My friends know me for being a fastidiously clean person. It’s habits passed down to me from my parents. They’re the type of people who would mop the floors nightly, and clean the kitchen stove after every dinner making. The house carpets would get vacuumed twice a week. I grew up in a clean home, so naturally then I carry those habits with me to my new place of abode.
Thankfully, it’s only a small in-law studio, so the physical surface area that needs to be clean is tiny. During the first month of living, I was content with spraying down the floors with all-purpose cleaner, then do a wipe with a towel (hardwood floors, obviously). The process takes about 10 minutes, not the most back-breaking of work. Once a week of this is enough to keep the place satisfactory clean to my high standards.
Last week I was suddenly inspired to get a Swiffer mop. A combination of both laziness and low entry price barrier impelled me to make the purchase. For only about 15 dollars, I got this plastic stick that cleaning pads clip onto at the base. This simple device cut down my cleaning time to mere minutes. The Swiffer saves me from having to bend down to the floor, and it picks up more dust than the old fashion method.
This goes to show that sometimes it’s worth paying for convenience. Whatever saves me time and energy from the mundane tasks is money well spent. I salute the person who invented the Swiffer system; I won’t clean hard floors without it ever again. The pad refills are economical enough, too. I am glad I made the switch.
Autumn progression.