Tough on grime

Every time I see this my mind goes, "Tough on the causes of grime."

The power of a slogan!

A very wise mop

 

Cleaning tip

If you feel your hoover isn't sooking as well as it should, it's worth checking that the hose is not blocked by such things as odd bits of plastic, straws, or the handle of a violin case.

At least I think that's what this is.

Recyclable embellishments

I found this abandoned kid's craft in church - and realised that the flower embellishments are made entirely of paper, so it can go in the recycle bin. 🎉

It would be nice if more kids' craft materials were recyclable - foam and gems and plastic stickers are nice, but for throwaway crafts this kind of thing is far more environmentally friendly.

I don't think I'm the strange one

I can usually tell if someone other than me has been hoovering in church. 

They will often put George back in the cupboard in the correct place, but facing into the corner - as if he's in disgrace 😟

I always put him facing outward, so he can see.

 

Doesn't he look happy?

A useful tool

A braille stylus is a useful tool. As well as using it to write braille, you can use it to remove hairs and fluff from your hoover brush.

Sabbatical

They mentioned yesterday in church that all paid staff will have sabbaticals after a certain number of years. I assume they meant the spiritual staff. 

But I'm just imagining me having a sabbatical from church cleaning...

Maybe I would tour other churches to see how they clean them? Watch lots of carpet cleaning videos (surprisingly interesting)? Maybe write a paper on stain removal? Or develop a foolproof method for preventing fingerprints on glass doors? 

The possibilities are endless...

On second thoughts, I think I'd rather stick with the cleaning 🪣🧹

How to remove bloodstains

This blog hasn't been random enough lately, so I thought I'd give you a cleaning tip:

To remove bloodstains, use saliva. But it should be the saliva of the person whose blood it is.

Yes, really. Apparently it's to do with enzymes. 

Fictional cleaning

From Front Runner by Felix Francis

How on earth does one do all of that in 3 hours?

Btw, if you ever do want to remove fingerprint powder, Barkeeper's Friend will do it where nothing else will.

Never tried that before!

The pot pourri in the church toilets was looking rather dusty. Not the easiest thing to dust, and I wanted to deal with it fairly quickly. 

So I washed it.

And it worked!

Obviously would depend on the pot pourri - don't blame me if you try this and it goes horribly wrong.

[Edit: It ended up getting mildew, so if I did it again I'd want to dry it thoroughly]

Uplighters

Uplighters are basically like whited sepulchures, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of oose, burst balloons (not shown), mysterious objects that may be sweets or small crackers, and everything unclean.

Bulb temporarily removed

(Spring cleaning creche room)

'hoover'

 On the Vax site, reading reviews of Vax vacuum cleaners.
Amazing how many said things like 'this is a good hoover', 'this is a terrible hoover' :-)