HEALTHY, WEALTHY & WISE JULY 2017 Published exclusively for clients of Chet’s Cleaning

In This Issue Is it Too Soon to Clean my New Carpet? Fun Pool Games Scoring Last Minute Deals This Summer Making a Clean Break Recipe: Summer Smoothies Good Clean Funnies and Quick Tips

Is it Too Soon to Clean my AFE AN S D H New Carpet? A A If you purchased new carpet within the residue. It was true, once you cleaned E P V P last year or two you may be wondering your carpets back “in the day” you began A Y when the time is to start having it a cycle of needing to clean them more H professionally cleaned. Often times a often. salesperson at the carpet store will tell you to wait as long as possible before Poor Quality Carpet Cleaning you have your new carpet professionally Causes Damage cleaned; that cleaning your carpet will To some extent, this can happen even just make it get dirty faster requiring today when calling some “discount” more frequent cleaning. Is that true? carpet cleaners. They use cheap chemicals, inferior equipment, untrained Old Attitudes for Old Technology workers and charge low, low prices. from all of us at The belief that once you clean your carpet the first time you will then need The poor guys who work for them are Chet’s Cleaning to clean them all the time goes back to often subcontractors or are paid on the early days of professional carpet commission. What happens is that the cleaning. Back then lots of chemical technician often has to hurry through and water was used in an attempt to get the job just to make a decent living. So the carpet clean. These carpet cleaning there can be a lot of these cheap, sticky chemicals worked great at attracting chemicals left in the carpet because soil away from the carpet fiber and they were not properly rinsed out. Sure suspending those soils in the cleaning it looks okay when he leaves, but the solution to be wet vacuumed away. carpets will re-soil quickly, often over the course of a few days or weeks. The trouble began because the 248.584.1819 equipment was not able to extract The Benefits of High Quality or rinse out all the chemical that was Cleaning www.chetscleaning.com applied. So, the chemicals remained on Things in the carpet cleaning industry the carpet as a sticky, soil-attracting have changed dramatically over the last few years. The cleaning agents Continued on next page } Too Soon (continued from cover) we use, though more expensive, to do a high quality job. A reputable are designed to rinse freely from company will pre-treat, agitate the carpet and leave little or no and rinse with extremely hot water residue. What tiny amount may be and a powerful vacuum system. left behind is specially formulated This leaves carpets clean, fluffy and to dry completely non-sticky, to residue-free, the way it should be. be vacuumed away with normal As an added bonus, clean carpet maintenance. improves indoor air quality, so your family will breathe easier. Summer Smoothies Quality equipment does cost more, but it has the power to thoroughly Most major carpet manufacturers clean your carpet and rinse away require professional carpet The weather is heating up, and soils and cleaning agents. Finally, cleaning once every 12-24 months. nothing beats a cool drink on a hot the application of a quality Failure to do so could void your summer day. Mixing up a smoothie is protector makes your carpet stay carpet warranty. So if you want a perfect way to cool down. Basically, cleaner longer. your carpets to stay cleaner, last a smoothie is simply a blended longer and look beautiful, call mixture of milk, fruit juices, yogurt, Not all carpet cleaners are willing Chet’s Cleaning to set up your sherbet or sorbet, with fruit and ice to spend the extra time and money personalized carpet care program. added. These recipes can get you started. Once you’ve tried a few, start experimenting with different Fun Pool Games combinations of fruit and juice. If What can be more fun than playing you are adding fruit, use frozen fruit in a cool pool on a hot summer or freeze fresh fruit in the freezer for day? Kids will love playing some of about half an hour first. Substitute these water games this summer! soymilk for the milk or yogurt for a Don’t forget that children need to healthy drink. be supervised in or around water at all times, even if they are good Basic Banana Smoothie swimmers. In a blender, combine, 1/2 cup milk, 1 banana, 1/4 cup plain or flavored Pool Soccer: Use a large beach yogurt, and enough honey to sweeten ball as the soccer ball. Set up two is “Marco.” He closes his eyes and to taste. Blend until smooth and serve goal areas on each end of the pool. counts slowly to ten, while the other in a chilled glass. Players are not allowed to use players quietly swim away. Strawberry Banana Smoothie their hands during this game. No To Basic Banana Smoothie, add 1/2 dunking should be allowed. Keeping his eyes closed, he then cup frozen strawberries. Also works begins shouting out “Marco.” The Sharks: One person is a “shark.” great with blueberries or raspberries. other players respond by shouting He or she tries to catch the other “Polo.” He is able to figure out Peach Smoothie players. As soon as a player is where the other players are by In a blender, combine one cup peeled tagged, he