Heartland Moms- From the Heart Newsletter, June 12, 2007

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This issue...

• Heartland Moms Children's Museum Reminder
• Sea World Update
• A Basic Cleaning Supply List

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Scheduled Playgroups

We will be meeting at the Children's Museum of the Highlands June 13 and every other Wednesday during the summer. Every other week we are not at the Children's Museum, you can attend story time or lapsit at the Sebring Public Library. Visit the calendar for more dates.

• June 21, Sea World, leave Sebring at 7:30 am (time change- let's beat the heat!). Tickets are available for pre-purchase at Publix (you can avoid the summer time lines) or you can buy them online- but don't wait until the day before- buy them a few days early. Sea World is still "buy one day and come back for 2007." Prices for Florida residents are $64.95 adult $53.95 child. Check here for more information. It may be busy, but Sea World is so laid back. Bring clothes for the kids to get wet in Shamu's Happy Harbor. Snd DON"T FORGET THE SUNSCREEN!

• July 10, Lakeland Children's Museum and lunch

• July 30, St Pete's Children's Museum and lunch

More details will follow later, closer to the date.

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Your Basic Cleaning Supplies List

There are just a few basics you need to have to clean most things in your home.
Print this off and use it to make your cleaning kit at home. Here are some basics you might want to think about adding to your household cleaning kit.

Cleaning Caddy - This will hold the majority of your products. Watch any janitor or maid working and you see they have a cleaning caddy holding all of their products. This makes it easier to not only move around the room but move from room to room.

All Purpose Cleaner - A general cleaner for things like countertops, walls etc. Should cut grease and get dirt.

Cleanser - Also known as tile cleaner. May be liquid or powder. This depends on your preferences and your fixtures.

Disinfectant - This is mainly for the bathroom. This would be use to clean the outside areas of the toilet, sink, and tub.

Glass and Surface Cleaner - To clean your windows, appliances, and mirrors.

Mop (Microfiber is my choice) - My mop actually has several removable heads. It has dust mop, microfiber scrubbing head, microfiber dry mop, regular loop mop.

Duster - Lambswool and or ostrich feathers. Actually those disposable microfiber dusters are great. My toddler loves to help me dust with those.

Broom with dust pan - An angled broom gets the floor good. To make it easy on your back get a dust pan with a long handle.

Rubber Gloves - Your hands will love you.

Toilet brush with it’s own caddy - We like to keep this thing separate from all of our other cleaners. It’s an area that has to be cleaned so might as well make it feel special.

Toothbrush - When you replace yours just hang on to the old one and use it for getting around the sink faucets and other hard to reach areas

Bucket - You will need this for mopping.

Vacuum - I opted for a bagged vacuum with a HEPA filter but there are many good ones on the market. Do your research, talk to friends, family. I also have a handheld for small jobs.

Microfiber towels - Microfiber cleaning cloths are great. They have a little scrubbing action so many times, unless you need to remove grease or disinfect, they don’t need cleaners. Don’t wash with bleach or fabric softener.

Terry cloth towels - I also like my terry cloths. When I need to use a bleach product or I just want a good old fashioned terry towel.

You will find yourself tweaking this list for your own kit to accomadate your home and life.

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