How to clean a kitchen....

First, you sit down in the office where you log on and google the flood codes on a Fisher and Paykel DD602 Dish Drawer. Somehow you find applianceguru.com, which you did not get in previous searches for information on this dawg of an appliance which cost waaaaaay too much money. There, you read that the u3 code, which is really common, can be fixed by changing the settings from LP (low pressure) to HP (high pressure) on the drawers. That way, the sensors don't think it's about to flood when it gets hit with the force of the water...
Duh! Who knew?
The best part of all this is I have had the techs from Sears out no fewer than four times. I paid for things I surely didn't need. And I sat at home, sometimes for hours, waiting for them. Grrrr.
So I'm reading along and I find that this site has all kinds of useful info... up to and including a bit about how the machines have to be level and how the tabs have to be turned vertically instead of horizontally (makes no sense unless you're actually looking at one of the DD602 puppies). I am amazed at what I can learn on the forum. I join. I am 30 minutes late to work because I am reading about appliance repair. And I am enthralled.
Anyway, as I'm trying this LP to HP trick, I sit in front of the dishwasher. It's filthy. So I grab a clean rag and the stainless steel cleaner... I wipe, scrub, scratch, buff and clean. The dishwasher looks pretty damned good. I notice that the cabinets are streaked with drips and drabs and bit of stuff. I wipe them all off too. I clean along the tops of the cabinet doors. The rag is now filthy. I remember that my mother is coming and will most probably do this again in two weeks. It's her way. I keep cleaning anyway.
Anyway, Justin got an earful about cleaning a sink the other day. I'm sure he wanted to tell me to just get over it. But, remember, my mother is coming.
So, to clean the sink you need to get everything out of it. Then, you scrub it with soft scrub or at least soap. Rinse. Then take a mostly dry sponge and wipe out the water drops. Clean off the tops and sides and esp. the backsplash. No water drops. Then, wring out the sponge and leave it on the rack to dry. Do not leave it, soaking wet, in the sink. Stuff grows in wet environments.
Take a warm (hot) rag or dish towel. Begin at one end of the counter and move everything and wipe. If you think you need disinfectant, use a spray like simple green. Putting things back in place as you move along the counter, wipe down the whole thing. All of it. And the outside of the Microwave, too.
Then, open the microwave and wipe down the inside. Take out the glass plate and wash it with very hot water. It will dry almost immediately. Let it air dry and then close the microwave door.
If you notice any streaks of spills on any cabinet doors, wipe them down. Wipe fingerprints and smudges off the refridgerator.
Now, take the chairs and any stepping stools and fire extinguishers out of the kitchen. Get a broom and sweep. Sweep under the lip of the below-counter cabinets. Sweep under the stove.
Remove the detris and return broom and dust pan to closet.
Run mop under HOT water. Go over the floor and loosen up all the dirt.
Rinse the mop with HOT water and then take a cleaning solution like Pinesol and wass the floor.
Rinse the mop. Wring it out but good.
Finally, take an old towel and wrap it around the mop. Go over the floor quickly to dry any excessive wetness.
Leave.
You have now cleaned up after a meal.
Just in case it's never written down anywhere else. Oh, and by the way, Circe would agree.