Organizing the Kitchen
When I begin my Fall Cleaning, I normally start in the room that is impacting my life the most. I exist in the kitchen during the Fall and Winter. I cook all of the time and I prepare broths (visit Boholistic Mom for more details on broths). My husband loves to bake and enjoys preparing food in the kitchen. This is an important room.
Thus when I considered starting a Fall Cleaning Series on my Blog and cleaning my own home, I'm starting in the kitchen. If this room is not your greatest need, feel free to start elsewhere and come back to this post.
Tips for Conquering the Kitchen
1 - Have Supplies
You need the tools of the trade. You want to have what you need to really get the entire kitchen clean. Keep these handy tools on hand:
Apple Cider Vinegar (some of the white vinegars have petroleum added)
Paper Towels and/or Cloth Towels
Baby Bottle Brush (for long glasses and vases)
2 - Be Systematic
You can't piddle about kitchen cleaning. If you do a little here and a little there, you'll never keep on track. You have to have a plan and stick with it. My favorite method is going from the top of the kitchen to the bottom of the kitchen cleaning and organizing. This keeps me on task and helps me complete the entire kitchen rather than just parts.
If you need a plan, check out the Kitchen Cleaning Checklist on my Etsy Shop:
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3 - Work Isn't Bad
If you really want to get your Fall Cleaning done, you have got to stop thinking of cleaning/organizing as bad. It's a part of life that has to be done repeatedly. When we consider cleaning and organizing as something to be avoided at all costs, we hinder our progress and even more so . . . we never begin. Keep a positive attitude when you take on a cleaning project. This is your project and you want to see the fruit of your labors.
4 - Avoid Choking
Personally, I get winded and can't continue when I use conventional cleaning progress. If I pull out the bleach and the degreaser and the mopping solution or whatever other product that companies have created, I choke and I stop cleaning. I get dizzy!
Let me propose something to you . . . you don't need ANY of those products for cleaning your kitchen. The companies created these products to "make cleaning easier" and to "disinfect every germ," but really . . . they just want you to pay them $3 or more a pop to buy something that you don't really need. Vinegar is a GREAT cleaning product. It disinfects. It degreases sufficiently. In the absence of vinegar, I've even used water to clean my stovetop. Water and some elbow grease. Remember, work isn't bad!!!
My other favorite product is Young Living's Thieves Household Cleaner. I use it to clean my trash cans, the stove top, my dining room table, and my counters. It smells fantastic and it doesn't choke me! Keep breathing and cleaning by using non-toxic cleaning products and save some money at the same time.
(Note: I do sell Young Living, so if you buy it I will benefit from your purchase. Thanks for supporting my blog! My YL # is 1620234)
5 - Persevere
If you don't have time to complete the entire kitchen in one day, then plan to devote more time the next day to finish your project. It's easy to devote a day and then say, "that was my day, all done!" whether or not the project is truly done. Make a day of it . . . then make another. You won't regret having a spotless and organized kitchen that encourages you to feed your family and smile doing it.
Happy cleaning!!!
Ciao,
Brooke
Designer/Organizer/Essential Oil Lover/Crunchy Mom
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