House Keeper's Guide: Easy-to-Miss Areas

There are so many tedious cleaning items that so many of us never (and I mean NEVER) do. It's mostly because we didn't grow up seeing it done, or we honestly don't even think about it, because why would we??

For instance dusting our walls... I have never thought that this item needed to be added to my cleaning list. But when you clean a clients home 3 days a week, for a specific period of time each day, you find extra things to do. Plus I have seen cleaning videos where people wash their walls, so I guess it's not totally crazy to do every once in a while.

I also started thinking I should do this for my own home. I admit, in the 4 1/2 years we've lived here it never once crossed my mind to dust or wash my walls. But with both Chris and myself having allergies, it makes sense to do it at least every once in a while.

Same with dusting our ceilings or vacuuming our mattresses. Dust gets everywhere and is the #1 thing that the human race is allergic to! So it makes all the sense to grab a dry Swiffer and swipe those walls and ceilings, maybe during the same time of year you get your ducts cleaned out (again great idea if you've found you cannot stop sneezing recently) but also just a great was to prevent a chance of house fires... which reminds me, I need to go blow out that candle before I forget🙃

Speaking of dust and neglect, when was the last time I cleaned my baseboards??? I know, it's so tedious and I have gone a long time without even touching them but at the very least I should run my duster along them. I'd save a full wet wipe-down of them for a couple times a year (same goes for window sills, stools and frames) Something I've been wanting to try are the wet dusters. I'll provide a picture, but it essentially is a sponge with grooves in it. It could also help with a thorough cleaning of the tops of our refrigerators or microwaves.

So much dust and grease from cooking accumulates on top of the microwave (especially if your microwave is directly above your stove like mine is). I'm not sure why the top of the fridge gets to be so gross though, what did we do to offend you Refrigerator! Maybe it's because I spend so much time inside of my fridge that the top part decides to rebel (it's all for want of attention). I digress.

Well maybe now I've given you some inspiration to deep clean your house before the craziness of the Holiday's arrives. I feel like now is the best time, mostly because I want to spend my holiday cozied up in a clean home and left to worry about again in another 6 months when I make my Spring Cleaning lists 😉