Comments on: Cleaning Rituals and Habits: What Did Your Mama Teach You?

By: modernmami

modernmami — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:01:00 +0000

Definitely. Heavy duty cleaning happened way more often than I do it myself these days. I love dancing in between cleaning areas. LOL

By: Angelica @ New Latina

Angelica @ New Latina — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:03:00 +0000

Saturday mornings in my abuela’s apartment was cleaning time. And not just cleaning the way my teen daughter cleans these days — it was heavy-duty, deep cleaning, with mop and pail, and all other gadgets. But the best part was listening to Julio Iglesias, and dancing here and there when a merengue came along.

By: Raul Colon

Raul Colon — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:31:00 +0000

LOL.. I guess everyone does.. In Puerto Rico we do it the old way. Have a great day!

By: Raul Colon

Raul Colon — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:31:00 +0000

LOL.. I guess everyone does.. In Puerto Rico we do it the old way. Have a great day!

By: modernmami

modernmami — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:06:00 +0000

That’s hilarious about the house hunters on TV. I can definitely imagine. But, I doubt you’d see that on the International House Hunters show.

By: modernmami

modernmami — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:05:00 +0000

Sí! Para sacar la grasa y también usa agua caliente con bastante jabón! Hilarious that you use Clorox for everything… I think many people do too.

By: modernmami

modernmami — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:05:00 +0000

I’m not sure I’ve ever heard of that! I hate the leftover fuzzies from the paper towels. I tend to use a fabric rag.

By: Fran

Fran — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 07:41:00 +0000

We didn’t have a dishwasher when I was growing up either and it wasn’t until this past year that I lived in a house that had one. I’ve only just started using mine and I have to say, hand-washing dishes is a habit I will easily give up!

On a side note, I watch HGTV’s House Hunters quite a bit and I’m always so amused when a young bride turns her nose up at a kitchen that doesn’t have a dishwasher. When exactly did a dishwasher become an essential appliance? lol

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:30:00 +0000

I prefer to wash dishes by hand too!

One thing my mami taught me is to pasar el Windex con un periodico. You’d think it would just get dirtier from the ink from the newspaper, but it actually leaves a better shine than using paper towels, and you dont’ get the little fuzzy residue from the paper towels.

By: @cmdelcid

@cmdelcid — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:28:00 +0000

I wash the dishes by hand too, never have used the dishwasher (mine serves as storage) My mami used to say: “hay que lavarlos a mano (y sin guantes) para asegurarse que se les quite bien la grasa”. And when it comes to Clorox… I use it EVERYWHERE! Laundry, bathrooms, kitchen, floors (poco falta que lo use de desodorante) I’ve always loved the smell. To me, smells like clean.