Most of the United States begins Daylight Saving Time at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and reverts to standard time on the first Sunday in November. In the U.S., each time zone switches at a different time.
Yes its that time already, and man I need to do this stuff.......................
Tips
Before hiring a house-cleaning service:
1. Make sure the company is bonded, for itself and its clientele.
2. Make sure the company is insured. Your homeowner’s insurance policy might not cover a maid’s slip or fall on your property.
3. Ask for references and check work history.
4. Ask whether employees’ references are checked and whether residence status is confirmed.
5. Some independent housekeepers and services expect the customer to supply all cleaning products and equipment. Find out what is and is not included with your house cleaning.
6. Make sure the service is backed by a written satisfaction guarantee.
What to avoid when spring cleaning:
Merry Maids, the world’s largest home-cleaning service, recently polled its 850 North American franchise owners on the most common spring cleaning mistakes people make:
1. Don’t clean a cluttered room by cleaning around obstacles.
2. Don’t dust a hot light bulb or TV screen with a wet cloth; they could shatter.
3. Don’t use cleaning products without first reading warning labels.
4. Don’t use oven cleaner on a self-cleaning or continuous cleaning oven.
5. Don’t lift with your back when moving furniture.
6. Don’t pull on vacuum cords from a distance.
7. Don’t let your furnace filter spread dust around your house.
8. Don’t put lemon oil on wood furniture that has been cleaned with spray wax. It will dull and mottle the finish.
9. Don’t answer the telephone while in the middle of a spring-cleaning project.
10. Don’t put off spring cleaning. Do a little work daily, or the job becomes bigger and bigger.
Spring cleaning tricks
1. Make every move count. Before beginning, have all cleaning items and tools handy.
2. Don’t clean if it isn’t dirty and don’t continue working on something after it’s cleaned.
3. Remove cobwebs with a damp towel on the end of a broom.
4. Scrub in four directions: North to South and East to West, or up and down and back and forth.
5. Remove pet hair from upholstery and pillows with a damp sponge.
6. Damp mopping doesn’t work; you’re pushing dirt from corner to corner. To clean the floor, you’ve got to get down on you hands and knees and scrub.
7. A light coat of lemon oil on shower doors helps keep them shiny and scum-resistant.
8. If you pile clutter on a table near a door, get rid of the table. Then you are most likely to put things where they belong.
9. Delegate: Don’t be a martyr. Each family member should do seven tasks: Hang up their clothes, put away their belongings (plates and glasses included), wipe the bathtub and sink after using, replace toilet paper, hang up wet towels and do their choice of one specialty chore.
10. Dust before you vacuum and work from top to bottom.
To declutter your space
While spring cleaning, Rosemary Chieppo, author of “Clutter, Chaos, & the Cure” offers these suggestions:
1. Start with small tasks so you can indulge in the victory of completion.
2. Give your things a home at the point of their use. She says toothbrushes never get misplaced because its home is where it is used.
3. Group like things together so “you don’t end up with 17 black turtlenecks and 67 AA batteries.”
4. Because most people are visual, don’t put tall things in front of short things and don’t put big things on top of little things. If a person doesn’t see something, she adds, they might forget it exists.
5. Organizing is an ongoing process. When a place for everything has been established, return the item to its designated place as soon as possible so you don’t sabotage your progress.
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