Uh huh - that’s right…I’m clean. Tough to wrap your head around if you’ve read my other posts about playing softball and how much I love to dive into second base head first.
I guess it is a change that has happened over the last few years. My kitchen MUST be clean at all times, pillows are not to have a spot of drool on them else I donate them to the homeless men that live in the forest behind our apartment, and I definitely can’t live in a STINKY house. You might be asking yourself: she owns a big Berneses Mountain Dog, one adorable drop of kitten named Coal and a Puff The Magic Bearded Dragon - how the hell is that apartment not stinky? I have my tricks (which are top priority when cleaning) and here they are:
1. Living in a household of disaster for 22-odd years, you develop these twitches that just drive you crazy unless you get a fix-of-cleaning. By ‘household of disaster’ I mean, our house was also known not just a Haunted House, but it was called The Randall Farm. We’ve owned: cats, dogs, birds, guinea pigs, ferrets, newts, fish, frogs, rabbits, hamsters (my sister’s damn hamster named Stubby lived FOREVER), a white rat, and many wild animals that ended up on our door step that I insisted we “save.” So, yes, a bit of disaster is to be expected. My poor Father…all he ever wanted was a tidy and clean house. But, every time, without fail, it was Dad who we could bat our eyelashes at if we wanted a new pet - love him to bits, he’s such a softy. So my first house cleaning trick - Grow up in a messy house and you will become opposite and want to keep your house freakishly clean.
2. Aromatherapy. Burn it and burn it goood. If you are a health-blog reader, chances are that you will have heard that burner candles and using the bathroom sprays to cover up your Brother’s smelly farts is actually putting bad sh*t into the household air and “polluting” it. I get it - but throw a soy candle under the burner, a dash of organic rosemary and you then have a very uplifting smell that energizes your state of mind to want to clean your house. Open your windows and doors once a week and flush out all that stale air. VOILA, a fresh natural scent that lingers.
3. Bathe/groom your dog. Ok dog owners…reality check here. Dogs stink. Dogs track in dirt. Doesn’t matter the length of fur - they are what they are. So work with what you have and develop a routine that gives them that fresh look and feeling. My personal tricks? The wolf gets a bath once every 1-2 months (depending on how much fun he’s had). I keep him fresh in between baths by getting a small bowl of water, dropping 6-9 drops of anti-flea aromatherapy, and with a J-cloth I wipe him down with the mixture. He loves the attention of it and then afterwards, we have towel-cuddle playtime (I’m such a nerd). Gives his coat a nice, natural shine, smells divine and naturally repels insects. Just for the record, he is not on anti-flea/tick meds, he never has been and we have never had an issue with insects. And just to clarify something: short hair dogs need grooming. Do not neglect that short hair because they smell the worst out of the whole bunch!
4. As for the cat and the litter box. I use Yesterday News kitty litter and stay on top of the cleaning of it, it’s really not that hard. (Purina, love your kitty litter, hate your kibble) He poops, I go and clean it up immediately. I’m a genius for coming up with that solution…aren’t I? Just don’t be lazy.
5. Your kitchen. Never leave dirty dishes in the sink. Always wipe your counter with an environmentally cleaner that smells nice. My fave is the Method Lavender scent. In fact, whatever food touches, clean it immediately.
6. Wash your linens. Carpets (rip those carpets out! Change to hardwood immediately) are aweful, but if you must, use a throw rug that you can take to the cleaners or discard without any heartache of considering the cost of the rug. Once every 2 weeks, wash your throw blankets, linens and floors. Anything that absorbs scent.
So there you have it. I’ve also been told that this blog is “clean.” Not really sure what that means, but I don’t really care because anything clean is good to me!
Peace out.
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