{"id":5694,"date":"2011-02-26T07:45:19","date_gmt":"2011-02-26T13:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=5694"},"modified":"2011-02-27T22:07:00","modified_gmt":"2011-02-28T04:07:00","slug":"clean-in-2011-how-to-clean-your-bathroom-in-11-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/26\/clean-in-2011-how-to-clean-your-bathroom-in-11-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"CLEAN in 2011: How to Clean Your Bathroom in 11 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post could also be titled how to clean TWO bathrooms in 22 minutes or less, because that&#8217;s actually what I did.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Scrubbing-Brush.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5700\" title=\"Scrubbing Brush\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Scrubbing-Brush.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve checked out my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/13\/clean-home-routines-and-cleaning-calendar\/\">Cleaning Calendar<\/a>, you&#8217;ll see that every Wednesday it says &#8220;Clean Bathrooms&#8221;.\u00c2\u00a0 And every Wednesday, I cringe when I see that.\u00c2\u00a0 Cleaning bathrooms (particularly toilets) is pretty low on my list of desirable cleaning tasks.<\/p>\n<p>This week, I saw that I only had 25 minutes before it was time to leave the house and instead of reading blogs for 25 minutes, I decided to see how much of the bathrooms I could get cleaned.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what I accomplished:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Sprayed and wiped the mirrors<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Disinfected the counters and sinks<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Scrubbed hard water stains on sinks and faucets<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Disinfected the toilet lids and seats<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Scrubbed toilets<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Swept the floor<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Steam mopped the floor<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In TWO bathrooms!<\/p>\n<p>I was amazed at how much I was able to accomplish in such a short time!\u00c2\u00a0 You&#8217;ll note that the bathtub and shower didn&#8217;t get cleaned, but for a quick, weekly clean, this was very encouraging!\u00c2\u00a0 And I&#8217;ll share more about the products I use for cleaning sometime soon, but after reading Bonnie from <a href=\"http:\/\/creatingahouseofgrace.blogspot.com\/\">House of Grace<\/a> rave about <a href=\"http:\/\/donahuewellness.myshaklee.com\/us\/en\/\">Shaklee<\/a>, I gave some of their products a try.\u00c2\u00a0 They ROCK!\u00c2\u00a0 I have some new favorite cleaning products!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/imgres?imgurl=http:\/\/i.ehow.com\/images\/a02\/3r\/0r\/green-clean-bathroom-800X800.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/videos-on_11140_bathroom-early-packing-tips.html&amp;usg=__S1fJ85ifz7_N0Vn7fGTnZiKwysg=&amp;h=282&amp;w=424&amp;sz=58&amp;hl=en&amp;start=59&amp;sig2=4znggJEm27-dPSrldMfQDQ&amp;zoom=1&amp;tbnid=pXLg_r2u57celM:&amp;tbnh=112&amp;tbnw=149&amp;ei=EQFpTbC9G4-Utwff08XmAg&amp;prev=\/images%3Fq%3Dclean%2Bbathroom%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DMR0%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D558%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1305&amp;itbs=1&amp;iact=rc&amp;dur=673&amp;oei=5gBpTcPfAsG88gac1KWcCw&amp;page=4&amp;ndsp=25&amp;ved=1t:429,r:13,s:59&amp;tx=54&amp;ty=68&amp;biw=1280&amp;bih=558\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5699\" title=\"Scrubbing Bathroom\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Scrubbing-Bathroom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Scrubbing-Bathroom.jpg 424w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Scrubbing-Bathroom-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a breakdown of how I did it all, and what I used for each task:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00c2\u00a0 <strong>Clean mirrors<\/strong>: I used<a href=\"http:\/\/donahuewellness.myshaklee.com\/us\/en\/products.php?sku=00015\"> Shaklee Basic H2<\/a> in a spray bottle and a cloth (Room Essentials brand from Target, purchase in packs of 5 or 6)\u00c2\u00a0 Time Spent: 1 minute<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00c2\u00a0 <strong>Disinfected counters and sinks<\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 First moved everything (toothbrushes, hand soap dispensers, pictures) off of the counter.\u00c2\u00a0 Sprayed the counter and sinks with <a href=\"http:\/\/donahuewellness.myshaklee.com\/us\/en\/products.php?sku=00525\">Shaklee Basic G<\/a>, then wiped counters first, then sinks, all with the same cloth used for the mirror.\u00c2\u00a0 Time Spent: 2 minutes<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00c2\u00a0 <strong>Hard water stains on sinks and faucets<\/strong>: Time for the detail work!\u00c2\u00a0 I used a scrubbing brush and <a href=\"http:\/\/donahuewellness.myshaklee.com\/us\/en\/products.php?sku=00430\">Shaklee&#8217;s Scour Off Heavy Duty Paste<\/a> to scrub the water stains.\u00c2\u00a0 Time Spent: 2 minutes (2 sinks)<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00c2\u00a0 <strong>Disinfected the toilet lid and seat<\/strong>: Start at the top and work your way down.\u00c2\u00a0 I used the same cloth I used for the mirrors and the counters, along with <a href=\"http:\/\/donahuewellness.myshaklee.com\/us\/en\/products.php?sku=00525\">Shaklee Basic G<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I sprayed and wiped the lid (top then bottom), then did the same for the seat.\u00c2\u00a0 Total Time: 1 minute<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00c2\u00a0 <strong>Scrubbed the toilet<\/strong>: I used the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scrubbingbubbles.com\/Products\/Pages\/fresh-brush-2-in-1.aspx\">Scrubbing Bubbles Fresh Brush<\/a> to get the job done.\u00c2\u00a0 Time Spent: 1 minute.<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00c2\u00a0<strong> Sweep<\/strong>: I swept using a basic old broom and dustpan (am I the only one who still uses a broom?!).\u00c2\u00a0 Time Spent: 2 minutes<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00c2\u00a0 <strong>Mop<\/strong>: I use a steam mop, which is great for a quick clean!\u00c2\u00a0 Time Spent: 2 minutes<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Total Time: 11 Minutes<\/strong><\/span> (per bathroom)<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclosure: I have not been compensated for endorsing any of the products mentioned in this post, and all opinions are my own. These are just some products I&#8217;ve been using lately that work for me!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/26\/clean-in-2011-how-to-clean-your-bathroom-in-11-minutes\/\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post could also be titled how to clean TWO bathrooms in 22 minutes or less, because that&#8217;s actually what I did. 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