Friday Clean Up
Friday, March 28th, 2008
I confess Fridays are usally not my most productive day; I seem save that for Mondays. I do like to clean my home office on Friday so when Monday rolls around, and I am feeling productive, I have a nice clean office.
Focusing is much easier in a nice clean home office and I enjoy starting off my work week with a smooth productive day.
Today let’s tackle cleaning the desktop.
Forget the “gentle” name brand chemical cleaners and reach for the best green cleaner I have used - vinegar.
Mix a solution of 50% white vinegar with 50% water. Use an old white cotton t-Shirt for a rag. Put the vinegar solution on the rag and wipe off your desk.
I keep a reusable spray bottle of the 50-50 solution in my office so it’s always handy for coffee spills or any other cleaning needs.
Vinegar kills around 99% of household bacteria, it environmentally friendly and it’s CHEAP.
If the vinegar smell bothers you, do your wipe down right before you plan to leave the office for at least a 15 minute break. Vinegar evaporates into the air quickly so the smell won’t linger long. When weather permits I like to open my window.
Make clean break with your chemical cleaners, you’ll be glad you did.
Tell me how you clean your home office the green way.