Mixing colors is a bad thing when it comes to doing laundry. Check the pockets for items, sort the clothes by alike colors. See the color wheel mixing colors. It is the same concept when sorting clothes cool colors, warm colors, whites, dedicates, jeans, towels, heavily soiled items. Jeans will snag other items so zip up zippers and snap buttons to prevent losing one. If you mix red and white clothes you will get pink. If you put lingerie in the dryer it will not be as pretty and you will be on a new shopping spree at Victoria secret. It is safe to line dry your $60 dollar bra to prevent the underwire from poking thru and ruining it. Wash whites last because of the bleach might still be in the washer and stain the next load. Fold and match the socks as soon as its dry to prevent wrinkles or lost items.
Hausskleen Weekly Chore List |
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| Tips for the Domestic Goddess herself | ||||||
| Cleaning Tasks Listed by Room |
Week 1 |
Check | Week | Week | Week 5 | Week 6 |
| Bathroom | Crayon=WD40 | |||||
| Wipe countertop | Warm white vinegar add to spray bottle for soap scum | Wash kitchen and bathroom area rugs. | ||||
| Wash sink | Half cup baking soda down drain follow with vinegar | Clean Mirrors | ||||
| Clean tub/shower | Sort thru medicine cabinet, clean and organize it. | |||||
| Clean toilet | One cup borax & one cup vinegar soak two hours | |||||
| Sweep and mop floor | Empty Trash. Clean the trashcan. | |||||
| Window Cleaner | One fourth cup white vinegar and one qt water | |||||
| Bedroom | Make beds, put dirty clothes in hamper, Hang up clothes. Clean up spills. | Do the Laundry. | ||||
| Dust | One fourth cup white vinegar and one cup olive oil three drops of lemon | Vacuum carpet edges. | ||||
| Change sheets | Pre-soak in borax wash as normal | Turn the mattress. | ||||
| Vacuum floor | Baking soda | Clean the bedspread and slipcover. | ||||
| Laundry | One fourth cup white vinegar laundry spin cy/ club soda= no stain | |||||
| Mirrors | Half white vinegar half water | |||||
| Kitchen | ||||||
| Wipe countertops | Grout baking soda | Clean out Kitchen cupboards, reorganize. | Sweep hardwood floors.
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Clean the fronts of the stove. | ||
| Wipe cabinets | Eight cup water, half cup bleach, half cup baking soda (two TBSPN borax to wipe down appliances) | Replace batteries in smoke detectors. | Dust Hard furniture.
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Check the furnace flilter. Change? | ||
| Clean stove/oven | Stainless steel+paste of baking soda and vinegar/four part one part borax | Dust knickknacks. | Clean the freezer. | |||
| Wash sink | Coffee pot+run white vinegar thru cycle repeat w water | Clean out refrigerator | Wash all the windows. | |||
| Mop floor | One half cup vinegar w/ one gallon warm water | Clean hardwood floors. | Dry clean drapery. | |||
| Air Fresh | Spray bottlel+1 Tsp baking soda and 1 Tbsp white vinegar and two cups water | Spot clean the kitchen cabinet fronts. | Replace silverware. | |||
| Living room | De-clutter, dust, and water plants.
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| Pick up clutter | Dust blinds, shutters, and cobwebs. | Vacuume Stairs | Flip the cushions on the sofa. | |||
| Dust | One-third liquid fabric softener and two- third water in spray bottle also removes hair spray | Replace batteries in flashlights and remotes. | Dust TV/DVD/Stereo ect. | Clean humidifiers and dehumidifiers. | ||
| Porcelain | Paste borax and water | Clean Chimney. | Dust Ceiling fans. | Dust books on shelves. | ||
| Bug repellant | White vinegar | Clean rain gutters. | Sweep porch, garage, and doormats. | Sweep driveway and walkway. | ||
1) Clean up clutter as soon as you create it. Spend 15 minutes at the end of the day putting things away.
2) Use the 1-year rule. Get rid of items you don’t use.
