Amazon Haul - The Best Vacuum Attachments for Tight Spaces

 

Vacuum Attachments for Tight Spaces

       Last year, I purchased two sets of vacuum attachments, Vacuum Attachment with A Guide Wire and Vacuum Attachment and Lint Brush, from Amazon. The reason why I purchased these products was that I wanted to remove as much lint as possible from my dryer. Indeed, it worked really well. I've also used them to clean a lot of small and narrow spaces in my home and car. I wish I'd bought them sooner. 😆

You Can Clean These Small Spaces. 

・A lint compartment of the dryer

・Behind and between washer and dryer

・Behind and under the refrigerator

・Under the sofa

・Between the front seats of car and tight spaces

Vacuum Attachments for Tight Spaces

      
 

 

 Vacuum Attachment with A Guide Wire

Vacuum Attachment with A Guide Wire

      This vacuum attachment has a guide wire, so you can control the head of the hose and can clean hard to reach areas. I also used it to clean behind and under large appliances. 

Vacuum Attachment with A Guide Wire

Vacuum Attachment with A Guide Wire

Vacuum Attachment with A Guide Wire

      It fits my Dyson cordless vacuum perfectly, so I can use it to clean my car as well.

Vacuum Attachment with A Guide Wire

       I was able to clean the lint trap of the dryer.

Vacuum Attachment and Lint Brush

Vacuum Attachment and Lint Brush

         This set of vacuum attachment includes the long flexible lint brush. Actually, I really love this brush.

Vacuum Attachment and Lint Brush

Vacuum Attachment and Lint Brush

Vacuum Attachment and Lint Brush

Vacuum Attachment and Lint Brush

Vacuum Attachment and Lint Brush

      It also fits my Dyson perfectly. 

 

Vacuum Attachment and Lint Brush

      After, vacuuming the lint in the trap, I used this brush and was still able to catch a lot of lint. I also used this brush to remove the built up dirt from the coils under the refrigerator, and it works really well.

Vacuum Attachment and Lint Brush

Vacuum Attachment and Lint Brush

     Even though I always clean the lint trap filter every load, I was still able to get so much lint out of my dryer. It makes my dryer run more efficiently. 😁  I was glad that I purchased these vacuum attachments. These are perfect for deeply cleaning a dryer lint trap and a refrigerator coil, which I want to clean every six months. I also use these attachments most small spaces in my home and car.

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■ How to Install A Spring Door Stop

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■ Before and After Home Office - 5 Home Office Updates!  


      My entries related to home renovations can be seen here.

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Japanese MD Player - My Tidying Marathon

     As I mentioned in my previous entries, I have been tidying my home since I started reading Marie Kondo's bestseller books, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and Spark Joy. Last night, I was at my garage for tidying and found this portable MD player and MDs there! When I found them, they sparked joy! :)

        If you didn't live in Japan in 1990s and 2000s, you probably have no idea what MD is because MD made a limited impact outside Japan. According to Wikipedia, the MiniDisc (MD) is a magneto-optical disc-based data storage device offering a capacity of 74 minutes and, later, 80 minutes, of digitized audio or 1 gigabyte of Hi-MD data. The Sony brand audio players were on the market from September 1992 until March 2013. Actually, it was very popular in Japan in those days. I believe that many people in Japan had MD players such as a compact CD and MD player, a portable MD player and a car stereo with CD and MD player. Indeed, I had all three MD players and listened to music at home, in trains and my car. When I moved to U.S. in 2008, I was not able to bring my favorite compact MD player (which was over $1000 in Japan at that time!) because of its large size, but I brought this portable MD player and some MDs which had some of my favorite music. When my husband and I moved to our current apartment, we put them in our garage and totally forgot about that until yesterday!

       I used to have numerous MDs in Japan, but I brought only these 18 MDs, which were the best of the best for me, to the U.S.

       I was not sure if my MD player still worked, so I hooked it up to our Bose speakers.

        Actually, they played my favorite songs with no problem! Since yesterday, I have been listening to Japanese hit songs. These remind me of my life in Japan and really bring me joy! :)

    

      These are my entries you might like.

■The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

■I Got the Konmari Book, Spark Joy! 

■My Tidying Marathon (Books) - Konmari Methods

■Marie Kondo Moved to the U.S.

■Marie Kondo's New Book : The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up


     My entries related to Konmari can be seen here.

     My entries related to Japan can be seen here.

Finshed Reading Spark Joy - Konmari Book

      Today, I've finally finished reading Spark Joy, which is one of Marie Kondo's books. :)

Spark Joy

     As I read the book, I tried to tidy up my home by category according to her method, and I've almost finished tidying up my belongings. My husband needs to do his belongings though. He would like to try Konmari method as soon as possible but has been so busy because of his business trip. In addition, we need to tidy up our detached garage. I know that Marie Kondo suggests not tidying up by location, but it's too hard to take care of our garage at the same time. I hope we can finish our tidying marathon next month. :)

         

      These are my entries you might like.

