Monthly Musings ~ April 2021

 Today I am linking up for April's Monthly Musings with Patty & Holly.  The theme is all about Spring Cleaning.

1.  Are you doing a spring cleaning this year?

I don't have a "spring clean" schedule, but feel like I have done some of those items lately, like rotate my mattress and clean the baseboards!  I do try to keep up with daily cleaning of wiping down counters and weekly routine of cleaning bathrooms, vacuum and spraying cabinets and hardware to clean.

2.  Favorite cleaning products?

I use Thieves spray for my kitchen, Lysol wipes in the bathrooms and my vacuum robot.

3.  What is your must clean for every spring?

I clean outside on our front and back porches after the winter.  I am sweeping mostly pollen these days from our walkway.

4.  Any garage/shed tips?

The garage is something my husband cleans most every weekend because he uses it so much for work storage and tools.

5.  Pack rat or Marie Kondo devotee?

I think I am somewhere in the middle here...I have a lot of things, but as I have gotten older, I have learned to throw more things away.  I realize my girls really don't want most of my old houseware things or other random things I have saved!

6.  Best cleaning hack?

I have always been a fan of the Magic Eraser to use on most any surface.  I am also a recent fan of Folex Carpet Stain Spray.  This works so good and can be purchased at Home Depot or Lowes.  If you have a carpet stain, this is worth buying.

7.  Do you have help with house cleaning?

No.  I am the house keeper here.  I will ask for help from time to time, but I do 99% of it, especially since I am not working full time anymore.

8.  Favorite cleaning appliance?

This would be my Shark robot vacuum.

9.   Run the dishwasher every night or just when full?  

I run it when it is full, which ends up being most nights, unless if we have gone out to eat for a meal.

10.  Favorite way to donate or purge unwanted items?

I donate things to Goodwill or if it is a large item, I will donate to the Vietnam Veteran's.  I have sold a few things on Facebook marketpace as well.  

These are always such fun posts!  Looking forward to reading others posts too.