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Each week we do a whole-house dusting and vacuuming on the same day. We do one "job" per week for a month-long rotation, and split up into four "teams." Due to physical limitations, Mom doesn't serve on team one or four. Team one: Most of the rooms are already picked up before we begin, but team one has the very important job of making sure there are no paperclips, toothpicks or little pieces of paper to jam our machines and make the job a struggle. This team starts each room first. Team two: When team one clears a room, team two moves in. Using a static duster for regular items and feather duster for delicate items, team two goes around the room like the hands of a clock, dusting from top to bottom, noon to midnight. Team three: As team two dusts their way to the next room, team three brings the big vacuum cleaner and does the floor, working from the area farthest from the door back toward the doorway, then it's on to the next room. Team four: Ah, the detailers. Using a handheld vacuum with an angled attachment, a brush attachment, or other attachment that fits this week's focus, this team does the fine detail that leaves the room really CLEAN. Focus areas: Week one of the month: HIGH. Tops of bookshelves, refrigerators, doorways, dressers, tables, TVs, cobwebs in the corner, etc. are the focus area this week. Week two: LOW. Baseboards, under beds and tables, legs of chairs, etc. get a good going over this week. Week three: BIG. This is the BIG job. The moving of the books, the dusting under the knicknacks, the delicate vacuuming of oil paintings, like spring-cleaning in miniature. Week four: LITTLE. We did such a great job last week that this week we just do a quick once-over. We rotate the teams so everyone gets a chance to experience the different jobs. We all have our favorites: Rose likes the little vacuum because it's her size, John likes the BIG, strong, manly vacuum, Kate likes to dust, and nobody likes to pick up; but we all share the work and it gets done quickly! |
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