Spring Cleaning

 It's that time of year again!

I have to do it, but really don't want to!

Spring cleaning!

I hate cleaning! I love having my house clean and smelling fresh, but the process just drives me crazy.

It feels as if it's never-ending! Which, with nine cats, it is.

Today I managed to vacuum and wipe down the tatami mats. I used hot water and a soap spray to clean the tatami mats. One big problem is that the best way to give them a good clean is to get on your hands and knees, but with a bad knee, that is rather difficult. But I tried. I did about half of the room before my knee gave out, do the rest over the weekend.

Another thing I need to tackle is the bathroom.

That door leads outside, very cold in the winter

Massive dead space 

This is all a wet space, so I thought cleaning would be easy.

The tiles don't get clean, no matter what product I've used or how much I scrub, they look dirty. The shower isn't long enough to reach the corners, so I have to fill buckets to throw in the corners to clean them.

Another big problem is the door and the massive window, both are useless and make the area very cold. Even now the weather is warming up, the bathroom is still too cold.

Also, the extractor fan doesn't work, that needs to be fixed as it will get very humid soon leading to mold growing!

I'm going to see if I can buy a new shower with a longer reach. It might make cleaning a bit easier. 

Ideally, building a wall just behind the bathtub, so the area is smaller, would be the best, plus changing the window and removing the door. But that will take a lot of money!

One thing that has worked is putting some baking soda in one of the kitchen cupboards. I was getting so fed up with this weird smell, like plastic but a bit stranger!  Hard to describe, but every time I opened the cupboard, I would heave. I don't want to use them, but no choice. So I decided to see if baking soda would work, and it did.  Next week I'm going to give the other cupboards a good clean and put some baking soda in. I'm also looking for some kind of racks so I can stack the larger pans and bowls in there.

I really hope the weather stays nice so I can get these jobs done (and get everyone to help!)

Wish me luck!!!!!