Being a good housewife is a full-time job and has a lot of duties – from taking care of the children, to cooking and cleaning. While I will not talk about how to bring up your offspring, I would like to give you some cleaning advices that have been proven effective over the years. In a series of posts I will talk about cleaning techniques from the past, witty tricks and innovations in the field of hygiene. I hope I can help you reduce the usage of chemical-based cleaning products that are potentially harmful for you and your family. Also, my goal will be to save you time off cleaning by guiding you through the path of being a good, but not exhausted housewife. Last, but not least, my advices will save you a lot of money from expensive, yet not so efficient cleaning products. Hopefully you will start feeling more confident about your skills as a housewife and you will start looking and the cleaning duties as more of an excitement, rather than a burden.

There is nothing more comfortable then the warmth of the wool blanket in the cold winter nights. But it does not have to be a high quality, expensive wool blanket in order to last long. What it needs is taking proper care of it. Try to follow these instructions and your blankets will be colorful and fluffy for a long time.

Clean your blankets thoroughly every year. Wash them by hand at home. If you are taking them to have the cleaned, make sure it is dry cleaning. If you decide to wash them in the washing machine, you have to set it to the wool fabrics program. If you are washing them by hand, you have to be gentle. Do not scrub them hard. The proper way to do it is to gently press them with your palms. Never squeeze the wool blankets to drain the water out of then to dry them faster. Hang them somewhere and let them dry by themselves.

Synthetic blankets have to be hanged out right after the last rinsing cycle of the washing machine. Make sure there are not soap stains on them.

The temperature of the water used has to be no higher than 30 degrees Celsius and the detergent or soap has to be for wool clothes or delicate fabrics.

It is good to vacuum your blankets once a week and air them regularly. If you do not have the time to clean them properly, take them to a professional company.

Do not make the bed right after getting up in the morning. Use the time in the morning to air the blankets and sheets.