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Category Archives: Cleaning

Welcome Spring

It’s spring, a brand new season to enjoy.  Time to open windows, allow the fresh air to circulate through the house, dust off your outdoor furniture and clean the pool! The Organised Housewife Cleaning Checklist will help you with your spring cleaning tasks, allowing you to check off accomplishments once finished.  However, over the next…

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{Cleaning} When you are sick

I have been a little sick recently, flu’s, headaches, just the winter blues all round, like everybody else.  It’s not a great feeling when you are sick.  I like to lie on the couch and catch up on my favourite TV shows and rest.  Resting is the best medicine.  I have received many messages recently…

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{Cleaning} Jewellery

  This week is all about jewellery…I’ll be showing you how to clean, organise and declutter (hmm, maybe, this will be the hardest declutter challenge yet) your jewels.  Not sure if I have the heart to part with my jewellery but we will see what we can do.  Most of my jewellery is sentimental, all…

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The Organised Housewife Cleaning Checklist

THE ORGANISED HOUSEWIFE CLEANING CHECKLIST I am so pleased that so many readers have found this checklist helpful.  I know it can be a struggle to create a cleaning routine let alone to even find time to clean.  This checklist will certainly help you and your family and take the thinking out of what needs…

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{Cleaning Task} Clean the Knife Block

{A post from the vault} I store all my kitchen knives in a wooden knife block on my bench, keeping it out of reach from little fingers and easy access for while I’m cooking. Another benefit of keeping them in the knife block will minimises the risk of cutting fingers if in drawer and should…

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{Cleaning + Review} The outside of your handbag

Have you ever considered how dirty the outside of your handbag is?  While it may look clean more than likely it has germs and bacteria all over it.  At times I see women place their handbags on public bathroom floors, eew, please use the hooks on the back of the door ladies!  They are also often…

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{Cleaning} Bathroom sink

This is the final week of Bathroom tips, so I am going to try and fill it with all my bathroom organising and cleaning ideas for you.  Today’s task is to clean below the bathroom sink plug area.  I try and clean this area once a week/fortnight, as it’s where I am looking every time…

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{Cleaning Task} Clean computer

Clean the computer These day’s our computers are getting a good work out, the amount of time we are spending on them has increased dramatically compared to 10 years ago.  Be it storing our photo collections online, shopping, facebook, games, forums, emails there are so many reasons to use your computer each and every day. …

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{Cleaning} Bathroom cleaning tips

Remember I mentioned in this post about organising the kids bathroom that each of the kids use a washer and I have this ‘thing’ that they use a new one each day, I explain a little more below.  Here are a few tips to keep your bathroom looking tidy: While kids are in the bathtub…

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{Cleaning Task} Cleaning the microwave oven

I give my microwave a wipe over each week.  My microwave manual it recommends not to use harsh chemicals or abrasives, so I usually fill my sink with warm soapy water and use this with my sponge to wipe down the microwave.   HOW TO CLEAN MICROWAVE Half fill a glass jug, add 1 tablespoon of vinegar.  Place in…

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