My mother sent me on an errand this afternoon. She wanted two cases of bottled water from Costco, but can't lift them so she asked me to get them and deliver them to her house when I return her dog, "Spud," who is staying with me while she jets off to Vegas this evening to gamble away our inheritance. ("Our" as in me and the dog's. And let's not get into the whole bottled water discussion. My mother is nearing 80 and isn't about ready to change her ways.... )
Being the good daughter that I am -- and in need of vinegar and baking soda for a massive project I'm tackling -- I went off to Costco for her.
While I was wrestling with the water, a guy was cleaning up his table where he had been giving out samples of liquid Tide. Apparently, he didn't want to pack up the samples because as I staggered by clutching my back he threw about 10 of the samples in my cart. Anyone who has priced Tide lately knows these little babies are the equivalent of liquid gold!
Back to that massive project I mentioned... I was inspired by the freaky mom at this site to do some spring cleaning. Of course, I'm a week behind her detailed "to do" list but I did spend an hour cleaning my refrigerator out today. (Exciting stuff, I know....)
I've never cleaned with baking soda and vinegar before, but I decided to give it a go. So far, I've only done the baking soda bit, but it worked wonders.
One would think all of this would be a moot point since I've got Hazel the Housekeeper covering my back, but alas I have decided that when I quit my job in May I will also let Hazel go -- unless I pick up a few more clients between now and then for the booming side business.
I haven't discussed the letting go of Hazel with my husband yet. It'll be interesting to see what his response will be when I hand him a mop and tell him to clean his own d*^# bathroom. ....
Baking soda, vinegar, water and a freebie worth mentioning
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As for the ironing the shower curtain, I actually threw it in the wash and it turned into a teeny tiny ball and I was forced to iron it. I was trying to do the lazy thing and wash it instead of ironing it, but it didn't work out in my favor.
Glad you got a clean fridge though- great job!
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Seriously, the spring cleaning sheets have been a godsend. I am religiously following them. The first thing I do each morning is print them out. Yesterday, I actually bought a new shower curtain and cleaned out my makeup drawer and medicine box (yeah, I'm a little slow and am about a week behind you.) Keep it up.