[BlindTlk] House Cleaning

[David Andrews]

There is no absolute answer to this. It depends 
on where you live, how much activity there is, 
whether or not you have pets, and what your 
cleanliness standards are. Once a week is 
probably not a bad bet. However, I lived in 
Albuquerque, which is very dusty, from the 
desert, and I had two cats, so stuff added up fast!

Dave

At 01:02 PM 7/18/2021, you wrote:
>For those of you wondering, I live in an 
>apartment in the ground floor of my mom's house. 
>So I'm not really living on my own but kind of 
>am. Thanks for all your advice. For floor 
>cleaning - how often should it be done - once a 
>week, every other day, etc? For the person who 
>asked for cleaning tips - it helps me if I clean 
>the toilet from the tiny bottom section of the 
>bowl up to the top in continuous patterns. On 
>Sunday, July 18, 2021, 10:38:40 AM EDT, Jody 
>ianuzzi via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> 
>wrote: I will occasionally go along the edge of 
>the ceiling with a broom to catch cobwebs. I 
>have heard that spiders don’t like lavender so 
>you could spray lavender to discourage them and 
>it would make your place smell nice JODY To 
>Boldly Go  🭭🏻 thunderwalker321 at gmail.com 
>"What's within you is stronger than what's in 
>your way."Â  NO BARRIERSÂ  Erik Weihenmayer > On 
>Jul 17, 2021, at 10:27 PM, Ericka via BlindTlk 
><blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > Great advice 
>especially about the bugs. My question is how do 
>people combat car webs. First of all the creep 
>me out. Second of all like the rest of us 
>neither my husband nor I can see them. I can’t 
>always reach high enough to find out where they 
>originated so even if I get brave to clean it 
>all out with my hands or a broom I’m still not 
>doing a thorough job. This is tough for a IRA to 
>help me with I would think. They could tell me 
>whether I missed anything perhaps the cobwebs 
>are not supposed to be seen. It’s their 
>protection. > > Don’t leave puddles of water 
>around for the obvious reasons plus if you live 
>in a place where you have a balcony or a home 
>you don’t want puddles of water or plants with 
>water sitting in them. That’s just inviting 
>bugs all shapes and kinds. Just recently because 
>it rained quite a bit between trying to move 
>from one community to another I had a potted 
>plant that was quickly planted this year and had 
>poor drainage. Let’s just say that I can’t 
>wait to dig holes in my front yard by the house 
>and get these planted. I know one is infested 
>with mosquitoes. YUCK! > > My parents had a 
>family crisis business in our old community to 
>attend to so they stop by though condo to get 
>the rest of the stuff from the garage and grab 
>our plants. Everything is here safely. :-) > > 
>Ericka Nelson > >> On Jul 17, 2021, at 6:20 PM, 
>Humberto Avila via BlindTlk 
><blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote: >> >> Oh, and 
>one more important piece of advice for you, Jen. 
>I would say one thing is, if you're living on 
>your own, to be aware of your place being prone 
>to things like bugs, ants and such. The 
>apartment I currently live in was built in 1924, 
>and although the building is well kept and tidy, 
>and is prone to humidity, spiders, and the like, 
>but this is not to discourage. I think is so 
>important to learn how to clean Proactively. I 
>always try and do my cleaning right after I 
>finish my meal for the evening. Then I don't 
>have to worry about it. And on the weekends, I 
>always do the vacuuming, and cleaning of the 
>bathtub, toilet, and other things. I find it 
>that if I use a table mat, and / or plates that 
>are not as flat, I can pretty much avoid some 
>messes in the first place, especially when 
>cooking or eating. Then I can dust / shape off 
>my mat in the sink when I am done with it. >> >> 
>I found that vacuuming, personally, works well 
>for me, and as Judy said, I can hear the dust 
