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08-05-2018, 01:51 PM | #16 |
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Re: Kitchen Maintenance
Yeah, I can't keep up with the floor.
This is what I do each night: I lightly mist the worst areas with my homemade cleaning spray. I put a piece of paper towel under each foot and just slide around to wipe it up. It's good enough for now. I also have my kids do this but I'm more thorough. With dirty bare feet, dogs, in and out all day, I just embrace that a kitchen floor that gets dirty every day means we're having a a great summer. So, a little wiping is good enough in between deep cleanings. Our microwave is storage for crackers and snacks. I love not having to clean a microwave. Worst job ever. |
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08-05-2018, 04:22 PM | #17 |
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Re: Kitchen Maintenance
The 'moping' routine in our house is I spray soptsand the girls wipe up the bubbles. itworkedbetterwhenni had one under 5 because then it was fun. ocasionally I will spray the floorand asked the girls ( I will do this as well) to wipe it up with there socked feet, the socks then go straight into the kitchen laundy.
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08-05-2018, 04:44 PM | #18 |
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Re: Kitchen Maintenance
I just wipe the microwave out any time something spills. But that doesn’t happen often because we always cover our food before microwaving: https://www.amazon.com/Vented-Microw.../dp/B00Q62PMG8
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08-06-2018, 06:06 AM | #19 |
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Re: Kitchen Maintenance
Oh I realized something this morning that has helped me so so much in kitchen cleaning.it sounds really counter productive but it has helped.
I don't try to always get something all the way clean. I just wipe it down every day. So every day I wipe the inside door of the stove and the microwave insodeand out.when I started doing this 6 months ago it didn't seem like I was doing any good but I just at it. Now the inside of my oven door isn't black and I can see in the window. My inclination is that if I am going to clean it I have to completely scrub it untill it is all the way clean to start it. But that takes a tun of time and doesn't happen very often but I simply wipeing it down every day I have made and kept up with kuch lore progress than all of my deep cleaning before. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
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08-06-2018, 08:41 AM | #20 | |
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Re: Kitchen Maintenance
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Oh that is a really good point!
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08-07-2018, 12:16 AM | #21 |
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Re: Kitchen Maintenance
Flylady recommends that, too. Half-hearted frequently adds up to more than whole-hearted sporadically.
A good time to wipe the microwave is right after something steamy. I used to always do it while tea was steeping, after heating the water. I tend to use the coffee machine now for hot water, so it's harder to remember, but another time is when you are finishing up handwash dishes...to take a quick swipe before putting away the sponge. You can set a mug of water to heat while doing the dishes if you anticipate something being stuck on.
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08-07-2018, 05:14 AM | #22 |
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Re: Kitchen Maintenance
Do you always cover things when heating in the microwave? I have not quite trained dh to always always do this but it really does cut down on most of the microwave issue.
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08-07-2018, 05:41 AM | #23 | |
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Yes, we cover every single time. The cover is dishwasher safe, too. So it’s easy to clean. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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08-07-2018, 08:42 AM | #24 |
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Re: Kitchen Maintenance
No, we don't cover at all.
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08-07-2018, 09:54 AM | #25 |
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Re: Kitchen Maintenance
That could make a huge change in how much and how hard cleaning the microwave is.
They have plastic or glass things that are designed to sit over a plate in the microwave. I have these silicone bowl covers that I just toss on top of everything. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
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09-07-2018, 08:19 PM | #26 |
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Re: Kitchen Maintenance
Wow, the half-hearted cleaning has really worked well! I'm amazed! I still can't keep up with the kitchen floor or the tub, but the rest of the kitchen and the rest of my house look pretty good. I wouldn't feel embarrassed if someone showed up unannounced!
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09-08-2018, 12:10 AM | #27 |
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Re: Kitchen Maintenance
no kids or husbands allowed in kitchen.. Keeping nothing but vegetables in stock helps cut down on the above a lot..
Eating out often helps tremendously... I'm 100% sure these methods work I just need to get my family and husband on board.. Till then... 100_2401 by pollardk2612, on Flickr ---------- Post added at 12:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:04 AM ---------- BTW no our kitchen doesn't really look that bad all the time. Its an old photo when M was still a toddler and well life...
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09-08-2018, 07:09 AM | #28 |
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09-08-2018, 07:13 PM | #29 |
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Re: Kitchen Maintenance
I've heard that half-hearted wiping the shower/tub daily at the end of your shower also does wonders, but I haven't field tested that one. Too many days where we're rushing to be somewhere or someone else needs get in there next. But in theory...it probably works...
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