[Blindtlk] Keeping House Independently

[Judy Jones]

Yep, that was one of my regular chores, along with dusting.  My sister had married and moved away, and Dad did the vacuuming unless the Air Force sent him on a tour, then it fell to me, along with yard work.  He had also taught me how to change a tire, but I never had to do that.  Mom had a bad back, so between the two of us we took on the heavier chores.  I also remember waxing the floor, then running an electric buffer they had.  I also started doing over half the cooking my sophomore year in high school.  Mom and I had this deal going that whoever cooked didn't have to clean up, so we took turns.

Judy

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When I was a kid, my mother asked me to mop the kitchen floor. We had a large, farmhouse type kitchen. I was provided with a sponge and bucket of soapy waters. I got down on my hands and knees and went over the whole thing. I was not completely satisfied but my mother said it was cleaner than it had been for several years!

Mike Freeman


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Even though I have some usable vision I can't see details so I basically clean like a totally blind person. Now I live in an apartment about the size of two dorm rooms so vacuuming or sweeping is pretty easy. I just sweep stuff on the carpeted area and vacuum it up! Then I get down on my knees and scrub scrub scrub the floors.  When I lived in a condo and had more space that needed cleaning I used the swiffer. I had a galley kitchen, pantry/washer dryer area and two bathrooms. It took about four swiffer sheets but what I found is that if you buy the Lysol wipes or cheaper brands they work just as well and sometimes stay on the swiffer better. The disinfecting wipes are much cheaper than the box of wipes specifically for the swiffer. I to vacuum and sweep in bare feet. lots of good advice here but experiment with what works best for you and your situation. I have a cited friend who is really good about helping out occasionally.usually it's finding spots I missed in corners or spiderwebs. That's the only kind of volunteer I use.

Ericka Short
"What is right is not always popular; what is popular is not always right."

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> On Mar 15, 2016, at 2:13 PM, Judy Jones via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Very cool.  My daughter has one of those.  How well do they work?  How long do you leave one on to prowl the room?  Does it go from room to room, or how does it work?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Diane 
> Vlasoff via blindtlk
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 1:10 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Keeping House Independently
> 
> Hi Christine,
> 
> It's all what you feel comfortable with. You've gotten a lot of really good advice from a lot of the other people. From my perspective I bought a Rumba because I had to two dogs,  a  guide dog and a retired dog and two cats in the house and I wanted to vacuum my house a minimum of once a day preferably twice and I didn't want to take the time to do that. So the Rumba was an absolutely fabulous solution for me. Find out what you're comfortable with and go for it.
> 
> Diane Sent using dictation.  sometimes it works and sometimes the mistakes can be funny.  please forgive anything in between.  
> 
> On Mar 15, 2016, at 9:49 AM, Christine Olivares via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> I just wanted to get your opinion about keeping house independently. I used to have someone come in once a month just to help with things I may have missed, but I am debating whether to do this still or not. I did get some rehab training with cleaning, but I am not the best at it. My main hangup is using a broom, as I just can’t figure out how it is done. I just invested in a Swiffer so I hope that helps.
> 
> I was wondering if you keep house independently, or if you have someone sighted come in once in a while to make sure things are kept nicely and are not dirty. Thanks so much for your thoughts.
> 
> Christine
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