4 STEPS TO A CLEAN GUEST BED Prepare Now for a Busy Holiday Season!
However, before the holidays begin, it’s important to properly disinfect and clean the bed where your guests will sleep. Follow this handy checklist!
Halloween may be the next holiday on the calendar, but Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and other winter celebrations will be here soon. As more families look to gather this year, your home may become host to travelers and guests — but is your guest room really ready? Last month, we explained that the sheets on your bed should be washed at least every week, and blankets and pillows should be washed every three months. But when it comes to your guest bedroom, this equation gets trickier! Wash the sheets, pillowcases, and other light bedding items after every guest who spends the night in your guest bedroom. This will prevent any chance of cross-contamination between your guests and ensure your family and friends leave your home with only memories of their time with you, instead of the flu or a breakout. Blankets and pillows can still be washed on the regular quarterly cycle. Dust mites, pests, and other gross materials can settle into unused bedding, and a regular wash cycle not only protects the integrity of your blankets, sheets, and pillows, but also protects your home and health. (Add sheets and pillowcases to this wash cycle if it’s been at least three months since your last guest.)
Step 1: Strip the mattress of all bedding. Don’t forget to pull out the spare blankets! Step 2: Separate the sheets and pillowcases from comforters, pillows, and blankets. Step 3 : Get it washed! Lighter items can be washed in your home washing machine. However, for a more thorough cleaning, bring comforters, pillows, and blankets to a dry cleaner. These heavier materials require specialty care to protect fabrics and provide a deep cleaning. Step 4: Clean your mattress. Start by vacuuming a bare mattress, and then “rinse” it with spot cleaner or products like Febreze. In just four steps, you can make your guests feel like they’re at home by ensuring your guest bed is clean and sanitized. Contact Janet Davis Cleaners today to learn more about our household product cleaning services or to schedule your pick-up for a bedding wash.
Oktoberfest Soft Pretzels
Inspired by Tasty.co
INGREDIENTS
• 3 tbsp oil, divided • 2/3 cup baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups warm water • 1 tbsp salt • 1 tbsp sugar • 1 packet active dry yeast • 4 1/2 cups flour
Help Us Combat the National Hanger Shortage
• 2 eggs, beaten • Coarse salt, for sprinkling
The past year and a half has been anything but normal, and we’re about to dump another strange fact on you: We are in the middle of a national hanger shortage. Because of this shortage, we are having to use whatever hangers we can find for our customers. We would like to thank those who have been understanding with less-than-ideal hangers. (We strive for high- quality hangers!) This is where you can help! Please send your hangers back after we return your items to you. We do re-use hangers when they are returned to us in quality condition — others are recycled — but because of the shortage, our need for hangers of any kind is high. We appreciate receiving any hangers you can return to us and for your continued understanding during this time!
DIRECTIONS
1. In a bowl, combine water, salt, and sugar. Add yeast and let rest for 5 minutes. Add flour and 2 tbsp oil, then mix thoroughly into a dough. 2. Remove the dough from the bowl. Coat bowl with remaining oil, then return the dough, cover with plastic wrap, and set it aside in a warm place for 1 hour. 3. Preheat oven to 450 F. 4. Cut dough into 8 pieces. Roll them into thin ropes, then twist ropes into pretzel shapes. 5. In a large pot, boil water. Add baking soda, then boil each pretzel for 1 minute, flipping halfway through. 6. Transfer pretzels to a baking sheet. Brush them with egg and sprinkle with salt. Bake for 10–15 minutes. Enjoy!
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