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Marie 6/22/2018 8:21:31 AM | Hi Karen, You make me smile. Where do you get all that energy from? It,s one of the advantages of old age....no make up, one brush one comb. Pop in basin of hot water with some citronella and lavender oils a dollop of tea tree shampoo, a little scrub with nail brush . Rinse and dry. Job done. You can use essential oils for cleaning. A few drops of eucalyptus, peppermint, clove or lemon in a little coconut or almond oil added to hot water and put in spray bottle for all kitchen or other surfaces ( but not for granite worktops). White vinegar for wood. We underestimate the power of essential oils. They clean, heal and cure. Happy cleaning. | |||
Karen 6/20/2018 11:25:12 PM | Hi Everyone, Just wanted to add a few more thoughts about cleaning. Today I'm deep cleaning my upstairs. It's a half story, so it's basically just one long room with sloping ceilings on the sides. It's on a separate central air and heat system, so...since I live alone...I usually just turn off the system and close the door. However...the grand kids are coming in a couple of weeks...and they LOVE to run up and down the stairs and play in the big upstairs room. So...today I've ventured forth and gone into a cleaning frenzy which I will not describe in complete detail because, to some people, it would be evidence that I need to be institutionalized. I have two beds upstairs...one is a a queen sized with box springs, and the other is a futon with just a full mattress. My vac has an upholstery attachment, so I've vacuumed the daylights out of every surface of both mattresses and box springs. These are actually new-ish beds, since I replaced all my beds in the last two years...and since it's a guest room, they've hardly been slept on. Yes...institutionalized is a word that comes to mind...maybe even lock down would be appropriate...I'm aware that this is a bit over the top...but if grand kids are involved then that kicks me into crazy clean mode. So...all of this is to say...that I'm not easy to convince things are clean enough or safe enough for my grand kids...but...NOW I have another tool in my tool box that has given me all kinds of peace of mind. I got the Morgellons Kit from Natural Ginesis. It has Kleen Green, shampoo, soap, and four kinds of essential oils. I mixed a spray bottle of Kleen Green and added three of the essential oils in the kit. These were citronella, clove bud, and geranium. It actually smells pretty good. I did not add the oregano oil because that would have made the whole thing smell funny. I've sprayed down everything after I cleaned it. I added several drops of each oil to a small spray bottle (nope...I didn't count)...and I realized it made a bit of a sticky residue. I figured that's a GOOD thing for baseboards, mattresses, etc. It dries ok on the mattresses...not sticky, but they'll be covered by sheets, etc. anyway. I used it to mop the laminate floor too...and that did leave a sticky residue, so I had to rinse and dry it with a towel, but it makes me feel good to know that these essential oils were chosen for people with toxic illnesses. I figured this solution will stick to and kill a lot of possible unwanted guests. Wait! That sounded bad...not people! Just insects, bacteria, fungi, viruses, etc. Of course I'm still going to use my ozone machine for several days in advance...AND I'll put out multiple little jars of WPS in the adjacent attic crawl spaces...and probably throw some DE in those too for good measure...but these oils have really made me feel better...like the upstairs is so much safer now. I've used essential oils before...but I really like this combination. Ok...hope this helps anyone. Please DO know you don't always have to go into such a ridiculous cleaning frenzy in your house...but...this is just what I do before my grand kids come. It might also be something good to do (crazy clean mode plus Kleen Green, plus essential oils, plus WPS, plus DE, and plus an ozone machine) if you have a really resistant area. I'm also bagging up all kinds of stuff to get rid of. It's just amazing how fast "stuff" accumulates...and when I looked at it and realized it's "stuff" I haven't used in over three years, then, I'm sending it out the door. Makes it easier to clean for sure! Love, Karen | |||
Karen 6/22/2018 8:18:09 AM | Hi Everyone, I don't know about everyone else, but I find that it's sometimes easy to forget the little cleaning details. Case in point...combs...brushes...hair clips, etc. I keep a spray bottle of 91% alcohol by my dresser and do spray my combs and brushes after each use...but...I can sometimes forget about some of the other little implements, like hair clips and pony tail holders that I use pretty often too. I also realized I'd completely ignored my hair dryer as well (except for the removable comb...I do spray that with alcohol after using. So...I started using the vacuum cleaner on the little vents on my dryer and also vacuumed the hair out of my brushes before scrubbing them. After scrubbing and rinsing individual items, I find that the easiest thing to do is to just throw everything in a water filled plastic tub and then add some Kleen Green and Dr. Bronner's Peppermint liquid soap. It's easy enough to just let these things soak while I'm doing other things and then rinse and lay out to dry. This is probably a no brainer...something most people do...but I've found that it's easy to overlook this little area of cleaning until some time has gone by. My goal is to start doing this every week during the Saturday conference calls...that association will make it easy to remember, and with the mute button I won't be annoying. I'll also keep on using the 91% alcohol spray on the items during the week. I've found this soaking method pretty easy when I remember to do it...but if anyone has any other easier / faster ways any of you manage this little chore, please do share. I know there are other older threads about cleaning in general...but maybe we can use this one to repeat some of the past info and add more too. That way we'll have lots of info close at hand. So...if you have any good cleaning tips about cleaning anything...please do jump in! Love, Karen | |||
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