblanket and sheet etc) ensures a good night’s rest…(provided there is no cat pee aroma in the bedroom of course)…so you may well have a point there…pillow cases are the go then, I’m sure I can find a pattern on the internet…

You don’t need a pattern. Just cut around one you already have and allow for seams and the tuck under flap piece.

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

You’d wonder how a flat seem could be noticeable when you are asleep but they are. Old sheets are good to make pillow cases out of though.
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“They” say a nice flat bed (underblanket and sheet etc) ensures a good night’s rest…(provided there is no cat pee aroma in the bedroom of course)…so you may well have a point there…pillow cases are the go then, I’m sure I can find a pattern on the internet…

You don’t need a pattern. Just cut around one you already have and allow for seams and the tuck under flap piece.

Actually I should have added that you need to do it with fabric doubled over because you need 2 sides to a pillow case.

I don’t buy cleaning cloths. I’d prefer to recycle/reuse rather than something that’s just come out of a factory and wrapped in plastic. My cleaning cloths are old (cotton) undies, old (cotton) socks and flannelette pjs. Flannies are the BEST cleaning cloths. My flannies can last 2 years so every second year when my flannie pj top wears thin on the belly where I lean against the sink in the mornings, I buy new pjs. So I cut them into large flat slabs of cloth, all irregular shapes, then do a thin seam around the edge – just fold over twice and straight stitch. Buttons go in the button tin, the scraps (seams, odd bits) go into the compost. Only the elastic goes into the bin.

Old towels are good, too, same treatment – cut out the thinnest part (usually the towel is so thin it tears – I get my money’s worth!!) then hem the rest. I found out a long time ago that if I don’t cut out the thinnest part it’s a sod to hem, and besides it unravels too quickly. That’s why I actually go to the bother of hemming, too – the edges unravel and make a mess in the washing machine.

Yeehah said:

I don’t buy cleaning cloths. I’d prefer to recycle/reuse rather than something that’s just come out of a factory and wrapped in plastic. My cleaning cloths are old (cotton) undies, old (cotton) socks and flannelette pjs. Flannies are the BEST cleaning cloths. My flannies can last 2 years so every second year when my flannie pj top wears thin on the belly where I lean against the sink in the mornings, I buy new pjs. So I cut them into large flat slabs of cloth, all irregular shapes, then do a thin seam around the edge – just fold over twice and straight stitch. Buttons go in the button tin, the scraps (seams, odd bits) go into the compost. Only the elastic goes into the bin.

Old towels are good, too, same treatment – cut out the thinnest part (usually the towel is so thin it tears – I get my money’s worth!!) then hem the rest. I found out a long time ago that if I don’t cut out the thinnest part it’s a sod to hem, and besides it unravels too quickly. That’s why I actually go to the bother of hemming, too – the edges unravel and make a mess in the washing machine.

Heya, yep I do that too except I buy old bedspreads and cotton waffle blankets from charity shops , chenille is wonderful too. I got a cotton king size blanket from the op shop for $5 a couple weeks ago , cut it into face washer size squares and overlocked the lot. I use one or more a day in the kitchen then it goes into a bucket of water with a capful of bleach in it. I oiled some and keep in a bag for dusting, another for the stainless steel cooker ect. Fab for windows, the car ect ect. I haven’t bought a wash cloth in 30 years.

cat pee: metho?

What if it’s in the carpet (cat was hiding and got locked in the bedroom)?
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Thanks for all the suggestions…as mentioned in a previous thread I have got rid of this smell…my guess is that it may have only lightly sprayed the carpet: my towel got the full brunt of it and of course anything hanging behind and beside it…the cat that was locked in does tend to spray a bit, I’ve seen her claim a clump of grass…

Halleleujah that it wasn’t a full toilet job into the carpet!

I made some sago and some cream rice for dessert tonight.

Thing is the poxy stainless steal saucepan has caught on the bottom…again.

