Isn't it cute!!!
Last week, I had a pretty major surgery to take care of a couple of health issues. Although I'm feeling pretty good and healing quickly, I just had surgery and I'm hurting!
Once a year, my landlord does a housekeeping and maintence inspection. Nothing major, but they are checking for things that are not part of my regular cleaning routine. Plus, when you have people coming to your house to check your housekeeping you want it to look its best! Of course this inspection falls 5 days after my surgery, go figure!
I needed to dust some cobwebs offnthe very top Of the stairs and dust the ceiling fans. There is no way I'm climbing a step latter or or getting up on a chair after surgery and pain killers, I had to figure something out... That's when it came to me! The best DIY cleaning tool ever. Sometimes I even impress myself with my sheer brilliance!
After all the suspense I've built, I will now share with you my brilliant invention!
I noticed that my broom had a hole on the handle end. So I threaded about 2-3 dry Swiffer sweeper floor pads. I then tied and addition 2 Swiffer pads (in opposite directions) around the the bottom of the broom. This helped to keep the pads in place and fluffed the pads. I then shaped and fluffed the pads to resemble a feather duster.
Super easy, super cheap (dollar store brand Swiffer pads), and it worked wonderfully. The pads really do trap most of the dirt and dust. I had to do very little stretching and reaching. Which was great for the post-surgery cleaning (which I wasn't suppose to be doing anyways). This also brought to mind my post on cleaning with back pain! It would be the perfect tool for those suffering from back pain! Don't forget to go back to check out my November 25,2013 post on cleaning with back pain!
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