One Trick that Could Make Cleaning the Toilet Fun—Okay, Not Fun But At Least Not Awful
Jun 19 , 2020
Toilet-cleaning ranks as one of the most dreaded of all household chores, and no wonder; it's a dirty, dirty job. Personally, I don't mind it that much because I'd much rather know it's clean and shiny than put off doing it. Plus the more often you do it, the less yucky the whole ordeal is. There's one part that always flummoxed me, though, until I had a silly epiphany that solved the problem.
Using an all-purpose cleaner and a rag, or a disinfecting wipe if the mood strikes inevitably give me an annoying thin, wet trail of the dust that's collected on the outside of the toilet. It's the worst on the lid of the tank and then down toward the bottom.
The base of the toilet is where things get really dicey as I try to snake the rag around the rounded base, the curved tube-like projections, and the screw cover bubble thingies, all the while following that persistent dust trail until the bitter end when I try to scoop it all up with the rag. Ugh.
Then the light bulb moment happened: Why don't I dust my toilet first?! Ding ding ding!
Don't laugh; surely this trick has eluded some of you as well! (Which is why I'm sharing.) Lifestyle Editor Taryn Williford managed to stifle any laughter or sarcasm that very justifiably could have trickled out (with no offense taken by me) when I told her about my newfound genius method and told me that yes, she dusts with a vacuum attachment when she cleans her toilets. Amazing.