In the spirit of doing less this year, I plan to periodically share some of the shortcuts that allow me to parent more efficiently and work smarter.
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I love having only one bathroom, because that means I only have to clean one bathroom.
The downside is that we're all sharing one bathroom.
Somehow I don't find it restful to soak in a bathtub decorated with cat litter crumbs.
And as wonderful as it is to have a toilet trained preschooler, I could do without the little drips on the toilet seat. And did I mention that we plan to toilet train our son soon?
sanitizing frequently used surfaces
homemade bleach wipesI am well rewarded for the half hour it took to make these wipes when I sink gratefully into a marvelously crumb-free bath. Ahhhh.You will need:Method:
- reusable red non woven wipes (colour-coded for the bathroom)
- an empty baby wipe container
- bleach solution:
- 1 tablespoon bleach
- 1 quart water
- Cut reusable red towels into baby wipe size (approx 18cm x 20cm)
- Fold the towels in half and place them in an empty baby wipe container
- Pour bleach solution over the wipes
- Pull out one wipe and use it to clean frequently used bathroom surfaces
- Throw the used wipe in a little flip-top plastic bin
- When you start to run low, wash the used wipes and repeat
Tags: home management, shortcut
blissfule Reply:
January 7th, 2010 at 22:28
Hi Nicki – the wipes are a nonwoven cloth similar to this (CHUX wipes). I bought ours at a big home improvement warehouse.
This cloth will wear out quickly if washed on a regular cycle. Now that these have revolutionized my life, I think after this batch disintegrates I will try a sturdier cloth – maybe my husband’s old white undershirts?
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