There’s only one chore left to do. Sweep the floor. You grab
a broom and practically break your back sweeping up every last bit of dirt from
the floor. You look up at the clock. There’s still three minutes before your
guests arrive. “I’ve got this,” you think aloud. All you have to do is get the
rest of that grime into the dustpan and you’re home free.
You sweep the bulk of the dirt into the pan. There’s still
some left on the floor. You sweep again. Not much better. You sweep two, three,
four more times. There’s still a line of dirt on the floor in front of the dustpan
you just can’t pick up. You hurtle your broom at the wall! You fall to your
knees and shout, “Why God? Why have you chosen me for such a forsaken task?”
Okay, maybe not. But those lines of dirt you can’t quite sweep
into the dustpan are really annoying.
I’ve found a life hack that claims to help with this little
problem. Simply take a piece of tape or two and place it at the edge of the
dustpan. This should decrease the space between the floor and the pan and make
sweeping soot into the pan much easier.
So, I tried it. At this time, I would like to put up a disclaimer.
The white powdery substance that you can see being swept into the dustpan in
the photos is in fact flour. Nothing more. I simply needed something I could
sweep into the dustpan that would be easily visible on a wooden surface.
I tried it first without tape. The line of flour I expected
was left over after my best attempts to sweep it away.
Next, I tried it with
the tape.
This did seem to work better than no tape. Unfortunately,
there was still a thin line of flour left over. Even with the tape, the floor
wasn’t completely clean.
This life hack is a fail. I guess I’ll just have to stick
with a mop to finish off that last little bit of dirt left over from sweeping.
Got any good floor cleaning tips? Leave a comment below and
let me know.
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