I mopped my kitchen floor tonight...Ask me anything

[Not_Giving_Up]

Come on, you know you wanna!

[New Earth]

1. how the hell did you get motivated?

i could do it - the kitchen floor is dirty, i have a mop and some cleaning solution, yet i can't seem to get up and mop the effing floor :shrug:

[Not_Giving_Up]

2. It was easy...

It needed to be done, and I couldn't stand it anymore.

[New Earth]

4. hmmm

i guess i'll have to wait until i can't stand it anymore :P

[Not_Giving_Up]

6. That's the best time to do it

Then, you're mad, and anything stuck that needs extra elbow grease gets it for sure. One of my kids had dropped a glob of jelly on the floor. They cleaned up the glob, but left a little sticky circle to collect cat hair. EWWWW!

[Historic NY]

3. What kinda mop do you use?

[Not_Giving_Up]

5. Nothing fancy

Just a sponge mop that squeezes out when you pull the little lever up. I want a Swiffer!!

[Historic NY]

7. I hate sponge mops, got 2 of them and the extra sponges don't fit...

I did recently get the swifter professional its larger than the regular one.

[Not_Giving_Up]

9. Yeah, I bought a replacement sponge for my old mop

Never could get it to fit...ended up buying another mop.

[Elidor]

8. Cleaning is fun!

While surfing DU tonight, I've vacuumed, cleaned the kitchen, taken out the trash, made the bed, done the dishes and put them away.

[Not_Giving_Up]

10. I still have to do the laundry

Usually that's my Sunday gig, but we're doing my daughter's birthday party tomorrow at the in-laws, so I won't be home....so, the washer is going now.

[wovenpaint]

11. How do you....

Do you get rid of the cloudy film that invariably appears after washing-without rinsing the damn thing?!?

[Not_Giving_Up]

13. I don't get a cloudy film

Matter of fact, my son said "Ooooh, Mommy! The floor is SO shiny!"

[wovenpaint]

15. What do you use?

I use Murphy's Oil Soap or Spic n'Span-what am I doing wrong?
:cry:

[Not_Giving_Up]

16. It depends on your floor type

I use Pine-Sol (which drives my asthma crazy). I haven't found a floor cleaner yet that doesn't though.

[jdots]

12. one of these years i am going to clean my studio

naw,i would rather mop everyone on DU's floor than try that.

[Not_Giving_Up]

14. Damn, why didn't you say that BEFORE I mopped?

You could have had tremendous fun. Oh, you have to speed mop, because the cats are closed up in a bedroom to keep them off of the wet floor.

[liberal43110]

17. Ever tried those Swiffer Wet things?

I use the vinegar ones for my wood floors and like them...however, from the state of the floors right now you would never know that I have ever mopped them before, ever.

[Not_Giving_Up]

19. I want a Swiffer...it's on my wish list!

Sad, but in this economy, I have to plan to buy one. I have planned in the past, but the money always goes somewhere else.

[liberal43110]

21. Sad, but I know what you're talking about

I hadn't worried about money in a long time until I quit my job several months ago. Now it's a big deal to buy stuff.

I have had the plain swiffer/pledge thing with the electrostatic cloths, and I really like them for cleaning/dusting floors: wood, tile, and linoleum. (I think I have the Pledge brand, not Swiffer.)

Then I got some wet vinegar cloths, and I just use them on the regular stick thing. They sell different contraptions for the wet cloths, but I never thought that was necessary.

[Not_Giving_Up]

22. Why did you quit your job?

Just being nosy!

[liberal43110]

23. Was working with some psychos who were driving me crazy

I had been feeling completely unfulfilled by my career and knew I needed to figure out what I could be happy doing, knowing that I definitely wasn't happy where I was. So I decided to make a bold move and quit. To use a cliche from business, I wanted to get out of my comfort zone. I'm going to apply to law school. :)

[Not_Giving_Up]

25. I can understand that

If I wasn't feeding a family of four, I would have walked along time ago.

[yvr girl]

18. Do you want to come over and do mine?

[Not_Giving_Up]

20. That's OK, I think I'll pass

Besides, think of the FUN you'd be missing if I did it for you!

[Strawman]

24. Should we all take our shoes off?

I don't wanna mess it up.

[Not_Giving_Up]

26. Thanks for the offer

You can keep your shoes on (this isn't the airport!)...It dried long ago.

[SW FL Dem]

27. Have you tried the new Hoover floor mate?

It makes mopping much easier. It keeps the dirty water out of the grout so you have a chance of keeping your floor looking clean and new

[Not_Giving_Up]

28. No, but it sounds wonderful

However, since I can't afford a Swiffer, I doubt that I can afford this wonderful invention.

[SW FL Dem]

29. Sorry - it is expensive

I paid $170 but it is worth it, The swiffer just moves the dog hair around. It doesn't pick up anything larger than 1/8 inch in diameter.

[Not_Giving_Up]

30. Ouch!

Well, the tax return is on it's way....maybe I can get one of these after all.

No dog hair here, but cat hair and bird feathers never end.

[SW FL Dem]

31. My only point was don't waste your money on a Swiffer

You are better off with a regular mop and water. I have tried them all and the only thing that works better than a mop and water is the Floormate.

[Not_Giving_Up]

32. Seriously, the regular mop kills my back

I'm looking for something to make my life easier. The tax return is coming next week some time...maybe I can get one.

[yellowdogintexas]

33. another vote for the floormate, I had planned to get one when I

have my floors tiled but have decided to get it sooner, since we have ripped up a lot of our carpet and basically have bare slab. I can clean it with the Floormate too...or the Bissell equivalent, and now Dirt Devil has come out with one too.

anyone used the other products????