mschrank,
how to clean a kitchen:
put all foods away, closing each container properly
get an empty garbage pail nearby. go around the room tossing out all wrappers and packages. line up recyclables by the sink.
rinse recyclables and sort and put them in keepers
stack up all dirty pots and pans on stove
stack up all dirty dishes on counter top, alongside sink-- even the ones in the sink-- take them out and stack them. if you run out of room, stack them on the table.
fill a sink of hot soapy water.
if you have a second sink, fill it with clear hot water.
where is your dish rack? do you have a second counter to set the dishrack? wipe that counter clean and put out the dish rack.
roll up the table cloth and shake it outside. if it’s stained (betcha it is) then put it in the laundry.
wash the dishes, doing silverware, then cups, then dishes. rinse them and put them in the dish rack. if you run out of room in the dish rack, dry the clean ones and put them away.
make fresh dish water and fresh rinse water as needed. dry all dishes, put them away.
for the pots, you’ll probably need something scrubby-- brillo pads or ajax powder. scrub pots, rinse them and put them away.
scrub stove top and walls around stove. wipe counters and table. wipe dowmn whatever stuff you have on the counters-- toaster, microwave (interior, too) etc. if you have a spray cleaner like lysol, that will work. if not a little bleach or dish soap in a bucket with water will be fine. (careful with the bleach.)
do you have kitchen mats or rugs? roll them up and shake them outside. if they’re still a mess, toss them in the laundry (they DON’T get put in the same was as the tablecloth.)
sweep the floor or vaccuum. move the chairs and table to one side, then to another.
fill a bucket with whatever you have for floor cleaning, don’t use too much. do you mop? then mop. or just get on your hands and knees to wipe with rags.
when you’re done, empty bucket, toss rags in the laundry. put the table and chairs back. put rugs back if they’re clean and the floor is dry.
when everything else is done, scrub the sinks and surrounding area. dry.
do the laundry. maybe your wife deosn’t want the table cloth dried in the drier. stain stick it. it can go in the washer with other light weight colored clothes, but not too many. and not too much detergent. hang it to dry.
then wash the rugs if they needed it. if they are rubber-backed, they should be hung dry, too.
when the cloth and rugs are dry, put them back. keep the kitchen clean every time you use it. after you worked like this, you’ll WANT to keep it clean.
good luck.
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Have a wonderful time–God bless!
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