As an innkeeper and owner of 2 vacation rentals, I do a lot of housework! Of course, I do have help, Carolyn and Val, but I try to do more myself...saves some money and also I catch things which they might overlook.
But today I had a case of toilet paper which needed to be put waaay up high on a shelf in the laundry room. I don't like climbing on ladders and for this I'd have to get up and down up and down, so I opted to take my "claws" and one by one put the rolls onto the shelf.
The first ones didn't want to stand up - they just wanted to roll. Oops! But then I got the first two stacked and it was easy to continue to stacking the rest. I learned that by clipping the little edge, I could stack them quite easily. Then getting them down...I can just knock one into my hands.
Toilets need cleaning from top to bottom. I think I have found a new product called Monofil which kills germs, fungi and infections for up to 30 days! The product bonds to the surfaces and just needs wiping with vinegar and water or warm soapy water between the rebonding. I'm looking forward to using this product to keep my properties germ free for longer period of time.
Kitchens. By the time the dishes are rinse and put into the dishwasher and the leftovers are back in the frig...does one have left over left overs? Last night I decided no. But the floor needs to be mopped...how does it get so sticky and dirty in just one day of cooking?
Bedrooms: I love crisp clean sheets stretched tightly across the bed. If I was really really rich, I'd have clean crisp sheets each and every day. However, in my quarters, since I only sleep on one side of the bed as the cats take up the other side, I just flipped the sheets so I have clean ones and get two weeks out of one set of sheets. the guests get beds made up every day and clean sheets on the third day as we try to be as green as possible. Clean towels if the dirty ones are left on the floor.
When beds are freshly made, rugs are vacuumed, dressers are dusted and pictures are wiped down...the rooms and baths look so nice I enjoy just standing and admiring my handi-housework! And when guests comment on how fresh and new things look, I smile. thanks, guests.
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