Cutting Board
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Moving to a new place involves buying new house gadgets, including a nice modern washing machine. Before it was invented, people used to clean and wash their clothes in the traditional way with their hands. It was an exhausting process, especially if you do it for long hours.
But now, since everything has been digitalized, tech machines helped humans in even the cleaning of their laundry in less time. While you use the best laundry detergent to kill germs in your clothes and the washing machines takes care of the rest, you need to do something for your machine as well.
At first glance, your washing machine may seem very clean, whereas it is not. All the mildew, moisture and dirt in your clothes stick in the crannies and nooks. That is why you should clean your washing machine at least every two or three months.
Handbag
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Did you check the latest and new chic bags in stores these days? The designs, the colors, the brands, and materials make any handbag irresistible. However, a single chic purse like a Sophie Hulme bag or a Chanel rue Cambon bag may cost you a fortune.
The unique thing that a lady will never go out without is her purse. It is the little tiny box where she can keep her secret stuff and tiny items she shall need for the whole day.
Handbags and purses can be put on many surfaces in different places. This way, dust, and dirt stick on it, calling the attention of germs and bacteria to join them. Imagine bringing all those germs home!
Shoes/ Slippers
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Have you got this habit of walking barefoot around the house, forgetting your slippers somewhere under your bed or couch? If you do, you’d better quit for it is not healthy.
Doctors recommend using medical slippers like school slippers or fitflop Chrissie because they are much comfortable and medically favored. Your feet should not be, at any rate, in touch with the ground, in winter in particular, unless you got socks on.
You might get easily sick or step on metal or glass. So keep your slippers on. If you do, this means that you walk around different parts of your house where germs might be hiding. Given this, toss your slippers in the laundry with few drops of germ-killing detergent to be completely cleaned.
Carpets and Rugs
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Cleaning carpets and rugs are always troublesome. If you got kids around, then that is even worse. As they are babies, they can puke anywhere, eat and throw anywhere, this is what makes a mother’s life a living hell.
Spelled milk on the bedroom carpet, spelled baby soup on the dining room rug, chips all over the living room carport and the whole situation is a total mess. The same thing applies if you got a pet, especially when it is untrained, only God knows what could happen to your carpets and rugs.
Such things accumulate bacteria which should worry you especially if you got a baby crawling. You can clean your carpets and rugs yourself or resort to carpet drying service.
Refrigerator
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Cleaning your kitchen is crucial to wipe away all the germs and bacteria. In addition to your kitchen cabinets and your pantry where you usually keep your food, you need to clean your refrigerator. It is likely the number one place where germs settle in great numbers.
It is where you keep your foods either fresh ones or canned products, either way, make sure to take everything out and clean it from the inside and the outside once or twice a week. You probably cannot see the germs and bacteria, but you surely can see sticky material, stains and smell the horrible odors of spoiled foods.
Pillows
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As a human, your body needs an-8-hour-sleep a day. This is the average sleeping hours for a healthy mind and body. In order to sleep fully and comfortably, you need to lay your back on a good bed and your head on a comfy pillow.
In fact, pillows absorb a lot of saliva and oils, that is why you should either replace or clean them. As far as the washing is concerned, you need to wash your pillows every three months to wipe away all the moisture, oils, dust mites, skin cells and saliva which stuck on it.
Reusable Shopping Bags
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If you take a look around you, you will notice that mother earth is seriously suffering from humans’ over wastes. Climate change is one of the tops discussed issues in the international community, as the air and water pollution are killing the lungs of the earth.
The only one who can stop this is the same one who started it. Be an eco-friendly person to contribute to saving the earth. Instead of using those 1-time use plastic bags, you can opt for reusable shopping bags to get your groceries and foods.
But you need to know that the more you use them, the more germs crawl in. But you can get easily rid of them by washing your shopping bags with a disinfectant in hot water.
Doorknobs and Light Switches
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The most crawled spots with germs in your home are the doorknobs and light switches. Doors of rooms like the bedroom, the kitchen, the dining room, and the garage are frequently used by almost everybody living in the house.
Because of the settling germs, you need to regularly clean and sanitize your doorknobs more often, for at least once a week. The same holds true to the light switches. If they are in white, you can easily spot the stains and dirt. Clean them every day if possible to avoid passing germs to others touching them.
To secure your house and family from germs and bacterial infections, make sure you clean and sanitize your house. If you got any additional tips, please feel free to share them in a comment.