>and other things that the vacuum is sucking. 
>That way I can therefore avoid the dustpan, as I 
>find that I'm not as good at using dustpans and 
>blooms as I'd like to be. So I just use my 
>vacuum for sweeping, so to speak, and a wet mop 
>with either soap / water / cleaning agent, or 
>disinfectant wipes on the floor. Sometimes I 
>find it that some things are stuck on the floor 
>permanently, that is, once I find out after 
>cleaning it the first time. For those I get down 
>hands-on on the floor and scrub them off myself 
>using disinfectant wipe. It works and seems to 
>be good exercise. :) >> >> Hope all this 
>helps. >> >>>> On Jul 17, 2021, at 4:00 PM, Judy 
>Jones via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> 
>wrote: >>> >>> Oooo Humberto, you brought up 
>some good points!  It is also important not to 
>forget vacuuming under furniture, and 
>periodically move it out so you can really get 
>behind.  >>> >>> Baseboards also collect dust, 
>and only takes a couple minutes with a dust rag 
>to get at them.  I vacuum them when I have the 
>vacuum out, and go over them with the rag when I 
>can remember hahaha. >>> >>> I love Windex, and 
>it leaves no streaks if you wipe the glass dry, 
>just as you described.There are great house 
>cleaning tips on Youtube, too.  Do a search and 
>adopt techniques that will work for you. >>> >>> 
>The Fly Lady site covers everything from toilet 
>bowl to patio and garage. >>> >>> Also, on 
>Youtube, do a search for something like house 
>cleaning for blind, or something like that and 
>see what you can come up with. >>> >>> 
>Judy >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> 
>From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On 
>Behalf Of Humberto Avila via BlindTlk >>> Sent: 
>Saturday, July 17, 2021 3:22 PM >>> To: Blind 
>Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> >>> Cc: 
>Humberto Avila 
><humberto_avila.it104 at outlook.com> >>> Subject: 
>Re: [BlindTlk] House Cleaning >>> >>> Hello 
>Jen, >>> >>> I, just like Justin, am a bachelor. 
>Or at least, as long as I can still live in 
>apartment an. I'm currently in career 
>transitioning, but that's another story. >>> >>> 
>Anyways, it really is possible to keep an 
>apartment / home clean. What I've usually done, 
>is make sure that the cleaning around the table, 
>kitchen and counter areas I use every day are 
>always clean, daily. I use disinfectant wipes 
>and water. I usually clean in a grid pattern. 
>For example, clean the area(s) moving vertically 
>over the surface, and when you are done, move 
>horizontally over said surface. But the key is 
>to always be proactive and do it as often as 
>possible. The concept applys also to floors. I 
>bought a portable, battery powered vacuum 
>cleaner that I can use for cleaning floors, and 
>can also do corners quite well. It seems to work 
>for me. As per windows, I always use Windex, 
>cleaning and applying it with paper tissue, the 
>thick variety. >>> >>> Hope it helps. >>> >>>>> 
>On Jul 17, 2021, at 2:27 PM, Jen via BlindTlk 
><blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote: >>>> Floor 
>sweeping, cleaning windowsills and dusting. Is 
>it even possible for a blind person to keep an 
>immaculate house, or is sighted assistance 
>always needed? >>>>> On Saturday, July 17, 2021, 
>05:02:19 PM EDT, Jim Portillo via BlindTlk 
><blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote: >>>> Hi there, >>>> 
>I think you're going to have to be more 
>specific. There are certainly >>>> techniques, 
>but what are you wanting to clean or have look 
>nice? >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: 
>BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf 
>Of Jen via >>>> BlindTlk >>>> Sent: Saturday, 
>July 17, 2021 12:31 PM >>>> To: 
>blindtlk at nfbnet.org >>>> Cc: Jen 
><spiderweb1 at sbcglobal.net> >>>> Subject: 
>[BlindTlk] House Cleaning >>>> Are there 
>alternative techniques for cleaining what you 
>can't see so >>>> the house is immaculate? Thanks.