3) Plan & schedule tasks in chunks. Share duty’s delegate politely
4) Clean out china cabinet.
5) Purge a few files everyday.
6) Organize computer files.
7) Stock computer drawers with office supplies.
Create Master List (covers everything in life)
Flows to To Do List
Put things in their place: Containers (cabinets, shelves, drawers and drawer dividers, bookcases and bookends, magazine racks, file drawers and boxes, baskets, boxes, tiered and stacking racks.)
Choose CLEAR containers.
Label containers with the contents.
3 Ds: Distribute, Donate, And Dump.
W-A-S-T-E
Worthwhile-do you truly like the Item. Again- will you use it again-Somewhere else-can you find it somewhere else out with the old in with the new. Toss-will anything happen to you if you toss it legally must it be retained. Entire-do you need the entire thing
Organize closet
Notes: Books Referenced How the Queen Cleans Everything- Linda Cobb
Chapter1 Stain Removers Hiding in your Cupboard
P-L-A-C-E
Purge-use 3DS AND THE FIVE W-A-S-TE-
Like with Like-group things together
Access-after grouping placement is next priority
Contain-organize containers
Evaluate-
R-E-M-O-V-E
Reduce Distractions-clear off desk
Everyday Use-
Move to the preferred side
Organize together
View your time
Empty the center
Respond to your mail with R-A-P-I-D
Read, Attend, Pay, Important, Dump
Maximize your time with P-L-A-N
Prepare lists and routines you can live by. Notice and reward your accomplishments.
Always clean the front hall creates first impression for guests.
Toss or donate coats, hats, boots, and scarves that don’t fit or you no longer use, unmatched or torn gloves or mittens and any old clothes.
Arrange coats by owner, sort hats gloves. Use hanging hook for purses. Move off-season clothes. Put everything you need for leaning in the morning by the
door the night before like keys, briefcase, purse backpack, laptop, cell phone, gym bag, CDs for car. Exception purses wallets go on valet tray in the bedroom. Don’t use front hall, as dumping ground when you come home it will need to be organized for morning. Hang mirror in front hall feng-shui aids flow of positive energy.
Create a boot drying spot next to front door.
Keep shoes neat & tidy and out of sight when not in use.
Sort your gear into winter and summer groups. Use colored baskets for each season.
Keep an umbrella in the car trunk and sunglasses in glove compartment.
Use a key center keeps keys in one spot.
Kitchen-toss broken, worn items, broken appliances, dull kitchen knives you don’t plan to sharpen. Expired coupons, unsuccessful recipes. Transfer grain products to bags or sealed plastic or glass containers. Organize recipes. Buy a trashcan.
Section off your pantry, baking, cereal, pasta and grains, canned fruits and veggies, canned soup meat, and fish, condiments, snacks, drinks.
Use clear containers to store flour oatmeal cornmeal rice, pasta.
Meal planner
Pasta on Monday, chicken Tuesday, taco Wednesday, Wraps Thursday, Friday leftovers, Saturday fish.
Write master menu and grocery shopping list. Include fruits, veggies, side dishes, smocks, desserts, drinks and school lunches. Make a bunch of copies keep in kitchen drawer use a highlighter to indicate what you need.
Store cookbooks in pantry with bookends
Store recipes in 3 ring binder sort by tried toss recipes you don’t like
File coupons by section putting the newest ones in back toss expired. Shop at stores that redeem coupons at double their face value.
Buy a nice big plastic wastebasket, keep the wastebasket clean with a plastic garbage bag liner, and add a second one for recycle bottles.
BEDROOM
Donate or toss clothes, broken, unused, or outgrown toys, accessories, jewelry and perfume you haven’t worn or used in a year.
Organize clothes by type, style and color. Group shoes, purses, scarves, and ties by color.
Stock bedside table with pen, small pad of paper, flashlight, tissue, travel alarm clock.
Dresser should only hold jewelry box, perfume tray valet tray. Toss out original jewelry boxes. Store any valuable jewelry in a banks safe deposit box. Before you go get your jewels appraised and add a rider to your home insurance policy to cover against theft. Keep a list of what’s in the safe deposit box in your jewelry box.
