Deep Clean
Clean is an opinion. To each and every one of us there are different levels of clean. I find I go from weekly, sort of all over cleaning sessions to sometimes tackling deep cleaning projects. It's that deep cleaning time.
Yesterday I cleaned out the oven and fridge and then was getting ready to sweep and mop when I noticed the amount of dust on my fake tree. Hmm, how would I dust off all of those leaves? What would be the easiest method?
I decided to take all the leaves off the tree, wash them off in my salad spinner, and lay them out on towels to dry. Then re-attach them to the branches of the tree. I didn't realize how much work and how long that would take. Turned into a three hour process. Now this is what I consider a 'deep clean.'
Then of course it was also a challenge to put the leaves back on. They weren't even all the same. Some where smaller than others, some had brighter green leaves and some had more or less leaves per stem.
So taking a methodical approach I started at the bottom, branch by branch and worked my way up the tree. Only to find that I had lost a few stems through the years, as when I ran out of leaves, the tree was bald on top. So then I had to rearrange them and thin out the bottom to the top.
Although the tree is fake, it's now looking healthier than ever. Combine that with the Pine Sol tree scent from having just mopped the floor and it almost seems real. So that's my version of doing some serious cleaning. Hopefully I won't have to do that again in a few years.