Happy New Year!

We We hope you had a fantastic holiday season and start to the new year. We are looking forward to our 35th year in the cleaning industry and are very grateful to all of our clients. As always please send us your thoughts : We love hearing from our customers !

10 Things that should be thrown away now

Some things are wasteful to keep. They waste space and your energy.  Here are 10:     1. Old medications. A year after the expiration date, just pitch it.     2. Scratched non-stick cookware. You hate it anyway. No one else wants it.     3. Old sneakers. When they get old, they break down. No one else can use them.     4. Old plastic containers. Discolored. No lids. You hate them. Pitch them.     5. Liquor. It's junk after it has been opened and sitting in your cabinet for a year.     6. Old cosmetics. Not even you use that broken up stuff. Pitch it.     7. Creams and lotions. If they are more than a year old, they are trash.     8. Old cleaning tools. When the tool looks worse than the thing it is supposed to clean, get rid of it.     9. Random socks. If you want to, then do a massive sock match. But otherwise, in the trash.     10. Paperbacks. This can be hard for book lovers but remember even the library throws away books. Old, dusty paperbacks do little besides take up space. Recycle them if you want. Or try to give them away. But get rid of them.  things are wasteful to keep. They waste space and your energy.

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Celebrate the new year with one-day projects

Maybe be instead of making a long-term new year's resolution ("I will save money all year!"), you could try doing one satisfying thing.  Here are some choices:    Clean up your computer    Start with photos. You probably have a lot of them from the last year and this is a great way to reminisce while usefully deleting the junk. You can rename photos to make them searchable. If you are feeling organized, make some coherent groups for them.    Programs and downloads are next. Chances are last year you added a dozen or so junk apps and downloaded the same pdf three times. Clean out those downloads and programs. Uninstall properly.    Email. You have a ton of stuff you will never look at.    Old computers. Shouldn't you do something with them besides just storing them? Remove the hard drive first and then recycle.    Get organized    On a lot of people's resolution list, getting organized can streamline your life. Maybe instead of saying you'll organize everything, you could pick a project you can do in one day.    The closet, and all those clothes that don't fit. If you do lose weight, you won't want to wear them anyway.    File cabinets and all those files you can't find. Buy a labeler and simplify.    Kitchen, seriously how many crockpots and coffee cups do you need?                                Garage, can you ever find a tool?   Best way to simplify your life - Throw away, recycle, donate!

DIY Cleaning Tips

Tip #1 Use ordinary chalk to remove grease stains from clothes! Simply rub white chalk on the affected area and wash normally. The chalk will absorb the grease and will wash away in the cycle! Tip #2 If you use a wooden chopping board, sprinkle with a handlful of coarse, Kisher salt and rub with half a lemon. Rinse with hot water and rinse your cutting board is clean and ordor-free! Tip #3 Remove crayon marks from any surface with WD-40 How amazing is that !

Did you know...

Do you know someone that could use our services? Perhaps a friend, family member or co-worker. Client Referrals are very important to us. When you tell a friend how satisfied you are with our services, it validates all of our hard work... and we want to thank you.   As appreciation of your support, we are offering a $50 credit to your account if you refer someone to us. You will be credited $50 after their first cleaning. As an added incentive, the new client also receives $50 off. Have the person you refer, mention your name when booking their first appointment. You'll both be receiving $50 off from us and you'll both be experiencing what it is like to come home to a clean house. There is no limit on how many you can refer.

Thank You Andy! "We recently hired Surfaceworks to do a deep cleaning on our home. This included the kitchen and appliances, the windows and a dirty three-season porch. The team of five that arrived was prompt, professional and efficient and we couldn't be more pleased with the outcome. Juan and Alex did a fantastic job on the windows, Nubia and Dunia zoomed through the whole house including cleaning a stove that we thought was beyond ever looking clean again, and Caroline transformed the porch- no easy task. Everyone was pleasant and friendly" - Andy J.

Cabin Fever Workouts

Let's face it: winter can be long when you're in a cold-weather location, and the gym gets old after a while. When you can't get outside, sometimes it helps to simply get a change of scenery -- even if that means a workout at home.     The good news is, you can make up your own routine. Here are some ideas to help you get started: Lunges: This tried-and-true exercise is great for strengthening the legs and backside. Do lunges and reverse lunges to really work a variety of muscle groups. Burpees: What better way to mix cardio and strength than this one? Jogging in place: Do 45 seconds of tush-kicking, and 45 seconds of high knees. Take a quick break and go at it again for as many rounds as you can muster. Pushups: Perform full pushups or modify them. Either way, you can do 3-5 rounds of a chosen number, and feel the burn. Triceps dips: Be sure to find a solid piece of furniture that will hold you and won't move. Then do this classic exercise with your legs straight or bent and, as with the pushups, do 3-5 rounds of a certain number. Sit-ups: Pick your favorite way to do them and get to it! Your core will thank you. Planks: Assume the position! You know the one, where you appear poised to perform a push-up and then stay still for as long as possible. The most popular pose is with forearms flat on the floor, arms forming a 90-degree angle, and legs stretched out behind you, toes pointed down to the ground. Remember to keep your back flat.     There are any number of ways to mix things up and stay in shape. And this is your house -- play whatever music you want or put any channel you like on TV. The key to sticking with a workout is to have fun with it, after all.

About Our Company

Surfaceworks is a high quality residential and post-construction cleaning company that prides itself in consistently doing a thorough job cleaning - no matter what the job. Surfaceworks is known as the preferred cleaning company for construction firms. We provide post-construction cleaning, whether it is cleaning a newly built home, cleaning up after an interior remodel or simply cleaning to prepare a room for a fresh coat of paint. We pride ourselves in doing a great cleaning job every time.

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Staff Members Making the News  Congratulations to our latest employees of the month: Lilian Aguilar and Elda Monroy in residential and Carlos "Arturo" Oseguera and Juan Toro in our Post Construction Division. Keep up the great work and thank you! All life is a gamble and our lives are the dice we throw. ~Marty Rubin

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