38: Irritable Towel Syndrome
On this week’s episode, we’re still recording from our separate houses — which means, again, Hanna’s dog makes himself known — and we’re talking about the situation we’re all in.
Do we need to sanitize groceries (Washington DOH says no, btw)? What does it mean to “deep clean”? What’s the difference between cleaning and sanitizing? Is it OK to use diluted vinegar to clean sometimes, if you know that it won’t do the trick when it’s up against an E N V E L O P E D V I R U S?
Listen here:
We used this Consumer Reports article as a jumping-off point, which then led us to this other one about what you shouldn’t clean with vinegar, which THEN led to clicking on this article about cleaning myths. And while we didn’t touch on it in the episode itself, let’s just take a moment to meditate on this EXTREMELY VINDICATING PIECE OF TEXT:
IN-FUCKING-DEED.
Other things that we mentioned this week include:
Meliora, our A-1 small cleaning company that is worth the extra $$$. As a reminder, they also sell retired cloth diapers (they’re sanitized, promise) for a song.
These are the exact $4 bar towels that have changed Hanna’s household with regard to countertop scrubbing, window-wiping, and collecting the nasty water that collects behind the sink.
Also, we talked a bit about dusting and puttering this week and wanted to shout out Marley’s Monsters for these cool reusable dusters that you can get from Package Free.
And if you’re looking for a list of things to clean (i.e. when you’re done with the chores you don’t hate and are looking to do something other than the chores you do hate), this checklist from Molly Maid is super-handy.
We will most likely be apart for another two weeks — which is very heartbreaking because we are actual friends and we love to get to catch up before and after recording! —so if there’s anything you want to charge us with while we’re housebound, do tell! Call the Spotline: 508-HOW-WASH.