They say that cleanliness is next to Godliness. In my home, cleanliness is next to impossible.
Now that I have that confession out of the way, let me tell you why. My home, when my daughter was growing up, was first and foremost a home. It wasn’t a showcase – and I knew it never would be. I was sure it would never be absolutely spotless because I homeschooled her.
That meant there was almost always something inside to examine for school, which added to the mess. I daily put at least one cleaning chore aside to teach multiplication. That also meant that we ditched laundry every so often to go to that cool skate party down the road.
I didn’t appreciate a certain someone – a relative who remains unnamed at this point – visiting my house from out of town for several days and deciding that it just wasn’t clean enough to suit her.
This is an example: She didn’t like the status of my microwave oven, so she scrubbed it inside and out until it sparkled. Good for her. Personally, I can find better things to do when I visit someone’s house. I didn’t ask her to do it. So when my daughter went to use the microwave following her “voluntary” cleaning, this relative scolded my daughter (in her own home mind you!) for actually using the appliance.
Now I like clean, but I’m a far greater fan of functional.
And that’s what you’ll find in this book. Cleanliness may be next to Godliness, but it must be tempered with the knowledge that a home is where people live and, quite frankly, “let it all hang out” at times.
You get the idea. I chose spending time and teaching my daughter over cleaning. That’s where I learned some of these speed cleaning tips.
Inside the pages of this book, I’ll show you some tips – not all mine originally – that can help your home look stunning, yet still be functional. And I’ll show you how you can do this in record time – guaranteed!
I’ll take you room by room, as well as technique by technique, showing you the most efficient forms of housecleaning I’ve seen. You’ll discover why cleaning windows with newspapers and Windex is good – but I’ll also take you to that next level of window cleaning . . . read on to learn more.
You’ll discover how to “lift” stains out of carpets, clean your child’s room in nine minutes flat, and treat that wooden furniture that you don’t know quite how to treat (and so you don’t!).
So settle back and relax. You’ll soon discover that you’ll be eager to pull those track shoes on, climb into a pair of comfy jogging pants and an old t-shirt and get down to business!
