• Bowl or Glass
• White Vinegar

How to Clean the Inside of the Dishwasher

1. Empty the dishwasher.
2. Fill the bowl with the white vinegar.
3. Place it on the top rack of the dishwasher.
4. Run the dishwasher.

• Trash can liners
• Bleach or other disinfectant cleaner
• Dishwashing Detergent
• Stiff brush
• Micro Sponge

How to Clean and Sanitize A Trash Can

Step 1: Remove everything (including any extra plastic liners store in the bottom) from the trash can.

Step 2: Rinse out your trash can with water, either in the bathtub, sink, or outside with a garden hose. If you are doing this indoors, dump the dirty water into the toilet, rather than the bathtub.

Step 3: Squirt a bit of dishwashing detergent into each can, then fill the bottoms with a few inches of water. Add a couple tablespoons of bleach and let the can soak for 5 to 15 minutes, and then dump out the soaking water.  Make sure you allow the solution the time it needs to disinfect the garbage cans by not dumping the solution before the five minutes are up.

Step 4: Scrub any areas that still need it with a damp Micro Sponge . You may need to use a stiff brush to scrub any gunk out of the trash cans, and to get into the corners of the can to make sure it all gets clean.

Step 5: Rinse the can thoroughly, and turn upside it down to drip dry. Make sure that you let the trash can dry completely then place a dozen new trash can liners in the bottom of the can and line the trash can with a new liner.

• A Micro Cloth dish cloth (use regular dish cloth if necessary)
• A microwave
• A Microwave Safe Bowl or Glass
• Vinegar (1 TBSP)

How To

1. Fill a microwave-safe glass or bowl half full of water and add a tablespoon of white vinegar.
2. Place the bowl inside the microwave.
3. Set the microwave for five minutes and turn it on.
4. IMPORTANT:  After the time is up let it sit for five minutes before opening and removing the glass.  This allows the steam to do a lot of the work for you, and it keeps your hands safe from burns.
5. Remove the glass bowl and the glass tray. Place the glass tray and plastic rotating guide in hot soapy water while you clean out the microwave.
6. Wipe down the entire inside of the microwave with a camp Micro Cloth sponge.. Rinse and needed and repeat until the microwave is clean.  (Don’t forget the top of the inside of the microwave)
7. Wipe down the glass tray and plastic rotating guide with your sponge and dry off with a dish cloth. Place back in the microwave.
8. Clean the outside with a spray of vinegar cleaner and your damp sponge.
9. Put all your supplies away.
10. Report that the job is done so your work can be inspected.

John Singleton Copley
Born Boston, Massachusetts, July 3, 1738. Died London, England, September 9, 1815.

The art of John Singleton Copley will be An Educational Journey’s first artist focus. He was selected primarily because his work correlates with our early American history studies. I believe incorporating the study of art with other subjects makes it more meaningful.

In our home we don’t follow the true Charlotte Mason picture study concept as we go at a much faster pace than suggested.

John, a self-taught artist, was the most well-known artist during the American colonial period. He was particularly known for his historical pieces and for the portraits of the residents of New England.

Additional Resources:

Wikipedia Article
The National Gallery of Art
Archiving Early America Article

Featured art by John Singleton Copley

Paul Revere
The Nativity
Watson and the Shark
Mrs. Richard Skinner
The Death of Major Pierson
The Copley Family by John Singleton Copley

John Singleton Copley
Born Boston, Massachusetts, July 3, 1738. Died London, England, September 9, 1815.

The art of John Singleton Copley will be An Educational Journey’s first artist focus. He was selected primarily because his work correlates with our early American history studies. I believe incorporating the study of art with other subjects makes it more meaningful.

In our home we don’t follow the true Charlotte Mason picture study concept as we go at a much faster pace than suggested.

John, a self-taught artist, was the most well-known artist during the American colonial period. He was particularly known for his historical pieces and for the portraits of the residents of New England.

Additional Resources:

Wikipedia Article
The National Gallery of Art
Archiving Early America Article

Featured art by John Singleton Copley

Paul Revere
The Nativity
Watson and the Shark
Mrs. Richard Skinner
The Death of Major Pierson
The Copley Family by John Singleton Copley

“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious – the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”

~ Albert Einstein