AboutJan Hayner Expertise If you have questions regarding home organizing, house cleaning shortcuts, office organizing, files, record keeping, organizing your children, teaching your kids how to help you clean and making it fun, I will give you the advice of a Professional Organizer, mom of four and grandma of 8.
Working Smarter-Not Harder is a phrase I live by; taking the stress out of life so you have time for the fun things is my goal!
Experience I have been a Professional Organizer for 9 years, the mom of 4 and grandma of 8,I do work for clients in the home and the work place, and am considered an expert in my field of Organization.
Organizations Faithful Organizers, passed member of NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers), WIM (Women in Management),
Publications I have had work published all over the internet and various webzines and Newsletters. I am also a columnist on Mature Resources.org. and an Expert on all experts.com under Self Improvement/SelfHelp/Organizing Your Home and Workspace.
Education/Credentials I have taken various /classes on organizing on the interent, been taught by the best (other collegues in the field), and when I need to learn something, I find an expert in the field and learn from them. I am a research fanatic and enjoy learning everything that I can on a subject.
Question I know how to clean the leaves of my 6ft silk Ficus tree, but the question is how do I clean the basket that the tree comes in? It has allot of packing type material on the bottom with the straw like material covering the top, every time I move the tree everyone starts sneezing and hacking from the dust. I have tried just dusting with a duster but this does not get into the crevices of the basket.
Answer Hi Fran;
Basically, you can use the same method for cleaning both items, a matter of fact, if you have a plastic bag that is big enough, you can put your entire tree in it and clean everything at once.
Simply mix 1/2 cup of salt to 1 cup of baking soda, put into a plastic bag (the size that you need to cover everything and tie shut) and then shake it or roll it several times so that the ingredients get all over everything. The saalt works as the abrasive without harning anything and the baking soda works as the cleaner and disinfectant to eliminate the dust grime and to give it a fresh odor.
It is simpe to do and fast.
You can also take your tree and basket apart and do it seperately in case one ara accumulates dust faster than others.
This is simple and inexpensive. There are several cleaners on the market, but (since I have tried most of them) I still go back to my tried and true cleaning ingredients.
Happy Cleaning,
Jan Hayner
