Since our time living in caves and mud huts, cleaning the home has been a chore. In nature, we see birds and fish making elaborate nests and beds with flamboyant and hypnotizing dances. They know a clean and attractive home is a good beginning for a family. If we cannot manage tidy surroundings, how can we manage an orderly family, business, or life?

To say I am a clean person is understating facts. I may have a mild compulsive need for a clean environment. Years working in sanitized and hyper-clean production facilities had led to some mild compulsive issues. It is not a disorder causing disruption of daily function but more of a perception of a missing peaceful characteristic.

Be honest. How many variations of long handle floor brush do you have at home? No need to get down there to clean and struggle to get back up around my place. I have small, soft-bristle brushes for washing the truck and a different one for scrubbing the drive clear afterward. I don’t want to get stones in the vehicle brush.

I have three squeegees, one for the carpark and outside tile, one for the bathroom (separate), and the other for the kitchen. The two main rooms for bacteria concentration should never have cross-utilized cleaning brushes, sponges, squeegees, etc. Tile everywhere has its disadvantages, but ease of cleaning is not one of them.

Slopping is when you dispense soapy water across the floor in large amounts. Water traps dirt particles. When you seem to leave little specks in your mop trail, you’re not using enough water. Scrub the floor, loosening all dirt and grime. Slide everything to the drain with your squeegee and dab spots dry.

Create a simple 30-minute daily routine to tidy up. Vigorous cleaning can be a workout covering two tasks at the same time. Easy processes get used. If you want others in your house or business to get involved in cleaning, keep it simple. Make a task sheet and tick off completed jobs. Send an appointment in Microsoft Teams for someone to take out the trash bins the night before.

If you eat at a dirty food cart but suspect the rain for your upset stomach, you may need special help. Food safety is one of the leading causes of bacterial stomach issues. Restaurants, food production facilities, shops, and snack carts all fall under the Thai Public Health Act.

Dangerous microbes and byproduct toxins can cause mild and unpleasant digestive symptoms, severe illness, and death. Our indoor air quality can affect respiratory function. If our floors are not clean, more allergens are present, dust and sand can dry and crack our feet, and we end up eating or drinking particles of all of it.

The most eco-friendly, inexpensive, versatile, consumable, and natural astringent/acidic cleaner is vinegar. It can clean all surfaces, drains, clothes washers, coffee machines, hard water stains, and more. Follow recommended dilution ratios to prevent skin irritation with unnecessary concertation.

Save your money, and do not buy expensive chemicals. Recent studies are showing fragrances cause lingering respiratory problems. Those chemicals you inhale have an effect. Who knew? Stay clean, stay healthy.