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Professional results and professional products go together. A few days ago I wrote about my decades-long use of janitorial cleaning supplies to clean my home. Not only do I use professional products, I use a professional system. I don't know about you, but I don't want to spend all day cleaning. Rather, I want great results in minimal time. And guess what, that's exactly what cleaning services do…that's how they make money. So, I use their products and their systems to get the best results, very efficiently.
When I speak at conferences on organizing, I do my best to convince people (mostly women), that the work done in homes is worthy of the best quality equipment and products you can obtain.
Time after time I see families where men who are weekend warriors, who very occasionally do some kind of project requiring power tools…and they have a garage full of expensive gadgets. In the same house, laundry is being done multiple times each week, vacuums and dishwashers and stoves are being used every day…and the equipment (which was often shoddy to begin with) is only marginally working.
So wrong and so backward! The work of maintaining a home becomes much less burdensome when good tools are available. And, yes, a washing machine is a tool.
If you're in a more technical field, you might need circuit analyzers, a variety of meters, thermal imaging cameras, or other professional equipment. You wouldn't think of using subpar equipment to get the job done. Rather, you'd use the best you could reasonably afford.
Working at home is serious work, too. The tools used deserve adequate resources to make work efficient.
Alison Moore Smith is a 61-year-old entrepreneur who graduated from BYU in 1987. She has been (very happily) married to Samuel M. Smith for 40 years. They are parents of six incredible children and grandparents to two astounding grandsons. She is the author of The 7 Success Habits of Homeschoolers.
I totally agree that working at home is very serious work. It makes you exhausted so you should be able to use the proper tools. What’s the best tool to use when cleaning the floor?
I think I would have to clean my room now! Thanks!
-Mark
As for me I still prefer high quality products for the house in all spheres and not only cleaning in fact. I have recently spent a fortune to buy a new hoover which can do everything about the house.
Absolutely right! If it’s for my home and my family I wouldn’t settle for anything less than the best. Of course, there are other priorities but I rarely spend save the budget for home equipments and appliances.
Home is a place where the family stays, that’s why it is important to maintain its cleanliness. Of course, we have to protect the health of our family. Me, as a mom, I always make sure every corner of our house is a safe place for my kids. I realized it’s a lot merrier to live in a comparatively neat, tidy, and fresh-smelling home than a muddled, dingy, funky-smelling dwelling place.
Home is a place where the family stays, that’s why it is important to maintain its cleanliness. Of course, we have to protect the health of our family. Me, as a mom, I always make sure every corner of our house is a safe place for my kids. I realized it’s a lot merrier to live in a comparatively neat, tidy, and fresh-smelling home than a muddled, dingy, funky-smelling dwelling place.