Heath West

Heath West

I’m super proud to have been with you guys on the Treasure Coast airwaves for the last twenty five years! I was born, raised, and now live and work...Full Bio

 

Cleaning Habits That Make Your Home Dirtier

I would think that most of us normal folks don’t think that cleaning is fun. What it is is a chore that we only do because we have to. In order to cross it off our to-do list as quick as possible, we do shortcuts. But it turns out, some of our strategies may not be the most effective and some of them may even leave things dirtier than before we “cleaned.” If you take the time to clean, you might as well do it right, which means avoiding these habits:

Using your dish sponge to wipe down the kitchen - In case you haven’t heard, that sponge is covered in bacteria and kitchen sponges frequently contain more bacteria than anywhere else in the house … including the toilet. So it’s not the ideal tool for wiping down your counters and tables.

Overloading your dishwasher - Even if you’re doing it with good intentions, like saving water, sticking as many plates, bowls and silverware as you can in the dishwasher isn’t good. That’s because when they’re overloaded or not loaded properly, the dishwasher doesn’t function like it’s supposed to.

Saving dusting for the end - This task may seem like the finishing touch for a room, but waiting until you’ve already cleaned and vacuumed a room to dust means you’ll just be spreading dust around, making everything dirty again. So it’s better to clean a room top to bottom, with vacuuming the floors as a last step.

These and more can be found at the Lifehacker website. CLICK HERE to read more.


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