■The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

■I Got the Konmari Book, Spark Joy! 

■My Tidying Marathon (Books) - Konmari Methods

■Japanese MD Player - My Tidying Marathon

■Marie Kondo Moved to the U.S.

■Marie Kondo's New Book : The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up


     My entries related to Konmari can be seen here.

     My entries related to Japan can be seen here.

My Tidying Marathon - Konmari Methods

      After finishing reading the Marie Kondo's first book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, I started reading her second book, Spark Joy last week. As I read on the book, I decided to tidy up my home according the book. Most people usually tidy room by room, but she suggests tidying up by category.

Spark Joy

       Choosing clothes which brings me joy was pretty easy for me, and I actually enjoyed it. I was able to discard 6 bags of clothes which I wouldn't wear anymore.

       However, the book category was pretty hard for me. Even though I don't usually read books and think didn't have too many books, they were very heavy and definitely needed to reduce the volume. Most of my books were purchased in order to study ESL and to improve knowledge for my career. That's why my textbooks didn't spark joy. However, they were still valuable, so I decided to sell these textbooks. I also decided to sell the traveling guide book, which my husband and I read through before traveling the Big Island, Hawaii, last year. We think we will travel Hawaii again, but we don't know when we can go there and which Hawaiian island we will travel next. Actually, the Hawaiian book was sold two days later! :) Also, one of my ESL textbooks was sold next day. :))

       These are books which bring me joy for now, and I sometimes read them before going to sleep.

       These are my books I don't read now, but I would like to read this year.

      These were books I wouldn't read anymore and had very low value, so I've discarded them already. I had expected that I would be able to discard more books just like clothing category, but discarding books was pretty hard for me, and I was very tired when I finished it. It's probably because gathering all my books on the floors made my room cluttered temporary. As you might know, cluttered room makes us feel bad. :( Even though I was tidying my room, it looked more cluttered than before. She says tidying by category is tidying marathon. I understood what it really means. Tidying marathon is exhausting just like running marathon, but it has a goal, and I will eventually finish tidying marathon in the not-too-distant future. :)  I've already finished paper category, and I am trying komono category now.

     

      These are my entries you might like.

■The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

■I Got the Konmari Book, Spark Joy! 

■Japanese MD Player - My Tidying Marathon

■Marie Kondo Moved to the U.S.

■Marie Kondo's New Book : The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up


     My entries related to Konmari can be seen here.

     My entries related to Japan can be seen here.

How To Clean Kitchen Grease

        When I was living in Japan, I used to use Magic Spray, which is also named "Magiclean" in Japan, to clean heavy kitchen grease. When I used Magi Spray for my first time in Japan, I was really surprised that it worked like a charm! I really wished I could find it sooner! It's because cleaning kitchen grease had been very hard for me until I found it. However, after moving to the U.S., I couldn't find the best cleaning product which actually removes heavy grease as easily as Magic Spray.

        I wipe most of kitchen cabinet surfaces and an entire countertop with a damp cloth everyday, but cabinet above the vent got very greasy since I cannot reach it and didn't wipe it for a while. I searched how to clean grease in Japanese and found that baking soda works because baking soda is alkaline cleaning agent which dissolves acidic based substance such as fat, oil and protein by neutralizing acidity.Yesterday, I tried baking soda to remove grease for my first time, and it worked surprisingly! I'm going to share how I cleaned my kitchen with you.       

■How to Clean Kitchen Cabinet Surfaces■

What You Will Need
・1 to 3 tablespoons of Baking Soda
・2 cups of water
・1 wiping cloth

 1. Mix baking soda and water in a large bowl. Soak a cloth in it. Wring the water out of cloth.

 2. Wipe with the damp cloth on cabinet surfaces. Then wipe with a dry cloth to finish up.

      As you can see the photo below, while the left side of the cabinet is still greasy, the right half I wiped up looks nice and clean. :)

■How to Clean Stove Top Grease■

What You Will Need
・baking soda
・a damp cloth

1. Sprinkle baking soda on grease of the stove top. Wait for 20 minutes or so.

2. Wipe up with a damp cloth. That's all!

         If you are looking for the best cleaning product for kitchen grease, I recommend these two products based on my experience. Magic Spray and baking soda really work like a charm. :)

          

     Here is my entries related Konmari Method.
http://itisapieceofcake2011.blogspot.com/search/label/Konmari%20Method

     My entries related to cleaning can be seen here.
http://itisapieceofcake2011.blogspot.com/search/label/cleaning