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A Clean Sweep
Tips and Tricks for Quick Cleaning By Kelly Burgess
Campbell says to start by gathering everything you need to clean, except the vacuum. These are the tools he uses:
- Window cleaner
- All-purpose cleaner
- Rags (He recommends 100 percent cotton table napkins. They're lint free, they can be bleached, the slightly rough texture helps with scrubbing and they're reusable, which is important to environmentally conscious Campbell.)
- Feather duster
- Whisk broom
- Acid-based tile cleaner
- Soft scrub
- Brushes for cleaning shower walls (one that will dig into the grout) and white pad for cleaning tub
Start in one part of the room and thoroughly clean that part of the room from top to bottom. Then move on. Don't backtrack. Carry everything with you in either a caddy, a bucket or an apron. When you're completely done, either vacuum or mop the room. For smaller rooms, such as a bathroom, Campbell's "Clean Team" merely uses their damp rags for wiping the floor as they back out of the room.
Campbell recommends "team cleaning," where the entire family gets together for example, on a Wednesday evening and everyone cleans. The work goes much faster, it promotes family teamwork and a sense of responsibility, it makes everyone more aware of the importance of daily cleaning and it frees up your valuable time. Everyone can have their own set of tools. Order in pizza that night to give a little reward at the end of the cleaning rainbow.