Stop Dusting With a Dry Cloth - Never Dusty Again (The Japanese Way)

You know, my mother never once dusted with a dry cloth. Her little Osaka apartment sat on a busy road, and it was still the least dusty home I've ever been in. I checked, with my finger. My husband calls it "the inspector." Here are the nine Japanese cleaning rules that kept her house dust-free, and exactly how to do them: wring one cloth inside two dry ones, roll the sheets inward and shake them outside, clean the high places first, rinse the air-conditioner filter from the back every two weeks, wait one cup of tea before you do the floor, sweep with used tea leaves, wipe the plugs you never pull, give dry winter air a drink, and do it all in the morning before anyone walks around. 00:00 My mother never dusted with a dry cloth 01:20 1. The cloth wrung inside two dry ones 03:06 2. The sheets rolled in, shaken outside 04:14 3. The high places first 05:55 4. The filter every two weeks 07:06 5. A cup of tea before the floor 08:31 6. Tea leaves on the floor 09:48 7. The plug you never pull 11:13 8. Give the dry air a drink 12:22 9. The morning order 13:43 The honest part 14:31 Who profits from the dust aisle 15:10 Your test for tonight Please be careful: switch off and unplug before wiping any plug, use a dry cloth only and call an electrician for scorch marks or a warm outlet; use a sturdy step stool or a long handle for high places; keep indoor humidity under about fifty percent; test tea leaves on a hidden corner of hard floors only; and see your doctor for allergies or asthma. Count the soft things in your living room (cushions, throws, rugs, curtains, even the slippers) and put your number in the comments. Tell me where you live, too. I read every one. Emiko is a fictional character created with AI; her stories are a character's stories. #MamaEmiko #JapaneseCleaning #DustFreeHome