Spring Cleaning Tips

Ah it's that time of year again, everyone is looking to spruce up their gardens, freshen up house exteriors and start the traditional spring clean. Sound familiar?
Well now anyone who knows me will know that 'Show Home' is definitely not a term used for my house, so it may come as a shock to hear I love a good spring clean! Curry's have gathered their top ten spring cleaning hacks and asked me to share some tips  so here  are my tips for making spring cleaning a bit easier
Prepare For a Mammoth Day
Put dinner in the slow cooker (if you haven't got one, go get one ASAP they are amazing) that way when you have worked all day for a sparkly organised house. You will appreciate the ability to just dish up and eat without any faff.
Plan
Have a list of what you'd like to achieve and try to stick to it, don't get distracted and end up 'sorting' through old copies of Cosmo for 2 hours!
Multitask
Make sure you are being efficient, put bleach in your loos before you start so they've had a good steep before you scrub, set the washer and dishwasher away while you are cleaning floors then when you finished you'll have clean dishes and clothes 3 jobs in 1!!!
Sneaky Tricks
There are lots of natural ingredients that make cleaning much easier...

• Lemon and vinegar make a fab degreaser and will cut cleaning time for windows, tiles, oven hoods and hard surfaces. Just mix 3mls lemon juice , 10mls white vinegar 400mls warm water use in a spray or on a cloth
• Half a lemon in a bowl of boiling water boiled heated in the microwave for 5 minutes will enable you to wipe away any stubborn stains with ease and it smells nice too
• Hairspray will remove crayon from laminated or painted wood, no more child created masterpieces on your skirtings or bookcases! 
• Bicarbonate of soda mixed to a paste and spread on your oven will remove even the toughest stains if left to soak for an hour
• Popping the shower head in a jug of white vinegar for 20 minutes will remove all limescale effortlessly
• Windows and mirrors can be given and amazing shine by using a solution of water and vinegar sprayed on to the glass then wiped off with scrumpled newspaper!
• and one for the potty training months, a solution of water and biological washing liquid ((about 50mls liquid to 700mls water))  can be used as a cheap and effective carpet freshener if your little darling has tinkled on any carpets, just wash out the puddle with water and towel dry and then spray on your solution lightly. The bio liquid breaks down any remaining odour causing enzymes!

** always conduct a patch test first when using any of these natural products, the monkeyfooted mummy can not be responsible for any reactions!**

Set a Timer

Have a change of scene every 30 minutes even if it's just a quick breath of fresh air. It will keep you motivated and stop you feeling like you are in the middle of a marathon (Which you are!!)

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Someone Call The Lifegaurd

Just recently I feel a bit swept out to sea, please forgive lots of water metaphors but, when describing my feelings to Spartacus this was the theme that I found helped. 

So here it goes...  just lately I feel like I'm swimming against the current and struggling to keep my head above water and I feel like I need saving. 

I've felt like this before, with both of the big two I've sailed happily until about the 6 month mark, then the wobble starts. Now I'm unsure if it's the hormones, if it's just a normal phase or something more but I hate it I feel like I've lost myself, my motivation has dwindled  

So I've been feeling rather blue, Termite is no longer sleeping for good stretches, so I'm tired (what parent isn't, I hear you cry) which means I'm not on top of the daily functions of running a home, which in turn leads to me feeling out of control and muddled, it's a vicious circle! I've also lost my blogging way and feel uninspired and out of kilter. 

So I've formulated a plan, I'm going to undertake 'project streamline' I will be organised and de cluttered and efficient by springtime! I'm starting with a god de-clutter, then room by room we are going to re organise and rearrange, and I'm going to write lists and plans and we will be a smooth sailing ship once more.

Watch this space ....