Comments on: How much cleaning is a safe level of cleaning your home?

By: Buddy

Buddy — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:00:59 +0000

I don’t know who the people you’ve been talking to about cleaning too much, but that is a lot of bad advice. When children are involved, you can never be too clean. You most definitely want to keep counters and bathrooms clean as possible. It doesn’t take much to disinfect those things. A little, and I mean a little bleach in water will disinfect bathrooms, sinks, counter tops and even kids toys. You don’t have to disinfect floors, that’s impossible to do. But counter tops should be a several times a day, especially if you prepare meats a lot. Even a very little bleach in dishwater does the trick also. The vacuuming routine you have and floor washing seems to be good enough. Why buy wipes, if you keep bleach in your house, that is plenty good enough. I did with my kids growing up and kept illnesses down to a bare minimum. But when they get to school age, they seem to bring it home with them. And there is nothing you can do about that, other than what you already do at home.

No one could call you a fanatic and if they do, I would ignore them. Just do what you are doing.
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By: sam

sam — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:34:59 +0000

You are doing fine. I would use the Clorox wipes on the kitchen counters after every meal and anytime you have raw meat on them. Other than that, you are doing fine! I actually vacuum more often. They say to keep your carpets in best condition, you should vacuum once a week per person. If there are 3 in the house, vacuum 3 times a week and so on up to once a day for 7 or more in the house. I clean my kitchen sink once a week and more often when I have raw meat, like a turkey or chicken, that I rinse before cooking. You have a good balance!
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Mom of 5 and a cleaning fanatic!

By: Tigger

Tigger — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:19:59 +0000

I’m not really sure where that came from- about too much cleaning being bad, I mean. Cleaning substances should be used with due caution, of course. But I’ve seen more homes with too much filth than too little.

Now, antibacterial products need to be watched because those provide a good environment to breed ’super-bugs’- that is, germs that are immune to most antibiotics and cleaning measures. But as long as cleaning isn’t your main obsession, there really is no such thing as too clean. Though you shouldn’t really sweat that speck of dust in the middle of the floor either.
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By: just me #1

just me #1 — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:45:59 +0000

clean enough to be healthy and dirty enough to be happy
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