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A season for giving
The holidays are upon us. It is the best time to teach your family about caring for others. In the midst of all the holiday madness, there are so many people who need and deserve your help, and it can be so easy to do. One easy idea is to...
Is Paintball the Safest Game in Town?
5 Ways To Prevent Serious Injury When Playing Paintball The chance of getting seriously injured while playing paintball is on a par with getting seriously injured while bowling! Bicycle riding and golf both have higher incidents of serious injury....
Resource for Parents and Teachers Dealing with Bullying
Resource for Parents and Teachers Dealing with Bullying Author Interview with Patricia Gatto and John De Angelis, Milton’s Dilemma By Lisa M. Hendey We hear all too frequently about the devastating escalation of “bullying” in today’s society –...
Should Your Clothes Be Custom Made?
Ready-to-wear apparel is great. You can walk in a store, try it on, and if it fits your body and budget, you can take it home right then. It sure beats the heck out of taking the time to make it yourself or hiring someone to custom-make...
Treasured Keepsakes or Clutter? A Look at Memorabilia
Handwritten notes, children’s artwork, report cards, ticket stubs . . . little tidbits of our lives. What’s worth keeping? What should be released? Only you can decide which items hold most meaning and importance for you.
As you decide which...
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Wash Your Windows Like A Pro
Wash Your Windows Like A Pro
Have you ever wondered how those professional window washers move so fast with the squeegee, and the
windows turn out perfect? Well, there really are some tricks to it that are simple to learn, and once you
do, dare I say it, you may even enjoy washing windows? It is possible!
The first trick is to invest in a good squeegee. They aren't expensive and they are worth every cent! Those
$1.99 ones just will not do. A professional squeegee has a very soft, rubber blade with no imperfections in it. You can also get extra rubber blades and simply replace those when they wears out. There are probably many sources
to get one, but a source I like is The Clean Team. http://www.TheCleanTeam.com.
Secondly, do your windows on a cool, or cloudy day. If you have to do it in the sun, do it in the morning. What you want to avoid here is heat. Heat works
against you.
Get a bucket of lukewarm water (not hot), and add 2-3 tablespoons of plain ammonia. Use a sponge that has a
white scrubber on the other side. Wet your window with the sponge side, then flip to the white scrub pad side,
and scrub the window.
You'll be able to "feel" when it's clean. You'll feel rough patches, etc when it's still not clean. This is a step most people fail
at, if the window simply isn't clean, it's going to look cloudy when done. Scrub well.
You'll also need lots of clean, white cotton rags towels/cleaning cloths. Diapers work great here. Dry by hand a 1-inch strip at the top of the window.
The trick for no streaks with the squeegee is placing the dry rubber blade on a dry window.
Take the squeegee now and place it at the top of the window in that 1-inch dry strip. Pull down smoothly. Dry your squeegee blade with between each sweep.
Finish window, if need be do one last sweep left to right at the bottom of the window.
Take a dry, clean cloth and run with your finger down each window side and across the bottom to clean and
dry the edges. They should look perfect! And you'll feel great having clean windows.
About the Author
By Valerie Garner-Mother, grandmother and candlemaker /
owner of Joyful Designs in Soy (Candles). She loves to write on
a variety of topics with a warm, and engaging style.
http://www.joyfuldesignsinsoy.com
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