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S av e o n ly wha t y o u nee d , u s e , a n d l ov e • Toys & books • All closets • Pet supplies • DVDs and CDs • Magazines • Dressers • Desk area • Pantry • Refrigerator • Laundry room • Car interiors • Garage floors & shelves • Games • Family room • Bathroom & Kitchen drawers • Craft supplies • Accessories • Makeup/beauty On Your Mark, Get Set, Declutter! 1. Use a lint roller to easily clean dust off your lampshades 2. To clean Microfiber couches or chairs spray with rubbing alcohol and scrub stains with a white sponge or brush. 3. Clean your washing machine by running a cycle with bleach, and then a cycle with white vinegar. 4. Nuke your damp sponge in the microwave on high for two minutes to kill germs. 5. To freshen your mattress, mix baking soda and lavender oil. Spread over mattress, wait an hour, and vacuum up. 6. Fill a bag with vinegar and tie to the shower head. Leave it overnight and see how sparkling clean it is in the morning. 7. To clean your ceiling fans, slide a pillowcase over each blade and wipe the blade. Dust falls into the pillowcase and not on top of your head. 8. To loosen any sticky mess in the microwave, nuke a cup of water with lemon juice for three minutes, then let it sit undisturbed for another five. 9. Use a window squeegee to wipe pet hair off furniture, carpet, and rugs. 10. Clean your garbage disposal with ice cubes with a lemon rind. You will sharpen your blades and leave it smelling good. 11. If towels smell like mildew, put them in the washing machine with a cup of vinegar. Don't add detergent, just the hot water and vinegar will work. 12. Clean your stove burners by putting them in a Ziploc bag with a bit of ammonia. It doesn't have to soak, the fumes do the work. Leave it on a cookie sheet in the bag overnight outside and then just wipe with a sponge. 13. To get hard water stains off your faucet, cut a lemon in half and use the actual lemon to scrub the hard water stains and rinse. 14. Magic Eraser! Magic Eraser! Magic Eraser! You can buy them anywhere cleaning supplies are sold and they will clean almost anything — did I mention Magic Eraser? 15. To clean blinds put an old sock on your hands and wipe the dust away. 16. Run your kids' plastic and rubber toys (the ones without batteries of course) through the dishwasher with a little vinegar to clean and disinfect. 17. Wipe all doorknobs and light switches with a disinfecting wipe. 18. Clean your hairbrushes by pulling out the hair and soaking in warm water with a drop of shampoo. 19. Clean your plastic shower curtain in the washing machine. Place in washing machine with 2 towels, laundry detergent and a cup of baking soda (you can add 10 drops of tea tree oil to kill mold and mildew) and wash on gentle cycle. Hang to dry. 20. Clean your bathroom exhaust fan with a burst of canned air (available at any office supply store). easy cleaning OUR YUCAIPA | MARCH 2015 7 Even if you purge just one thing a day, it will make a big difference in time.