I have a new home. Said new home has three bathrooms. Three. Glorious, yes, but oh so fun to keep clean. I've decided to do kamikaze maintenance scrub downs. Little visits from the cleaning fairy as an effort to keep down the massive hours of scrubbing, and seriously, who loves to scrub bathrooms? Well, I'll admit I do have a sick joy when looking at a gleaming toilet, but I'm the first to admit that there is nothing normal about me!
Now that we've established that I have three water closets and an unhealthy relationship with the toilet brush, here is how I get all of the party zones clean, top to bottom (heh heh) in under 20 minutes... Yes, I timed it. Oh, and as an added bonus: It's all natural baby.
Borax. Yes, again, my bestest buddy. I am aware we all know how to clean, and that we all know what to use, but this is back to the basics. Here is what you'll want before you start the oven timer in an effort to prove me wrong:
Borax
Spoon/scoop/shot glass... basically a sprinkling vessel. If you were smart and stealthy in the DIY tip area, you may think ahead and carefully empty out (or use, whatever) a tiny travel-sized baby powder conainer. Whatever floats your boat.
Empty Squirt bottle
5-6 junky wash cloths. I happen to love loading up on these at the local large chainstorefromhell (take your pick) when they are 6 for $3. I can always justify the purchase.
First, put on your best wreath of wildflowers. Obviously you'll have one on hand for just these instances. You'll see why... Scoop/sprinkle/Chuck the borax into the bowl of your potty. Make sure to get it on the dry parts, and some in the water for good measure. I typically use 3-4 tablespoons. Next, and this is the best part... LEAVE. Take your box of Borax under your arm, and (and this is where the wreath halo comes in) flit around your home like the nymph of clean. Let out a "tra la la" if you must. Head for the next bathroom and go sprinkle crazy there too. Hell, do the same in the next! Man! Don't you already feel like a goddess of domesticity? So, in under a minute, you've sprinkled borax in all of the bowls, left to sit, and skipped around your home like a damned fool. Process has begun.
As your bowls are soaking in their natural glory, pick a bathroom and squirt warm water all over the mother. Then wet your first cloth. Sprinkle some Borax on the cloth and wipe down surfaces. ALL surfaces. This works on everything. Rinse as needed, and then use a clean damp cloth to rinse again for good measure. I then like to polish with a dry cloth. I use a colored cloth for the toilets so as not to risk .... um, toilet germs? on other surfaces. Repeat on other bathrooms. It doesn't take long, remember, this is to maintain between those big "Someone is sleeping here overnight so I KNOW they'll look at every surface with a microscopic eye and a heart full of judgement" cleans.
After that is done, return to each gleaming toilet. Run the toilet brush on the inside of the bowl, flush, repeat on all bathrooms. Stand back and enjoy the rewards of your effort. SPARKLING, and clean! Now, go make a margarita to offset the productivity. We don't want our husbands getting any ideas about us making cleaning a regular thing here....
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I'll have you know, there is a giant box of Borax in my laundry room... all thanks to you. I'm serious.
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