Men’s accessories: tray chic include tie bars, cuff links, watch, wallet, change, pins, pocket pin, pocket appointment book, electronic organizer.
Organize closet from lights to darks. Fold sweaters and lie flat.
| Insanity – Dig Deeper! | |||||||||||||||
| Enter Start Date: | 12-Aug | End Date: | 13-Oct | ||||||||||||
| Week 1 | 12-Aug | 13-Aug | 14-Aug | 15-Aug | 16-Aug | 17-Aug | 18-Aug | ||||||||
| Insanity | Fit Test | Plyometric Cardio Circuit | Cardio Power & Resistance | Cardio Recovery | Pure Cardio | Plyometric Cardio Circuit | Off | ||||||||
| Week 2 | 19-Aug | 20-Aug | 21-Aug | 22-Aug | 23-Aug | 24-Aug | 25-Aug | ||||||||
| Insanity | Cardio Power & Resistance | Pure Cardio | Plyometric Cardio Circuit | Cardio Recovery | Cardio Power & Resistance | Pure Cardio | Off | ||||||||
| Cardio Abs | |||||||||||||||
| Week 3 | 26-Aug | 27-Aug | 28-Aug | 29-Aug | 30-Aug | 31-Aug | 1-Sep | ||||||||
| Insanity | Fit Test | Plyometric Cardio Circuit | Pure Cardio | Cardio Recovery | Cardio Power & Resistance | Plyometric Cardio Circuit | Off | ||||||||
| Cardio Abs | |||||||||||||||
| Week 4 | 2-Sep | 3-Sep | 4-Sep | 5-Sep | 6-Sep | 7-Sep | 8-Sep | ||||||||
| Insanity | Pure Cardio | Cardio Power & Resistance | Plyometric Cardio Circuit | Cardio Recovery | Pure Cardio | Plyometric Cardio Circuit | Off | ||||||||
| Cardio Abs | Cardio Abs | ||||||||||||||
| Week 5 | 9-Sep | 10-Sep | 11-Sep | 12-Sep | 13-Sep | 14-Sep | 15-Sep | ||||||||
| Recovery | Core Cardio & Balance | Core Cardio & Balance | Core Cardio & Balance | Core Cardio & Balance | Core Cardio & Balance | Core Cardio & Balance | Off | ||||||||
| Week 6 | 16-Sep | 17-Sep | 18-Sep | 19-Sep | 20-Sep | 21-Sep | 22-Sep | ||||||||
| Insanity | Fit Test | Max Interval Plyo | Max Cardio Conditioning | Max Recovery | Max Interval Circuit | Max Interval Plyo | Off | ||||||||
| Max Interval Circuit | |||||||||||||||
| Week 7 | 23-Sep | 24-Sep | 25-Sep | 26-Sep | 27-Sep | 28-Sep | 29-Sep | ||||||||
| Insanity | Max Cardio Conditioning | Max Interval Circuit | Max Interval Plyo | Max Recovery | Max Cardio Conditioning | Max Interval Sports Training | Off | ||||||||
| Insane Abs | |||||||||||||||
| Week 8 | 30-Sep | 1-Oct | 2-Oct | 3-Oct | 4-Oct | 5-Oct | 6-Oct | ||||||||
| Insanity | Fit Test | Max Interval Plyo | Max Cardio Conditioning | Max Recovery | Max Interval Circuit | Max Interval Sports Training | Off | ||||||||
| Max Interval Circuit | Insane Abs | ||||||||||||||
| Week 9 | 7-Oct | 8-Oct | 9-Oct | 10-Oct | 11-Oct | 12-Oct | 13-Oct | ||||||||
| Insanity | Max Interval Plyo | Max Cardio Conditioning | Max Interval Circuit | Max Interval Sports Training | Max Interval Plyo | Max Cardio Conditioning | Fit Test | ||||||||
| Insane Abs | Insane Abs | ||||||||||||||
Mixing Food 