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10 Winter Weather Cleaning Tips

Friday, November 8, 2013 by Lolli 2 Comments

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of North American Property Services. All opinions are 100% mine.

We're only a week into November and already we've had 3 days of sick kids home from school. Winter is upon us, whether we like it or not (and, no, if you are wondering, I have NOT packed my sandals away for the season quite yet. I'm not ready to fully embrace the winter…).

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Winter means coats and boots and scarves and hats….and it means more illnesses being spread around. Having kids in school during the winter means that we'll inevitably have someone home sick at some point during the month. 

Heaven help us if the illness spreads throughout the entire family.

Luckily, there are a few preventative measures that every family can take to make sure that fewer germs are spread through the family. Keeping the family healthy (or a least healthier!) through the winter is as easy as keeping the house clean and germ-free.

 

North American Property Services, one of the top janitorial service companies in the United States, has ten key tips for cleaning your home this winter.

10 Winter Weather Cleaning Tips

  1. Use SOAP: Be extra careful about hand washing with soap so you do not spread germs from room to room.
  2. Disinfect high-touch areas: Routinely disinfect high touch areas such as door handles, TV remotes, and keyboards for all devices, such as tablets and laptops. Don’t forget all of your phones, including the landline and cell phones.
  3. Dust germs away: Dust carries germs and grime, so wiping down with disinfecting solutions will not only make your house cleaner, but it will remove germs that can cause the common cold and flues. Look for places that dust settles, such as fan blades, window ledges, and walls to wipe away germs. Don’t forget to clean your light bulbs, which has the added benefit of brightening the house on these short winter days. Another thing to clean is the dust balls under furniture and in the corners of floors.
  4. And dust some more: Dust more often, as your heating system circulates dust, dirt and germs.
  5. Dry-mop: Keep mops handy to dry-mop floors regularly, especially around high-traffic areas of the house.
  6. Clean windows: On warmer days, clean interior windows, another germ collector in your house.
  7. Clean carpets: Deep clean your carpets every year to eliminate grime and germs. A good time of year to do this is after the holidays so any spills from your holiday celebrations will be washed away.
  8. Disinfect grout in the shower: Scrub the grout in your bathroom with a powerful disinfectant to remove germs that spread between family members.
  9. Leave shoes at the door: Take your shoes off at the door. Think about all the places you walk and the germs that hitch hike into your home. Taking your shoes off will greatly reduce indoor pollutants.
  10. Keep entryways extra clean: The best winter floor care program is to continue to clean and maintain floor surfaces with extra mopping and scrubbing around the entryways.

What are your best tips for keeping your family healthy through the cold winter months?

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About Lolli

Lolli has written 3740 post in this blog.

I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)

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Comments

  1. Lynn R. Hall says

    Monday, November 11, 2013 at 8:24 am

    I as of late gave my own particular house a careful, profound cleaning as a result of the eventual outcomes of winter. It turned out to be extraordinary for me both rationally and physically. I got incredible work out, and it felt grand to be in a clean and brilliant house.

  2. Janet W. says

    Sunday, November 10, 2013 at 6:01 am

    These are great tips! I try to wipe down surfaces and high-touch places with a disinfectant every day so we don’t spread germs to each other.

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