MAKE YOUR KITCHEN CLEANER THAN EVER BEFORE
You cook your meals, make your coffee, wash the dishes, and do so many other activities in your kitchen. It’s no surprise that our kitchens are often the most trafficked rooms in our homes. Our kitchens are also commonly the messiest rooms in the house since they’re used to cook meals. Trying to keep your kitchen clean on a daily basis can be maddening. Every time you make a meal, there’s another mess to clean up. It seems like there’s no end to the kitchen cleaning process. Thankfully, there are a few hacks you can try that will lengthen your time between cleanings and ideally help your kitchen sparkle. WITH THESE 3 HACKS
chance that it’s one of the dirtiest appliances in your kitchen. It’s also one of the hardest things to clean since it’s located in your sink. But there is an easy trick to keep it fresh. Fill an ice cube tray with water and lemon wedges, then stick it in the freezer. Once it’s frozen, crack the ice cubes free, and send them down the drain with the garbage disposal turned on. The lemons will improve the smell while the ice removes any excess grime and cleans the blades. No Need for Auto Clean How do you normally clean your oven? Do you press the auto-clean button and let it run? While this works, it will often leave your house with a displeasing smell and can even set off your fire alarms. You can make a mixture of 1/3 cup water,
1/3 cup white vinegar, and 1/2 cup baking soda. Spray the inside of your oven with the mixture, but avoid the heating elements. After 8–12 hours, clean the oven with soapy water and dry it using a cloth. Your oven will be cleaner than you might’ve even imagined. Quick Cabinet Cleaning Your cabinets and pantry can get gross quickly and attract bugs if the items inside of them are open or spilled. If you try to clean your cabinets with a rag, you’ll end up missing some of the crumbs and dirt. Instead, use your vacuum cleaner to capture any debris and ensure they are spotless. It’s a quick and easy method to keep your cabinets clean.
Garbage Disposal Cleaning If your home has a garbage disposal, there’s a good
OUR FRIEND AND CLIENT BRENDA MCCLESKEY HAS 9 LIVES
overhead to fulfill a customer order. It slid down along her body, striking her right lower leg, foot, and ankle. She visited doctors the company had sent her to, but she didn’t improve. After undergoing all of the normal tests and treatments for tendinitis — and a torn ankle tendon — her instability and pain worsened. Even during surgery, she developed complications: internal bleeding that required three blood transfusions! The doctors told her she nearly didn’t make it, but by golly, she did. Still, her problems lingered. The doctors ruled out deep
syndrome (CRPS) and the depression that typically comes with it. While this happened, Brenda began experiencing terrible headaches. Her doctor did a brain scan and … found a mass on her brain that required urgent surgery to remove. Brenda is rocking a new, much shorter hairdo now since her brain surgery. Had she not been seeing a doctor anyway, because of her ankle problems, she may not have addressed her headache symptoms. It’s surreal to think the scans wouldn’t have been done that helped doctors discover the mass in time.
Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Brenda McCleskey’s dad served in the Navy. The family moved often and settled in Dayton, Ohio, after her grandfather died and her grandmother wasn’t doing well. Brenda grew up and raised her own family of five in Dayton (she now has five grandchildren, too). She loves attending the kiddos’ sporting events, fishing, and other activities. She moved to Columbus, Ohio, and began working as a picker at a fulfillment center for one of the world’s largest employers. (Fun fact: This company was founded by a bald guy who looks a lot like a bad James Bond villain, but he retired from the company last year and now spends his time rocketing into space, hanging out with movie stars and sailing on his yacht!) Brenda had some foot problems in her youth, but after surgery, she did fine for years … until lifting a large box mattress from
vein thrombosis (DVT), and her orthopedic surgeon suspected she had developed complex regional pain syndrome, a very painful condition I’ve written about before.
Brenda recently agreed to settle her claim with the Bond-villain company so she can focus on recovering from her brain surgery. As is obvious from her pictures, she’s still an upbeat, happy camper … with just a tad less hair to mess with for now! She’s such an inspiration.
Her employer fought her tooth and nail over the complex regional pain
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