It’s time to make a difference. Even if it’s the simplest things, like cleaning the kitchen or doing the laundry, you need to start doing the right thing now, before the environment breaks down and there’s no cleaning your house anymore.

Refrain from using too much polishes or detergents to clean counters, tabletops, and other surfaces. I recommend you use water and a clean cloth. But if you have to eliminate a smell, mix some vinegar into the water and that should do the trick (For other uses of vinegar, read 25 other uses of vinegar).

Speaking of odor, sprinkle some baking soda onto the bottom of your garbage can to help reduce the foul smell (learn how to make baking soda applications). I’ve tried it, and it works.