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Cleaning After 3 Weeks of Piecing a Quilt Top

 After 3 weeks of piecing a quilt top - and a day piecing the quilt back, very little housework got done. So, that was top priority as soon as I had a couple of normal days to recuperate. First on my list, was a chore I had been putting off for a while, which was to clean out the fridge. And since I was going to do that, I wanted to do the front, back, top, underneath, and sides as well. That was a good week to clean the fridge since most of our groceries were gone. Less food inside and fewer overflow snacks on top always makes cleaning the fridge easier. Countertops, cabinet doors and drawers, and stove top, front, underneath, sides, and back also needed to be cleaned. So, I spent 2 days cleaning in the kitchen. That also included vacuuming the curtains, ceiling fan, blinds, and windows.

messy magnets on fridge
The fridge magnets were a mess on the fridge. I just placed them on the doors as I got new ones without any sense of direction.

Magnets removed from fridge for cleaning

So, first of all, I removed all the magnets, calendar, and to-do list off the sides of the fridge. I also removed the last few things from the top of the fridge. All magnets got dusted as well.

I'm pretty good about keeping all the old stuff out of the fridge before it starts rotting. So, only a few things got thrown away. But it looks really nice to get inside a fridge where items are neatly placed, food can be found, and there aren't any crumbs on the fridge floor/bottom.


Magnets look much better now that they are neatly placed in some sort of order. Egg cooker and cooking eye are neatly placed on top.


I had to show you these videos of the grill that covers the coils on the bottom of the fridge. I dust this off every week, but the dirt still gets on there and is difficult to remove with just a vacuum cleaner brush. I guess the grease and humidity create a cozy home for dust/whatever on those slats. And then I just wipe them with a wet cloth from time to time. This time, the black grime wasn't coming off easily, especially those annoying inside corners. So, I used my Dawn Powerwash to let the grill slats soak in. After a couple of minutes. I ran it under the water, and all the black dust/gunk/grime was gone! No working with toothpicks and Qtips. 

Of course, the day after I finished cleaning the kitchen, I did grocery shopping for 2 weeks, and everything was a mess again. BUT it was a cleaner mess anyway.

I went ahead and cleaned all the window sills and Swiffer dusted the ceiling fans, lights, and rest of the window blinds. That way, I can vacuum the rest of the curtains, clean the blinds (each individual slat), clean the windows, and clean the air vents and deflectors a little bit at a time this week, as I have a little bit of time here and there.

That's cleaning I don't get to often, but I don't mind doing it so I can get a break from my multitude of computer projects I'm also getting back to and trying to catch up on. And this way, the deeper cleaning also doesn't hinder my weekly cleaning.

Thanks for visiting today,

Patricia

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