Housekeeping by Yourself

I have a cordless Dustbuster vacuum. It doesn't have that much "oomph" but keeping it handy for little accumulations whenever I see them makes for a tidier looking house. And it really helps my attitude too....knowing (or just thinking it) that I'm not letting the place deteriorate into living-alone-squalor is a big morale booster.
 

I have a old mop bucket and janitors mop I use on wood floors. Also I vacuum the floors instead of sweep. Never had a maid.
 
Gemma said:
I use furniture sliders underneath heavy furniture, like dressers, the bed, couch, etc. So easy to move them! The are made for either hardwood floors or carpeting. They come in all shapes and sizes too.
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I am going to look for these. Thank you!
 
katlupe said:
I am going to look for these. Thank you!
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yep I also use these all the time. You can buy sliders that will move furniture or heavy items only on carpet, and slider which will move heavy items on un-carpetted floors ..

Put the little sliders under each leg of your item to be moved ( ensure the shiny side is facing the floor).. or in the case of something like a fridge or freezer..at each corner if you can manage it....they work like a dream, you can now move your heavy item very easily across the room...

Leave them under heavy items ready for the next time you move them..they're very unobtrusive... or in the case of lighter items that don't need moving so often, I keep them handy in a drawer in whatever room the item might be in...

My sofas are extremely large and heavy so I find using 5 inch square sliders is good enough to move them... no need for anything too huge...

..but you can get 2.5 inch sliders if you want to keep them under your item permanently and less noticeable... ( invisible)... just remember to get sliders for carpet OR sliders for hard floors.
 
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I guess I've become quite decadent in my declining years, but I refuse to be tied any longer to my somewhat anal housekeeping standards of the past. Especially in this covid environment where nobody comes in anymore (my plumber, who came in twice last year to service heat/cooling at the change of seasons, was the only other human being in my house in months), it just seems silly to worry about stuff behind/under the fridge, for example. My chiropractor has been closed for months, and in light of that, I'm certainly not going to risk wrecking my back again over dust bunnies.
 
I have hardwood floors and throw carpets in a few place. A dust mop goes under every thing. I also attached a hand duster to an old broom handle to get the hard to get to places like under the refrigerator.
 
The only things I can't move by myself are my dresser, armoire and Clavinova (digital piano). Each piece is huge. I don't worry too much about cleaning behind the dresser and armoire on a regular basis. I can get a vacuum nozzle behind the Clavinova because there's a gap between the back of it and the wall. Each piece sits flat on the floor, no "legs".
 
Having a bunny as a pet, as most people might know already, they eat, sleep in and use the bathroom in hay. Hay is messy and I have a new vacuum I just bought a couple of months ago and it works better than any other one I have ever owned. It is a job I do often. Takes about 5 minutes to do the whole apartment.
 
hollydolly said:
yep I also use these all the time. You can buy sliders that will move furniture or heavy items only on carpet, and slider which will move heavy items on un-carpetted floors ..

Put the little sliders under each leg of your item to be moved ( ensure the shiny side is facing the floor).. or in the case of something like a fridge or freezer..at each corner if you can manage it....they work like a dream, you can now move your heavy item very easily across the room...

Leave them under heavy items ready for the next time you move them..they're very unobtrusive... or in the case of lighter items that don't need moving so often, I keep them handy in a drawer in whatever room the item might be in...

My sofas are extremely large and heavy so I find using 5 inch square sliders is good enough to move them... no need for anything too huge...

..but you can get 2.5 inch sliders if you want to keep them under your item permanently and less noticeable... ( invisible)... just remember to get sliders for carpet OR sliders for hard floors.
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Thank you for that information. I have some heavy pieces that I would like to get them for and all on carpet.
 
debodun said:
Would they work for a refrigerator?
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I am very weak from 7 months of weekly chemo, surgery, and now radiation therapy. But I moved my fridge to clean under it.

My sister told me this trick. It worked when I moved the washer and dryer, too. Spray something around the front feet of the appliance. I used 409 cleaner. I also sprayed it under the fridge between the feet and anywhere else I could reach, which was probably not too bright since the onl parts of the appliances that touch the floor are the feet. The appliances moved easily. I think my sister used Windex.
 

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