![]() Learn how others approach this task from this sweeping methods video It is also a good idea to wipe the baseboards to remove any dust or pet hair. Doing this will also be a good double check on making sure the floor is clean. You need to have a pattern or system to make sure you go over every inch of the floor. Once you have covered the entire floor, use the dustpan to get the dirt into the garbage. The last thing I do is to walk around the floor barefoot so that I don’t have to get on my hands and knees or stoop to touch the floor with my hands to check my work. ![]() Then I need to plan where I will sweep the debris and for me, that is at the entrance to my kitchen. I then go from left to right, pulling the broom toward me, making sure the broom goes against the wall with every stroke and that every stroke overlaps the former stroke. I cover about 18 inches with each stroke, pulling the wide side of the broom toward me. My kitchen is a rectangle and I mentally divide it into two halves and have a landmark to identify where the halfway point is: the refrigerator is across from the stove and that is my point of reference. Debra demonstrates a broom and a dustpan with a foot holder If there is no wetness to be cleaned, I remove my shoes. ![]() You can get a lot of information through your feet. Then I check to make sure that anything that is too big to sweep into a dustpan is removed. I like to use a large dustpan so that I have a larger target to sweep the debris into. The first thing I do is to define the area I need to sweep, and then mentally break it into manageable parts. Sweeping a floor is necessary for any kitchen. People with vision loss cannot glance and see if there is any dirt on the floor. We have to assume there is dirt on every portion of the floor and there are no shortcuts, unfortunately.
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