I read somewhere that cleaning is the item on the To-Do list that most women would have someone else do, if they could. I don't know. I don't mind it. I'm not very faithful about doing it, but I don't mind it. Ironing is the To-Do I would gladly hand off to someone else! (shudder) I detest it.....
But cleaning I don't mind. As I said, I'm not very faithful about it though. That's a problem especially in the bathrooms, wouldn't you say? Gross. Three boys using said bathrooms. Double gross. So I decided to put together this:
My Bathroom Bucket! Isnt' it pretty? Feminine, flowery, spring colors. Just what my home needs more of! I used to keep the needed cleaning products in each bathroom thinking that would make it so easy for me to whip something out when needed. And it did. It worked, for a while. Thing is, I always put off the scrubbing of the tub until "Later". And I don't know why, but Later never came. I waited and watched but, alas, Later never came and my tub was seldom scrubbed. Time to change my strategy! A set day on the cleaning routine for bathrooms and this neat Bathroom Bucket were just what I needed.
Here's what's in my Bathroom Bucket:
The bucket and the cute gloves I picked up at Dollar General. The scrubber, at the Dollar Tree. I have glass cleaner, all purpose cleaner (I make myself) and disinfectant (just vinegar). And the remains of a pumice stick to get out the hard water stains on toilet and tub. That's it! Sometimes I'll use baking soda in addition to the cleaners to scrub at the tub. The brush really comes in handy. I just spray the tub, dip the brush in a plastic container filled with soda and scrub away. The fizzing makes me feel good! Like I'm really attacking the scum and grime! When I pull this bucket out of my broom closet I also toss in a couple of rags for cleaning and then toss them in the wash when I'm done.
Now, is my bathroom always spotless? Oh, no. Have the boyos learned better aim? Um, no. But I like my bucket and it makes my job a little less of a drudgery. And I really love my pink gloves!
