November 14 is national clean out your fridge day. (People clean out their fridges? Just kidding! Sort of...)No joke -This is a real day that started in 1995.
With the holidays approaching, it’s the perfect time to make room for all the holiday goodies. Need help? Here are some organizational tips from Frigidaire that will make cleaning and organizing your fridge a breeze:
- Toss anything that's been around longer than a year.
- Have three cans of salsa or 2 bottles of ranch dressing in your fridge? Combine similar ingredients to make room.
- Wash down and disinfect the inside walls of the refrigerator, the shelves and all along the door seal.
- If you find yourself cleaning your fridge weekly instead of yearly, consider buying a new Frigidaire refrigerator. Some refrigerator models come with a PureAir™ Filter, a refrigerator filtration system that effectively neutralize the more acidic odors in your refrigerator. Frigidaire’s EasyCare™ Stainless Steel finish eliminates messy fingerprints.
All cleaned and organized? Good! Don't stop now!
Did you know 5% to 20% of the population will get the flu this year? (Last year 100% of the population of my house got it!) To help, Clorox and the PTA are putting out a call for parents to help clean up classrooms and work together to reduce the spread of germs in schools across the country.
Below are some tips to keep kids healthy this year:
- Get Vaccinated: Effectiveness varies from 70 percent to 90 percent. It is recommended for children 6 months through 18 years of age.
- Wash your hands frequently: Germs are the culprit in causing the flu. Take your time washing hands.
- Help Stock Up: More than 56 percent of teachers buy their own cleaning supplies. You can help by donating cleaning supplies, such as Clorox disinfecting wipes, to help your teacher stock the classroom and keep it clean.
- Take Five: Experts believe that up to 80 percent of infectious illnesses are spread by touch and students can touch up to 300 surfaces in just 30 minutes. Take 5 minutes to wipe down commonly touched surfaces in the classroom such as desks, pencil sharpeners and keyboards to help reduce the spread of germs
- Teach Healthy Habits: Remind kids to share wisely. It's great to share items like books, toys and pencils, but not items like combs, brushes, hats, toothbrushes, tissues, whistles, cups and forks.
- Do the Elbow Cough: Cough into your elbow, not hands (where you're more likely to spread germs through touch).
- ABCs of Sneezing: Keep tissues handy and teach kids how to blow their noses early – instead of doing the icky sleeve swipe. The key is tossing tissues in the trash right away to keep germs at bay
Still need a motivator?
WIN IT: We have a Clorox Gift Basket (pictured above) to award to a lucky reader of The Full Mommy. To enter, send an e-mail to winfullmommy (at) gmail (dot) com with "I love to clean" in the subject line, by November 21, 2008. The winner will be notified by e-mail. Please read the official rules for entering our giveaways.
