Mrs Hinch mania

Evening everyone,
Today I found myself having a conversation with my daughter about the blogger Mrs Hinch.  Here is a link if you're interested in learning more about Mrs Hinch. Mrs Hinch I think she was quite surprised that I actually knew who she was talking about. The youngsters seem to think they have the monopoly on most things these days including good old housework it would seem.
Now for anyone that doesn't know who Mrs Hinch is, she is a young mum who blogs about cleaning her house. She is very house proud and posts photos and hints and tips about how to keep your home spik and span. She is so popular that now a lot of her posts are sponsored by companies such as Zoflora the once cheap disenfectant that has now become more expensive due to its popularity.
Good on her I say!
 I did say to my daughter that it is nothing new. A few years ago I used to read a blog by fly lady and this was very much the same.
When I was newly married I can remember my grandma telling me not to get overwhelmed by the housework and laundry whilst working full time. She had a lovely old saying which was just give it " a lick and a promise". Now this isn't hardly as exciting or racy as it sounds. What she said it meant was to do a quick once over daily to keep on top of things then a good clean at the weekends. The point of this was that hopefully what you miss one day you'd get the next when you were doing your quick dust and wipe over. I still do this now.
 Each morning i get a clean cloth from my box of cloths and dust all through. I then rinse out the same cloth in some hot water and the wash down the work surfaces, fridge door and kitchen cupboards using a squirt of lemon juice ( no nasty chemicals where food is prepared).
After this i go into the bathroom, rinse out the cloth again in hot water and then put a squirt of the anti bacterial hand wash onto the cloth and wipe over the bath, sink and work tops. I don't use cleaner on the bath and sink as my hubby has really sensitive skin. I find that if I do it daily it stays clean and so there isn't the need to use any harsh chemicals.
The toilet I clean with anti bacterial wipes every day and then put toilet bleach down it before I go out.
 The cloth that i've been using in the kitchen and bathroom gets popped into a small bucket with a lid that has milton sterilising fluid in and then at the end of the week they are rinsed, washed and dried ready for next week.
A quick whip round with the hoover and empty the dishwasher and the house is all tidy again for the day. I hate it if I have to rush out and leave things untidy.
 I always make our bed and open the window before I leave the bedroom each morning and also pop in to make my daughters bed too and usually pick up any clothes, make up, towels etc that may be left around. I'm sure she thinks she lives in a hotel!
Thankfully we live in a tiny two bedroom cottage so there aren't too many rooms to clean each day.

Washing and ironing is done most days so it never really builds up. Jobs like cleaning the windows, polishing the furniture etc get done at the weekends.
Do you have a certain routine that works for you? Do you do the laundry or shopping on the same day each week? I think that most of us are creatures of habit usually.
Until tomorrow,
Jules x

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