Orange Again!? / Cleaning Q&A

I had another happy trip to Cost U Less. This time, I brought my whole family and we had a blast looking through all the cleaning materials. Yes, we are a quirky family.

Even if it was Mother’s Day, my Mom gave me a cleaning product treat. See, I really wanted to get this one product but I didn’t budget for grocery shopping yesterday. I just wanted to share Cost U Less with them. But my Mom saw how much I wanted to get this one product so she told me she’d get it for me. Ta-da!

Yes, I am an OC addict — an Orange Clean addict (and yes, a little bit Obsessive-Compulsive too). I tried it out this morning by wiping some greyish stuff of my kitchen tiles and it was so effective. Great, great, great!

I’ve figured out a system. I use my Clorox Wipes on a daily basis for disinfecting. I keep two containers of Clorox Wipes outside at all times — one for the bathroom (to wipe the toilet seat and faucet after each use as much as possible), one for the kitchen/dining room. This Orange Clean Spray I’ll use once a week since our place isn’t really greasy and grimey.

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I’ve been asked, “Why don’t you use a rag with soap and water/disinfectant? Aren’t Wipes and using paper towels expensive?”

Fair questions. First, I don’t use a rag with soap and water because they can breed bacteria if you use it the wrong way. You can avoid this of course with proper handling — washing the rag after each use, making sure it’s dry when you keep it, etc., but I don’t want to risk it. I also have the tendency to forget things easily so I am so sure I’ll forget about a wet rag after I use it. And you know how stinky wet rags can get. Blech. So I’m fine with paper towels and disposable rags.

Second, yes, using these Wipes and paper towels can be quite costly. Everything lies of course in learning how to use it efficiently. With paper towels, I fold a paper towel square and then wipe. When the wiping side is dirty, I fold the paper towel again so the dirty side’s covered, and I use the clean side again. I fold it again and again till the paper towel’s too small to use already.

Overall, it’s about convenience for me. Try whatever works for you. One person’s system differs from another!

I saw this website on Orange Clean products and oooh boy, don’t I want all those things.

Have a great week everyone!

Hi! I'm Toni Tiu, and I've been blogging at at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.