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Monthly Specials:  Since the midmonth newsletter was not sent  - I took a few extra days in the desert for some writing - the deadline has been extended to raise prices to in case you missed the notice in the January issue. On the 10th of Feb, prices will be going up. 

I have one dozen of the Ritz Carlton second hand towels left. These are a tremendous value at $2.50. They are heavy weight with few, if any, flaws. They are sold by the package of 6 only. I found a good replacement towel for the Ritz Carlton towels. They are a little lighter weight and just a bit smaller.  

My book "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cleaning" is now in bookstores across the United States and I believe Canada and England as well. Barnes & Nobel, Borders and Amazon carry it or it's available on my website. People are already emailing me that my tips have solved many of their problems. They have tossed their toxic chemicals and are cleaning faster and love how their homes sparkle. 

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Ok - how many of you added the ICE to your cell phone that was suggested in my last newsletter? It stands for In Case of Emergency so emergency people know who to call if you ever have an accident. Or just use "Emergency" for your contact. Please go get your phone right now and add to your address file. I have spoken to several retired firefighters and police officers about the program and each one remarked that even 1 minute can make a huge difference in an emergency. Several of them pulled their phones out on the spot and entered numbers. They also said to tack emergency numbers next to or on a telephone in your home or RV. It is easy to forget a phone number during an emergency. It happened to me when I was 38 and injured my hand putting mops together. I could not remember my husbands work number and had to call 911. 

Please don't wait for an accident to happen before you remember this step. One of the firemen also said to have one phone on each level of the home or in each section of the home that is a standard phone. That way if the battery runs down you have a backup phone handy. 

A friend of mine sent me this website. It will tell you if you have a registered sex offender living near you. When you go to the site enter your address. It shows a "house" in the middle of the map, that's your house. All the colored boxes are registered sex offenders. Click on the house to get the name, address and picture of the person as well as information about their crime. It also contains some excellent information.     http://www.familywatchdog.us/.

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Recently Simple Living Magazine emailed me asking for cleaning tips for both their March and April issues. (Woman's World will also carry some of my cleaning tips in their April 5th issue that will be in stores March 29th.) Simple Living started out asking for lists of cleaning chores if you have 15, 30 minutes, an hour, half a day or a full day to clean. They ended up going a different route for the article. 

The idea is an excellent one so I'm going to share them with you since they will not appear in the article. So let's get a head start on the spring cleaning.   

If you don't have clutter under control these 15 minute exercises will take an hour or longer. Follow this one rule: Never leave a room empty handed - never. When you leave a room, look around for items that have not been used for three or four weeks. Either toss them, give them away, recycle or put them in their proper place. 

Keep current magazines in a rack by the side of a chair. Do not keep an entire magazine for one or two articles. (there are exceptions) Purchase a two to three inch 3 ring binder and tabs. Remove any article you wish to keep punching holes in it with a three hole punch. Label a tab for the appropriate title adding the article. Not only does it get rid of the magazine but you can actually find the article when you need it. 

Immediately refill your bottles when you finish cleaning. That way they are ready to tackle those unexpected spills. Keep everything stored in one place. Use a tote tray and not an apron for holding your cleaners and brushes. Aprons are a hazard waiting to happen let alone the weight hanging around your neck. 

For the quick fifteen minute cleanups keep a spray bottle of our diluted Bi-O-Kleen or Ion-A-Clean, (the best stain remover I've ever used and the reason I carry it) in the kitchen along with a towel or two. For those of you with chemical allergies, Ion-A-Clean is a must. It contains no chemicals, surfactants or cleaning agents of any kind. It's so safe a fish will live in it yet it is a remarkable cleaner. You will love what it does and how easily it removes nearly all carpet stains including magic marker. Click on Ion-A-Kleen to read more.

The secret to speed cleaning no matter how much or how little time you have is to keep focused and work up a sweat. Put on some fast paced music and move quickly. Get your heartbeat raised and a sweat on your brow. Your body will love you and you will love the additional time you have. 

Homework: Grab a clipboard and piece of paper. Walk through each room of your home as if for the first time. Using a critical eye, list everything that needs cleaning both quick and long job like pulling out cabinets and cleaning inside under and around them and the wall behind them. Include cleaning walls, windows to easier chores like dusting cobwebs or removing clutter or perhaps decorating changes you want to make. By each chore, mark how long you think it will take. ie: 15 minutes 30 minutes and hour half a day or maybe a whole day. 

Here is a sample for what you want to achieve for a 15 minute cleaning job. You don't need this much detail but it gives you an idea of my concept behind "giving your product time to work." Soak one surface while you clean another. You use your time efficiently which is the essence of speed cleaning. Now apply this concept to everything you do.  

15 minute cleaning suggestions:

Kitchen: Begin filling the sink with hot sudsy water. Place a coffee cup half filled with water in the microwave - if it's dirty - and turn it on high for 3 minutes. Remove the drip pans from the stove putting them in the sink to soak. Spray the stove top with the Bi-O-Kleen or Ion-A-Clean. Time: 3 minutes. 

Grab an SOS pad and scrub the drip pans then the grates. Wipe down the microwave with a towel then clean the front of the stove, spray the hood and under the hood and clean them. Then wipe the stove top. Time: 7 minutes. 

Remove the bins from the refrigerator and spritz down the bottom of the refrigerator. Dump the contents of the bins on the counter and toss old fruits and veggies. Run hot sudsy water in the bins. Then wipe down the bottom of the refrigerator, clean and dry the bins and return the fruits and veggies. Spray down the top and exterior of the refrigerator and wipe it clean. Time: 5 minutes. 

Here are a few other ideas for 15 minute cleaning jobs:

1)Dust cobwebs

2)Declutter one room

3)Clean lampshades or ceiling fans

4)Clean sliding glass doors (apply just a bit of our Advantage Waterless Wash and Protectant to your sliding glass doors and fingerprints will have a difficult time sticking if they stick at all. 

5)Dust miniblinds 

6) Wipe down the fronts of kitchen cabinets or the bathroom cabinets - our diluted Wood Care is excellent for this 

7)Dust baseboards in one section of your home

8)Clean the inside of a cabinet and toss anything that is over a year old

8)enjoy a cup of tea!

  [[[[[[[SHORT CLIPS: Faith is the one thing in life that can take you through any pain, relieve any worry or sorrow, and keep you believing in the joys of tomorrow. Regina Hill

Grins,

Mary Findley

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