Mum's Mail Durban, Pietermaritzburg and Midlands - September 2020

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Spring Cleaning Tips A

SPRING HAS ARRIVED – WHICH MEANS IT’S TIME TO GET YOUR HOME IN TIP-TOP SHAPE.

tap, sprinkle baking soda, good, deep spring clean- of water and drop the rinds and scrub with a sponge. If into the mixture. Microwave up is a tradition that not you need more heavy-duty for three minutes and let it only promotes wellness by scrubbing power, add salt to stand for five minutes withkeeping your environment the baking soda. out opening the door. The clean and organized, it also Use newspaper to clean trapped steam will loosen helps carry the fresh-start dirty windows and mirrors the grime, so you can wipe feeling brought on by a new Mix ¼ cup of white vinthe microwave clean with year well into the summer. egar, 2 cups of water and less elbow grease. We’ve compiled some of Use white vinegar to beat 2 teaspoons of liquid soap the best DIY spring cleaninto a spray bottle. Spray shower head build-up ing tips so you can declutter the mixture onto the glass Looking for more natural and deep clean your house and scrub with newspaper ways to clean your bathto make it sparkle all year for a streak-free window room? Vinegar can dissolve round. or mirror. The ink acts as the mineral deposits that Spring cleaning tips a mild abrasive and allows accumulate in showerheads Remove water stains you to make use of old over time, causing reduced with lemon This spring, newspapers. make taps clean and sparkly pressure and water flow. Let coffee filters do more Fill a plastic bag with white by rubbing a lemon half on than put a spring in your vinegar, secure it over the the water stains. The citric step Does your TV screen showerhead with a rubber acid helps remove hard or computer monitor show band and leave it overnight water marks. Then, use the fingerprints, smudges and to get rid of build-up. Just other half of the lemon for dust? The fiber in coffee be sure to run the shower our next tip. filters is be gentle enough before you hop in, or you risk Organise your fridge to rub them away, even on smelling like vinegar all day. and cabinets with rotatdelicate TV screens. Just Clean stainless steel ing turntables Don’t limit don’t press too hard! rotating turntables and Lazy sinks with baking soda Simply wet your sink and Susans to your table tops. Source: blog.nationwide.com. After discarding old condiments and TREAT YOUR H ME TO A spices, organise your pantries and refrigerator with this useful storage hack. Clean your microwave by heating lemon juice and rinds in water Cut a lemon WE CLEAN CARPETS, RUGS & FURNITURE into halves, squeeze 200 High Ridge Rd, Dbn North • hello@drifoam.co.za the juice into 1/2 cup

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Organising an Inclusive Birthday Party

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Helping Kids through Big Changes

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It’s Not too Late to Vaccinate

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Dr Laura @ Home: Heart Awareness Month

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National Oral Health Month

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Where There is a Will There Is A Way

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