or she also becomes a listening carefully. and sliced peaches, slightly frozen, shark and joins in trying to catch and 1/4 cup raspberries, also slightly the other players. The last one The other players try to avoid frozen. Add one cup apple or peach caught becomes the “shark” for the being tagged, but must respond juice, 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt or peach next round. Players are not allowed whenever he calls out “Marco.” The sorbet, and toss in a small handful of to leave the water during the round. other players are allowed to leave ice cubes. Blend until smooth. the pool, but if Marco suspects Stuck in the Mud: This is another that anyone is out of the water, he Chocolate Peanut Butter game of tag. One player is “it.” Smoothie can call out, “Fish out of water!” Once he or she tags another player, If anyone is out of the water at Blend together one frozen banana, that player must freeze in that spot. three tablespoons peanut butter, two that time, he or she becomes “it.” He can only be freed by another If no one is out of the water, play tablespoons chocolate syrup, and 3/4 player swimming through his legs. cup milk. Serve in a chilled glass. continues. When another player is tagged, that player becomes the Marco Polo: This is a classic Peanut Butter Ice Cream new Marco. Smoothie swimming pool game. One player Combine 1/4 cup peanut butter with one cup vanilla ice cream and one cup milk. Blend until smooth. 248.584.1819 [email protected] Scoring Last Good Clean Funnies Minute Deals This Fun In The Sun A cop pulled over a car and noticed Summer that a monkey was sitting in the front Traveling can be expensive, but passenger seat. “What are doing with there are some ways to get deals a monkey in your car?” he asked the if you decide to head out of town man driving. “You need to take him to on the spur of the moment. If you the zoo!” will be staying in a hotel, be sure The man said, “Ok,” and drove off. The to always inquire if there are any following week, the officer pulled over discounts available. It sometimes the same car. He saw that the same can be as simple as just asking. You monkey was again sitting in the front should do some research first on difference between a room with a seat. But this time, both the driver and the Internet to see what price range king-sized bed and one with two the monkey were wearing sunglasses. is being offered. Then call the hotel queen-sized or double beds. If you and politely ask if there is a lower are flexible on this point, you may “I thought you were going to take that rate available for a last minute be able to score a deal. monkey to the zoo!” exclaimed the cop. booking. “I did,” replied the man. “We had such Finally, be able to act quickly. You a great time that today we are going If you have some flexibility in your can sign up for email updates on to the beach!” travel dates, you can check to see if deals from airlines and hotel chains. changing your arrival or departure If you see a great deal, be ready to The Good Life dates by even just one day gives grab it. You should always read the you a lower rate on airfare or hotel fine print on any deal, but often accommodations. When booking these offers with short deadlines are a hotel room, ask if there is a price the best way to travel on the cheap. Making a Clean Break There is never a better time to give your belongings a good going- over than when you are moving. Packing and unpacking can be a big hassle, but this process is a perfect opportunity to get rid of the clutter and unwanted items in your life. The first step when getting ready to pack should be a thorough house cleaning. Quick Tips Food Tip Go through every room of your Crystalized honey is still good but may home and discard any broken be hard to use in that state. To loosen items. If it can be fixed, either fix it it up, place the jar in a bowl of hot yourself or take it to a repair shop. If water for about five to ten minutes. it cannot be fixed or is too expensive This is an especially wise move for Stir until it is smooth and more liquid. to repair, simply toss it. any big ticket items you may have, To keep crystals from developing, like stereo equipment, exercise store honey in a cool and dry place. Next, remove all those items you gear, designer clothing, or sporting Do not place it in the refrigerator and don’t want or don’t use anymore. equipment. keep moisture out of the jar. You can give them to friends or a charitable organization, or you may Remember that hazardous wastes, Home Tip decide to have a garage sale to raise including motor oil, leftover paint, Even if a sponge looks clean, it could some extra cash for all those moving batteries, and some household and be harboring bacteria without you expenses. lawn chemicals, must be disposed even knowing it. Once a week, soak of properly. Most communities have your sponges and washcloths in a Another option is to haul your designated drop-off facilities for solution of one part chlorine bleach things to a consignment shop. such wastes. and four parts water. Leave them in this solution for at least two hours. Then rinse them thoroughly. They will chetscleaning.com facebook.com/chetscleaning be sanitized and ready for use. 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