When it's spring, when skies are blue and weather is warm, the urge to do some spring cleaning seems to claim us all. Open windows, fresh air and a clean house seem to go hand in hand. That was me today. Although, truthfully, it's supposed to be up over 100 degrees today here in the Valley of the Sun. Which is why I was "up and at 'em" at 6am. lol
I don't mind most spring cleaning chores, but the one that I tend to put off over and over is the bathroom - specifically my walk in shower. Sure, off and on I do little scrub downs, but I'm talking major spring cleaning. I decided not to put it off any more and began tackling it. One of the things I discovered that makes it very easy is to remove the shower doors, take them outside and scrub them down, first with a bit of CLR. I lay them out, squirt on the liquid and swoosh it around with a broom that I use only for my showers. After hosing them, flipping them over and doing the other side, I then scrub them down with a little Dawn dish soap. They come out real shiny!
As the doors are drying in the morning sun, I got in and tackled the shower itself: squirt Dawn across the walls and floor then swoosh it all over with a little water using my broom. I know, it sounds just a little bit crazy, but it works great! After rinsing it all off, what I noticed most is how fresh and clean it smells. That's what sold me on it the most!
What I came to realize is that washing the bathroom with all those strong chemicals to get things clean, there was an after-smell that would carry on for a day or two, no matter how many windows were opened, how many fans were blowing to help, you can't escape that chemical smell. Which is one of the reasons that I would put off the heavy duty spring cleaning! And if my shower can come out clean and shiny without that smell, well, from now on I'm using Dawn every time to clean the shower!
