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Cleaning Plain & Simple: A ready reference guide with hundreds of sparkling solutions to your everyday cleaning challenges

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I cleaned my windows today using the Grandpa's Best Window-Washing recipe and it beats any other window cleaner I have used. For that alone I give this book 5 stars.

I like Donna's books. I have several of them. I guess it's the way she puts things. She just makes you feel good. She doesn't try to talk down to you. Nor does she make you feel like your a dummy. Or just over do it. I have many organizer books. I think she has the best way to clean & de-clutter. I hope you like it as much as I did.

Tons of useful information, not only for cleaning, but also for getting organized in general.

This book is the best! I've cleaned all the big chores (in a weekend), the walls, the stove, the fridge... Every method used in this book works great!

This book is so awesome. It's full of great information including some recipes to make your own cleaners. (which are actually better so far than most of the things I buy) If you need it cleaned... you can probably find out how to in this book. It's unreal how incredibly detailed this book is. I HIGHLY recommend it to everyone.

This book has great pictures and is

also very well organized. There is a

glossary in the back to easily find something

you need help or advice on such as vaccuming and

how to get certain stains out of your white shirts fast.


~Skurvy

This book is a reference guide with hundreds of ideas to help you solve your everyday cleaning challenges. Starting out, you learn the basics of how to get ready, develop strategies and clear clutter (I really need this part.).

Once you have made your way through that section, you move on to tacking challenges room by room including floor to ceiling, high traffic areas, kitchen; bed, bath and nursery; laundry and storage and other living areas. You will also learn about cleaning clothes, pet cleanup and personal items. I love the section on household challenges. Clean air, household systems, pests and seasonal and special occasion challenges are things I really need help with because they are easy to over look since they don't happen often. There's even an appendix with laundry solutions and further resources. The index is organized by topic so when I am looking for something, it's easy to find.

I really appreciate that the solutions in this book urge you to use products you probably already have in the home. We all know we can go to the store and BUY some sort of expensive cleaner. It's when you don't want to go to the store for a solution that it becomes more challenging. Many of these suggestions offer solutions that use baking soda, vinegar, dishwashing liquid, bleach and other products you probably already have at home.

I definitely find this book helpful. It's well organized. It offers solutions that I can use without having to spend a lot of money. It's broken down into small, easy to read and implement suggestions that I can do as I have time without spending hours trying to tackle each job. Definitely a help to this overworked mom.

I found this to be an excellent reference for all sorts of cleaning questions. It is concise, while allowing for options depending upon one's cleaning style.