June 30, 2009
Tackle It Tuesday – Sticky Stroller Cleanup
I’m still procrastinating on several of my enormous household tackles… which is slightly shocking since as you can see in this video, the situation is rather urgent. I have tackled the play room and I am proud to say that the toys are still finding their way home most days. But the upstairs laundry disasters still rage war.
But, today I’m exposing how disgustingly dirty I have let my daughter’s stroller become. (Look how sparkly clean it was when both the strollers and our babies were brand new.)
It’s hard to see how dirty the stroller was in the photo below, but just imagine the sticky, yucky mess of a toddler’s stroller where she routinely munches snacks, sips milk and spills everything.
This was a bit of a family tackle. My mother noticed how badly the stroller needed to be cleaned, I stripped it apart, soaked and washed the fabric and my husband hosed down and scrubbed the stroller’s skeleton.
We accidentally put way too much soap on the fabric when trying to clean it and we had buckets full of soap suds in the washing machine. It reminded me of the Brady Bunch episode when the youngest boy tried use the washing machine and filled the house with soap suds. (I guess I seriously dated myself there. Yes, I am old. LOL)
Here’s a before and after photo:
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I definitely am much happier that my daughter now has a much cleaner ride!
Would you like to post as a guest tackler? Submit your guest tackles to be featured here at 5M4M. You can write Susan at tackleittuesday at gmail dot com. Remember, we are here to promote your site!
Each week on Tuesday, we are posting before and after pictures of a project or trouble area that we tackled this week.
Find out more about Tackle It Tuesday here.
The project can be little or big – whatever you want.Basically, Tackle It Tuesday is about giving ourselves incentive, deadlines and satisfaction in getting our household tasks done.
(It doesn’t even have to be housework… just whatever is on your To Do list.)
If you tackled a project this week, just add a comment and add your link below.
Happy tackling ladies…
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Comments on Tackle It Tuesday – Sticky Stroller Cleanup »
Danelle Ice (Homemaker Barbi) @ 12:47 am
I’m sorry- I linked the wrong post in space #1 – that is not my tackle, but the link in space 2 really IS! Could you please delete #1 (4th of July recipes)? Thank you so much!
Danelle Ice / Homemaker Barbi
HomeGrownMommy @ 1:07 am
I am so excited about my first Tackle It Tuesday participation! What a great motivation to get those neglected corners of housework taken care of – and turn it into a great article for the blog at the same time!! Thanks so much for hosting this!
Maddy @ 1:55 am
Ah! Mummy advice. I’ve just had two weeks of it. I’m fully dosed now but slightly jet lagged.
Cheers
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Carrie @ 7:42 am
What a great tackle — it’s so shiny and bright now! Our stroller needs to be tackled too!
Toddler Crafts Onna @ 10:20 am
Isn’t crazy how gross the stroller (and car!!) can get!! I am always amazed at what I find stuck in the corners of the stroller and car when I am cleaning it!!
Looking forward to seeing everyone’s tackle this week! My big tackle is promoting my first Art Contest and Giveaway!! So please come check it out and enter your kids art work! There are some great prizes for kids and adults!!
Rita @ 10:38 am
I sure remember those sticky stroller days. Now it seems we have sticky van days.
Liz@Hoosier Homemade @ 10:46 am
Thanks for hosting! I really enjoy reading all the tackles. It motivates me!
~Liz
Michelle @ 12:40 pm
You’ve inspired and motivated me! I’m out of here cuz I have a job to tackle! If I get ‘er done I’ll be back! THANK YOU!
Michele @ 12:54 pm
Ok this is my first Tackle it Tuesday. wooohooo. I tackled my bathroom.
Deb - Mom of 3 Girls @ 2:02 pm
Oh yes, our stroller is in much need of the same kind of tackle. Sigh – it’s on the list.
Bitter Sweet Moments @ 4:26 pm
What a great Tackle!! I so need to tackle that one too:) Maybe next week!!
Maggie @ 9:50 pm
WTG Susan! You inspired me to clean my daughter’s high chair, as it was looking pretty gross! I was happy to see it all sparkly clean!
Dana Miller @ 12:00 pm
Way to go! Stroller cleanup can be a real chore. I’ve been using baby-friendly solutions to clean up my daughter’s stroller. I read about it here:
http://blog.babyganics.com/2009/09/10/use-natural-and-safe-cleaning-products/
Sean @ 11:09 pm
Great job! Stroller cleaning is a real time-consuming and tasking work. Good thing there are sites like these to help us out in our knowledge for these stuff.