Room of the Day... a little early!

Technically its Friday because its after midnight here, and I wanted to get the post up for any early birds that like to clean in the morning. Today is Dining/Laundry room day. Since laundry rooms are not in Martha Stewarts Homekeeping Handbook I'm just gonna have to tell you what I think should be done!! Take it as you will..... ha!

Dining Room(if you have one)

• Dust surfaces and objects, including furniture and light fixtures
• Vacuum upholstery and floor

Simple enough!

Laundry Room

• Dust lint off of washer and dryer (a used dryer sheet works great for this)
• Clear lint trap
• Empty trash bins
• Sweep and mop floor

....That seems about right! Speaking of the laundry room, lets talk about how often laundry should be done!!! Well, uneconomically every day is ideal. If you have a load, wash it. Laundry really isn't that bad!!!!! I promise!! If you are anything like me, your laundry piles up for sometime before you realize no one in your family has clean underwear and you finally get to it! Whoops! Evidently I am doing a bad thing. Laundry needs to be done every 3 days minimum to help fight the buildup of bacteria, mold, and other nasty things. Because of the skin cells, bacteria, and other nasty things, make sure you are washing your hands after you go through dirty laundry!

Let me also say this... If you do not have Martha Stewarts Homekeeping Handbook, get it! Now! Seriously. It is over 700 pages of amazing information. All the information about taking care of your house you could ever, ever need. It also has excellent tips and tricks for all things home related. I can not express how much I love this book. It retails at $45.00 and its worth it, but check out amazon.com or ebay to get it for cheaper. It would make the PERFECT gift for a new home owner, new wife, or someone living on their own for the first time. And it has some really great pictures of Martha's own homes, so thats a bonus. 744 pages of excellence... go get it!