Housecleaning

Today is a work day. Dusting. Sweeping. Scrubbing. Polishing. Washing. Ironing. And then, perhaps, a little sewing or crocheting. Busy, busy.

Upon our trip to the library this week, I came across the wonderful book, Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House, by Cheryl Mendelson. I was happy to read the following:

Vacuum Last!

There is a small but fierce debate about whether
you should dust before vacuuming or vacuum before dusting.
The answer is that you should dust first.
The "floors first" rule is simply outmoded.
Before there were vacuum cleaners, floors and carpets and rugs
were often swept with brooms or carpet sweepers that raised a terrific dust.
Housewives therefore did their floors first
(laying cloths over everything else in the meantime),
for if they had dusted first, they would have had to do it again
after the dust from sweeping settled.
Today you do not raise dust when you vacuum.
(If you do, perhaps you should look into a new vacuum.)
And if you spill dust on upholstery and floors while dusting,
you can remove it when you vacuum.

YES! I've been doing it right all along!