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True Things Grandma Said About Cleaning

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We have all heard famed cleaning quotes before. Do any of these ring a bell? “They’re sure housework won’t kill you, but why take the risk?” “Dull women have immaculate homes.” “Vinegar cleans everything.” But which of those are true? In this blog, we will give you Molly Maid’s opinion on some cleaning quotes we find true!

“A good home must be made, not bought.” —Joyce Maynard

Even the best of homes need routine TLC. Without it, they are not as spectacular.

“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.” —Phyllis Diller

If you have kids, this warrants no explanation of truth …

“Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” —William Morris

A less cluttered home is much more easier to clean and maintain.

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“My idea of superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors.” —Bette Midler

Anyone who scrubs floors is super in our opinion!

“Housework is what a woman does that nobody notices unless she hasn’t done it.” —Evan Esar

Doesn’t it always seem that you hear more complaints for what’s not clean versus praise for cleaning in the first place. Now if we can just get those same folks to stop talking and start cleaning …

What are some of your favoirte cleaning quotes? Please leave these in our comment section. If this quotes are not enough to get you motivated to clean, no worries! Call us or connect with local Molly Maid online!

About Molly Maid

In 1984, entrepreneur David McKinnon brought Molly Maid from Canada to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to give busy American homeowners a reliable, professional, affordable solution to messy, dirty houses. Residents of the competitive university town took advantage of the new home cleaning service, which quickly expanded to communities in other states. Today, there are more than 450 individually owned Molly Maid cleaning service franchises operating across the United States. Last year, we performed 1.7 million cleaning services, 90 percent of which were for repeat customers.
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