Always in the same spot…… always the same side…..

How can I get the burnt crap off the base of the pan….. without scrubbing the afternoon away??

Also does steel have a memory, as it catches in the same place every time I use it…..poxy *%#$@ pan… thing is its a good size for cooking.

try soaking in vinegar. could be you have a scratch there, or you tend to put the saucepan slightly off centre the same way each time so that the heat runs up the side there.

bluegreen said:

try soaking in vinegar. could be you have a scratch there, or you tend to put the saucepan slightly off centre the same way each time so that the heat runs up the side there.

Only use wooden spoons……Not sure about the scratch, will look after its cleaned off. I always make sure the pans are center as I hated blacken saucepans as a kid when I did the washing up. As I didn’t blacken it.

I’ll try your tip Bluegreen.

use the chrome polish as for car/motorbike paste to clean off that browning. takes a bit of elbow grease but comes off.

Lucky, I would fill it with water and put it on to boil, then turn the flame off and let sit until it’s cool.

Happy Potter said:

Lucky, I would fill it with water and put it on to boil, then turn the flame off and let sit until it’s cool.

I’ll try this tomorrow, letting it soak over night with vinegar.

Lucky1 said:

I made some sago and some cream rice for dessert tonight.

Thing is the poxy stainless steal saucepan has caught on the bottom…again.

Always in the same spot…… always the same side…..

How can I get the burnt crap off the base of the pan….. without scrubbing the afternoon away??

Also does steel have a memory, as it catches in the same place every time I use it…..poxy *%#$@ pan… thing is its a good size for cooking.

try Hillmark ‘steel power’ – seems to work

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

try soaking in vinegar. could be you have a scratch there, or you tend to put the saucepan slightly off centre the same way each time so that the heat runs up the side there.

Only use wooden spoons……Not sure about the scratch, will look after its cleaned off. I always make sure the pans are center as I hated blacken saucepans as a kid when I did the washing up. As I didn’t blacken it.

I’ll try your tip Bluegreen.

It sounds like a hot spot in the base of your saucepan Lucky1. I have a frying pan with the same sort of problem. Very maddening.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

try soaking in vinegar. could be you have a scratch there, or you tend to put the saucepan slightly off centre the same way each time so that the heat runs up the side there.

Only use wooden spoons……Not sure about the scratch, will look after its cleaned off. I always make sure the pans are center as I hated blacken saucepans as a kid when I did the washing up. As I didn’t blacken it.

I’ll try your tip Bluegreen.

It sounds like a hot spot in the base of your saucepan Lucky1. I have a frying pan with the same sort of problem. Very maddening.

Did you ever fix the problem???

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

try soaking in vinegar. could be you have a scratch there, or you tend to put the saucepan slightly off centre the same way each time so that the heat runs up the side there.

Only use wooden spoons……Not sure about the scratch, will look after its cleaned off. I always make sure the pans are center as I hated blacken saucepans as a kid when I did the washing up. As I didn’t blacken it.

I’ll try your tip Bluegreen.

It sounds like a hot spot in the base of your saucepan Lucky1. I have a frying pan with the same sort of problem. Very maddening.

Did you ever fix the problem???

Yes I did. I bought a new one. The other one gets used for bbqs our camping.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

try soaking in vinegar. could be you have a scratch there, or you tend to put the saucepan slightly off centre the same way each time so that the heat runs up the side there.

Only use wooden spoons……Not sure about the scratch, will look after its cleaned off. I always make sure the pans are center as I hated blacken saucepans as a kid when I did the washing up. As I didn’t blacken it.

I’ll try your tip Bluegreen.

It sounds like a hot spot in the base of your saucepan Lucky1. I have a frying pan with the same sort of problem. Very maddening.

Did you ever fix the problem???

Yes I did. I bought a new one. The other one gets used for bbqs our camping.

bbqs our camping = bbqs or camping.