IT'S CLEANING MONTH!

Yeah!  It's time to REALLY get our homes clean - just think about how great your home will feel once you have everything clean and refreshed. 

Did you grab your free printable for the month?

How about your cleaning subway art?

Now we're ready!  Today's little task is to wipe down all light switches and door knobs - simple right? 

As long as you're doing this, go ahead and wipe down all of your phones and remotes as well.  I like to use Germ-Off Wipes or Basic G sprayed on a cleaning rag and then I give each and every switch and knob a quick little wipe to remove fingerprints, germs, what-not.  That's it - we can totally do this! 

If you are wanting to follow along on my daily cleaning routine - I detailed it out a bit for you.  I putter away on it through the day - these are things that you are probably doing, just concentrate on making an effort to do these little things every day and it'll add up to a clean house most of the time.  I didn't include this, but I make beds right away in the morning (before I go downstairs) and run at least one load of dishes in the dishwasher every night.

•SWEEP FLOORS (hardwood in the kitchen, powder room, small hallway, and entryway - this is mostly crumbs and dog hair) the kids use their dustpan, I use a broom and dustpan, but for the dog hair I LOVE using a microfiber dusting pad that can be tossed in the wash over and over.

•WIPE COUNTERS - this means the kitchen counters get wiped down after each meal every day with Basic H2 and a cotton rag. Most days all the counters get wiped down 3 times a day, some days more, and some days less. I also wipe bathroom counters as needed - about 2 or 3 times a week.

•LAUNDRY - at least one load washed/dried/folded/put away. Here's a link to a post I did about my laundry routine if you're interested.

•CLUTTER - open mail and toss junk mail, file or pay bills, etc., make sure kids have cleaned up their toys before rest time and bed - somedays I'll choose an area to de-clutter.

Then every day of the week, I choose a larger cleaning task to do - Monday is bathrooms day - here's how I clean 4 bathrooms in 15 minutes :

•get all supplies in order (Basic H2 window cleaner, Basic G or Basic H2 all-purpose in a spray bottle, toilet brush, Super Microfiber Window Cloth and 4 cotton cleaning rags (one for each bathroom) and a Super Microfiber Cleaning Cloth for bathtubs and showers.)

•go into first bathroom and spray mirror with window cleaner - wipe clean with microfiber window cloth (this might not seem like a necessary cleaning tool, but seriously it is amazing - streak free windows and mirrors every.single.time.)

•clean toilets with Basic G or my Sonic Scrubber and spray down sink, toilet and tub/shower with Basic G

•I leave one rag in the bathroom - I don't wipe down the bathroom right away - I let the Basic G sit for ten minutes to completely clean and disinfect and then it will continue to kill germs for up to 72 hours!

•move on to the next bathroom and repeat (mirror, toilet, spray down everything)

•once I've done this in all the bathrooms, I go back to bathroom #1 and quickly wipe down everything - I wipe the toilet last (I use a new cotton rag in each bathroom to avoid any cross-contamination) - then I proceed with wiping down the other bathrooms.

•I like to use a microfiber cleaning cloth for my bathtubs and showers - it gets rid of any soap scum and any water marks with a quick wipe. We have tile in our master bath shower so I spray that with Basic G and scrub with a scrub brush that I keep in the master bathroom under my sink.

What are we playing for this week?  A Busy Mama Homekeeping Kit (or a $25 CleanMamaPrintables gift certificate if you've already purchased this awesome kit). 

Every comment Monday - Friday will be entered.  Let me/us know how you're doing, share your links if you blogged about your progress, whatever - it'll be entered.  Go clean!  See you back here tomorrow for our next deep cleaning task - THANK YOU for joining in and playing along!

*I added a buttons page for anyone wanting a Clean Mama button - there's one for the blog, Cleaning Month, and for all of you awesome Shaklee customers.*