Well, the world has gone into lock down mode. Businesses, schools, bars, restaurants, gyms, and churches anywhere that 20 or more people gather is off limits. Keeping our own home safe and our families healthy is essential.
Our hands are raw from the 20 second washings…which are pretty much happening a bazillion times a day, and there is no hand sanitizer or toilet paper to be found on the store shelves. I luckily own a cleaning service, so I was stocked up on Lysol, Clorox wipes, and antibacterial cleaners which I’ve been using during flu season as well. My kids are older, but they still carry everything. My son has just recently started being more concerned with singing “Happy Birthday” twice during hand washing, only because of social media. I may add he has also learned far more irritating songs on you-tube, God please let this last no more than two weeks. All kidding aside my home needs to be sterilized everyday. So I’ve brought out the big guns (Clorox Wipes) by wiping down all doorknobs, light switches, banisters, faucets, toilets, remotes, phones, keypads. If it were an Olympic sport, I’d surly win the gold. I also started sanitizing my laundry loads with Lysol Laundry Sanitizer added to the regular detergent and fabric softener. Better safe than sorry, that’s my motto.
If you’d prefer a more natural route Hydrogen peroxide is a great disinfectant and so is rubbing alcohol, although you are going to have a hard time finding these gems at the store right now as well, thanks to the panicked hoarders, white vinegar, vodka, lemons, essential oils, steam, Castile soap.
You can make your own homemade cleaners as I have listed in my earlier blogs, using any of these essential oils:
- tea tree
- citronella
- geranium
- lemongrass
- orange
- patchouli
Whether you choose to clean with or without chemicals that is a personal preference. Don’t make anyone feel badly about there choice for their home & families. We clean many homes and each family is different and is concerned about certain things, and we address each one individually. We want to give a feeling of security, attention to detail, and peace of mind.
These days peace of mind may be harder to come by with all the media coverage of what’s happening world wide. If we can just each do our small part here, we can make sure that we are protected. Stay prepared, but also stay calm…this to shall pass.
Peace to all of you,
XO ~Sherri