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According to
the guys, ‘To fail to plan is to plan to fail‘, so before you start
throwing yourself at a seemingly never ending task, go from room to
room and make a list of everything that needs to be done. Start at the
top and work your way down, listing dusty areas, dirty paintwork and
furniture in need of polish, and floors in need of a spruce. Listing
these chores allows you to mentally contain the work and makes the whole
exercise feel much more achievable. With one room listed, move onto the
next until you’ve got a game plan for the whole house. Post your plans
on the door of each room and you’ll remove the worry about where to
begin - and you’ll remove any excuses for not getting it done! Also,
sharing work means half the time - and half the trouble - so get your
partner or kids to give you a hand. After all - whose mess is it
anyway?
C and J’s Tips for a Tip Top Tidy – a taster
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When cleaning anything (especially appliances) work from the top down,
moving from the inside to the outside. That way you’ll avoid dirtying
what you have just cleaned.
* Keep things close to hand – pop all your cleaning materials into a
handy basket or carrier to transport easily from room to room.
* Don’t let the bedbugs bite! Steam-clean or vigorously vacuum your
mattress, keeping your bedroom windows open to let everything properly
air. Flip over your mattress (top to bottom and side to side) every
time you make the bed with fresh linen.
* It’s time for the annual kitchen drawer marathon! Grab a bin bag and
ditch all the useless things you’ve collected over the last twelve
months! Say ‘adios’ to all those out of date coupons, say ‘au revoir’
to that legion of duplicate bills and bid a less than fond farewell to
that less than
tempting collection of restaurant menus. Yup, the ones you never call!
* Pop in an air freshener to freshen the air - and make sure you use
one that changes perfume. The Ambi Pur 3volution (£7.99 RRP for a
primary unit) is genius courtesy of its rotating trio of smells which
makes sure your nose doesn’t become immune to ‘static’ aroma. Try Ambi
Pur Spring Orchard, inspired by freshly cut flowers, fresh fruit and
spring blossoms, or Spring Meadow, inspired by luscious citrus, the
freshness of morning dew and the purity of white flowers, to complement
the season.
* Become a handyman (or woman) and make small ongoing repairs around
the house so things don‘t get worse – stick down peeling paper and paint
out ceiling stains etc. If you're not the handy type then don’t just let
your home fall into disarray – get someone in and keep your home well
maintained!
I do hope the tips are of interest for forthcoming spring cleaning
features. If you would like to receive these tips in full just let me
know and I can send across. I would like to highlight that as these
tips are exclusive to Ambi Pur, we would ask for an editorial mention if
you would like to use them.
Ambi Pur’s Spring Collection is available in two fresh and uplifting
fragrances, Spring Orchard and Spring Meadow. Both fragrances are
available in a scented candle, a single perfume plug-in and in the
revolutionary 3volution plug-in. Ambi Pur 3volution combines three
alternating but complementary fragrances that are released in a
continuous cycle, one after the other, every 45 minutes so you never get
used to the fragrance and can enjoy it again and again and again.
 
Ambi
Pur Spring Orchard is inspired by freshly cut flowers, fresh fruit and
spring blossoms
Ambi Pur Spring Meadow is inspired by luscious citrus, the freshness of
morning dew and the purity of white flowers
The Ambi Pur Spring Collection is available from all good supermarkets
and independent retailers, prices start at £3.99 (RRP)
Totz2teens - MistressB says:
I've just renewed my ambi Pur 3volution with the spring Orchard refill
pack. Its really refreshing and the waft around the house is
delightful. Wilkinsons have a great variety of the range. |
