31 Little Things You’ve Probably Forgotten You Need To Clean
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- Wipe down light switches, lamp switches, cabinet handles, fridge handles, and door knobs with some sort of sanitizing agent, like Lysol or a disinfectant wipe.
- Microwave a bowl of lemon water then wipe down the inside of your microwave.
- Scrub down the part of faucets in your kitchen, bathroom, and laundry room where the water comes out.
- Take a toothbrush or other small cleaning tool to the underside of your garbage disposal splash guard.
- Dust the tops of all of your kitchen cabinets and any other furniture that almost reaches the ceiling, then lay down a layer of wax paper to prevent future dust.
- Rub down your phone with an alcohol and bottled water solution.
- Wipe down your earbuds with rubbing alcohol, and dislodge any stuck earwax with a Q-Tip and toothbrush.
- Soak your toothbrush in hydrogen peroxide (rinsing well afterward, of course), especially after you’ve been sick.
- Run all toothbrush cups through the dishwasher while your toothbrush soaks well.
- Wipe and/or scrub the tops of your soap dispensers, which will gradually gather grime as they’re used.
- Launder all of the hand towels in your house every couple of days, and occasionally brighten them with a special two-part wash.
- Regularly launder all of the pillows that you drool on overnight, every night.
- Wash your pillowcases at least as often as your sheets, if not even more often.
- Wipe down the table next to your bed at least once a week.
- The bottom of your purse or bag, plus whatever spot you regularly set it down in.
- Clear the dust, cobwebs, and general fuzz from your window screens and screen doors using a lint roller.
- Dust every individual blind on your window treatments, using this handy tongs trick to make it go quickly.
- Lay a paper towel soaked in a vinegar-water dilution over the spot between your bathroom and kitchen faucets and the wall, as well as in the space between the handles.
- Squirt cleaning solution on and scrub the bottom part of your toilet bowl.
- Take a few products to make sure your laptop isn’t greasy anymore, and that it’s not infected with any illnesses you may have had recently.
- Deep-clean your mechanical keyboard using the following detailed technique, taking the keys off every few cleans.
- Wipe down your mouse and other computer peripherals you’re always touching.
- Toss your kids’ Legos in the washing machine (enclosed in a mesh bag).
- And you can clean other plastic toys in the dishwasher.
- Sanitize the remote key fob for your car, and the other keys on your keychain.
- And while you’re at it, your TV’s remote (including all of your other remotes and game controllers) needs to be sanitized, too.
- Wash or vacuum your doormat, because so many people’s dirty shoes touch them daily.
- Rinse off all the dust on your window AC’s small filter.
- Run your pet’s toys through either the dishwasher or the washer, depending on what kind of toys they are.
- Dump out your purse, toss out all of the trash and junk, and wipe down everything* inside with a cleaning wipe or rubbing alcohol.
- Kill all the germs lurking on your dinner table’s salt and pepper shakers.
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