Re: house cleaning tips
Congrats on buying a house Ira!
We had white carpets in our house too and we just ended up using sheets to cover the area we used to be in - also.. limit the food to the kitchen - if theres room u can put a small table or if theres a breakfast bar use bar stools and that way the food wont travel all over the house -
Also.. you can get carpet protector sprays that line the carpet and that way if food or drinks do spill they come out easy.. i havent tried it myself but for stains im using Woolite's stain remover and it works pretty well!
You'll find the lemon oil in the furniture polish aisles at walmart - its pretty awesome!!
I lined all the cabinets in my house with the liners and they worked perfectly -
I think theres a steam mop by Shark that everyones raving about these days.. but if you go to Walmart/Sears they might have better options available.. i dont really like the other kinds because the dust and hair and everything get stuck onto the twist mops and cleaning the mop is a pretty big hassle!
I have the Swiffer Floor Vac and i can swear by it.. i didnt buy the swiffer cloths because theyre just toooo expensive - i just looked for a comparable at walmart and i think it was 2 dollars for 250 sheet box.. theyre as good as the swiffer ones :)
Goodluck!