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Re: Here We Are! First Round Focus Cleaning, 2026
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2026 4:34 pm
by Kittykatt
All done!
Kitchen deep cleaning / decluttering project:
Clean ceiling
Clean light fitting
Clean walls
Wash/ wipe paintwork and radiator
Clean clock
Clean string holder
Wipe light switch
Polish door
Declutter items hanging on back of door
Clean tops of cupboards
Oil chopping board,
cheese board
and bread board
Oil coasters
Polish knife block,
lazy Susan
and hand coffee grinder
Declutter /clean wall cupboards: #1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
Declutter / clean under worktop cupboards : #1
#2
#3
#4
#5
Clean /declutter drawers: #1
#2
#3
#4#5
Clean/declutter shelves: #1
#2
#3
Clean oven
Clean /declutter storage compartment under oven
Polish strips of wood with hooks that hold mugs and utensils
Clean/declutter shelves of tall cupboard: #1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
Pull out freezer and clean behind/ underneath
Defrost freezer
Declutter / clean trays stored next to freezer
Clean fridge
Clean bin area
Declutter / clean cubby with my gardening trug, spare cat food and???
Clean/declutter notice board
Wax floor
Declutter tea towels
Declutter tablecloths
My rewards:
Buy new tea towels
Decide which fabric for new tablecloths. (I have several in my basket!
) and purchase
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Re: Here We Are! First Round Focus Cleaning, 2026
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2026 9:44 pm
by Harriet
Congratulations, KittyKatt! Hurray for a great job. Also a great job of staying on top of your progress as you went along. Thanks for letting us in on the project.
lol, lucylee. By holder, do you mean the floor holders gripping them, or the handheld fluffy-duster holder?
For the dusting wand fluffies, I did purchase a completely unknown name that said it would fit (Ariver - actually I sort of felt like I was tricked somewhat because the photo seemed to show the brand name). But so far, so good on those. They do indeed fit my brand-name "wand" and go on and off it normally. I have some very low-to-the-floor furniture that the wand type can squeeze under fast without a problem, rather than needing to move furniture so much, to get even a regular swiffer broom under there. So, after using for delicate dusting, they are used for that purpose before being tossed.
This house doesn't have ceiling fans, but the fluffies on a wand really helped for those in the other house.
Re: Here We Are! First Round Focus Cleaning, 2026
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2026 1:21 am
by Kittykatt
Thank you, Harriet! I found the accountability and encouragement of these threads really helped, and also tracking my progress.
Re: Here We Are! First Round Focus Cleaning, 2026
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2026 4:20 am
by lucylee
Yes, Harriet, the handheld wand. The two little prongs go through and tear the fluffy stuff. It’s doable, but not as good as the name brand.
Re: Here We Are! First Round Focus Cleaning, 2026
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2026 9:40 am
by blessedw2
I may not post all the time here but like everyone the post is so important for our home!
Re: Here We Are! First Round Focus Cleaning, 2026
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:24 am
by Harriet
Kitchen starts today, with a peek into the Living Room for declutter in my house. The kitchen bar is in need, and, sad to say (smile) that's because it's also the den bar, of course, a pass-through, and we use it for so much! It is one of the hotspots of the house, no doubt. I can use it as a help for creative things if I keep it straightened, because it is a great height and size, so I can't say there isn't incentive!
Re: Here We Are! First Round Focus Cleaning, 2026
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2026 8:42 pm
by lucylee
I made taxes my zone for last week, so now I'm back to the computer room, which has been the zone for the past several weeks.
Harriet, ds and ddil have a kitchen bar like that -- the den and kitchen make a sort of L, and the back of the den looks across the bar to the kitchen. The back entrance, which is the only entrance really ever used, comes right into the back of the den, with a half-bath and the laundry room just inside the back door. To say it is a hot spot would be very much an understatement. The surface of the sun is not as hot.
OTOH, ddil and ds have been making Rice Krispie treats and gave me several to take home just now when I dropped off dgd's batting helmet.
Re: Here We Are! First Round Focus Cleaning, 2026
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2026 3:33 pm
by Harriet
blessed, that's true that as much as chatting makes me smile about cleaning more 
, it's just the general schedule (or knowing that there IS a general schedule) that is such an important thing. When I want to get back on the wagon, having either fallen off or started to teeter, it takes no more than a minute to see "where" I am.
lucylee, substituting for a certain room/area makes sense so often for me. I think taxes are a very realistic substitution, especially since "office" is one area in rotation! How can an office be cleaned if taxes are sitting all over it, whether physically or mentally or both! It's a matter of dealing with the first layer.
What a blessing to work on the kitchen here and see that benefit so many parts of life for us. Twice now I've been able to spread out and use the nice hip-high counter of the bar to progress on creative projects without hurting my back.
Several visits lately have been less stressful for me because the LR was ready for company.
Today moving into "Dining Room week" for a family who does not have a traditional dining room. But again, the den sort of fits the bill of another "front room" of the house and is in constant use and need.
Our last week of the first round through our lovely 2026 homes!
