Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Just hanging out our last few days….

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Hoops TAMU 001We have one more day here in the Brazos Valley before we begin our trek out east. Tomorrow is a fairly long travel day as we will hit the road early to ge the 190+ mile day done before it gets dark. We have never set up camp in the dark and never plan to… Of course we know all about “best laid plans.”

So our last few days here have been cram packed finishing up some last minute Friends in BCS 025details. We have checked out our rent house, went to some Aggie games, met with our former doctor to drop off our Mayo Clinic medical records, and completed a few other odds and ends needed before leaving. We were doing all this in an effort to free up ample time in the evenings to make sure we would be able to meet up with some of our friends that we hadn’t seen yet on this visit and sadly we still didn’t get to see all of our friends… We also were able to take walks in many of our favorite spots such as the George Bush Library where many of today’s photos are from.

Friends in BCS 003The biggest thing we did over the last few days was our annual “Spring Cleaning!” This is where we focus on the interior of the motorhome.  We rented a Rug Doctor once again to clean all the carpet, upholstery and drapes. We love the Rug Doctor as it seems to do the best job of any rental carpet cleaner that we have come across. We don’t buy any of the chemicals that Rug Doctor sells but instead we use a diluted mixture of vinegar and water. We have found over the years that this mixture does a much better job of cleaning than the chemicalsFriends in BCS 026 and leaves no residue behind for more dirt to get trapped in. We also rent the tool attachment to do the upholstery and drapes in the motorhome. I only do one pass on the drapes but will do several on the upholstery. The carpet gets done as many times as I think it takes to get it looking like new (at least 8-10 times).

Friends in BCS 027It is always surprising how much dirt we accumulate even though we vacuum regularly and take our shoes off before entering the motorhome.  Anyway this annual cleaning makes Sharon very happy so even though it takes all day, it is worth it. Once dried everything has the clean, crisp look it likely once had when it was new. Thankfully I also had time to at least wash and rinse the outside of the  motorhome although I didn’t hand wipe it all down like I usually do since we will be in some predicted rainy weather over the next few days..

Whew! Now we are ready to hit the road and start our third year of full-timing off in a nice, clean motorhome… See you next trip… Texas!!!

10 comments:

  1. I'll have to remember that - rent a Rug Doctor. Daughter in NJ has a Bissell that I used back in Dec. Really didn't do a good job. Where we are now, gate guarding, the driveway back to the rig is only 10 feet from our door and is dusty Texas dust. I will need to go a GOOD cleaning when we hit the road again.

    Speaking of hitting the road, drive safe and enjoy your next destination.

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  2. Had to laugh at your "long travel day" of 190+ miles". Some people might think that was a short travel day! That's long for us as well.

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  3. As soon as we get back to Ohio, the cleaning rags will come out. My dad has a rug scrubber. That will get good use too.

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  4. Thanks for the tip on the Rug Doctor. We are heading to Ohio to spend some extended time with my husband's elderly parents and I had planned to do some deep-cleaning then. Safe travels. :)

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  5. I'm about to swoon over the thought of inside and outside cleaning of the motor home. Wish we were in a place where we were even allowed to wash the outside. A car wash with a truck bay is definitely in our future. Thanks for the rug Doctor tip. What's the ratio of vinegar to water you use. I've never used one of those rentals because I don't want the chemicals but the inside sure could use a cleaning.

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    1. 1/3 vinegar to 2/3 water! Works like a charm..no chemical residue!

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  6. Thank you for the Rug Doctor info and "recipe." I know vinegar is good for cleaning rugs, just didn't know the ratio. 8-10 times, really? Sounds like quite a work out. We still haven't cleaned our carpets after gate guarding last year. They really need it!!

    How long does it take your rugs to dry, given some hot days with all the windows open??

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    1. about half a day to dry if it isn't too humid...

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