Cleaning Tricks: Simple Ways to Keep Your House Clean
Cleaning Tricks: Simple Ways to Keep Your House Clean
The amount of time you spend cleaning your home is actually something you have more control over than you realize. Most people go about it willy nilly…trying to fit in what they can when they can and never quite feeling done. This leads to frustration and plenty of irritation…both of which do little to help you get it done more efficiently. Fortunately, by using a few simple cleaning tricks, the amount of time and labor involved in cleaning can be substantially reduced.
Why spend all your time cleaning?
Making changes to your routine can be tough, but it is an investment well worth undertaking. This becomes particularly important for couples with children. Spare time is always at a premium and parents are always looking for more of it.
Remember That You Eat a Whale One Bite at a Time
When faced with cleaning an entire house, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the enormity of the task. The most straightforward and productive cleaning trick that there is would be to select one room and finish it before moving on. Always start at the highest physical point and work your way down. This ensures that your dust is falling onto a dirty floor rather than the one you just vacuumed. Be cognizant of areas where you are working double like this.
By using the room-to-room approach, you will see great results early on and that will motivate you to keep going. One complete room is a good feeling.
Clean as You Go
The easiest and simplest cleaning trick to reduce the amount of time and energy that has to be invested in housecleaning is to practice a clean as you go philosophy. Endeavor to clean up spills as they occur. This will help to prevent stains which will require considerable effort to remove once it has dried. If the dishes aren’t going to be done immediately after eating, rinse off dishes and fill pots and pans with hot water. Minimize your future efforts by thinking ahead.
In the bathroom, rinsing down the bathtub/shower enclosure and then wiping it down with a dry towel after each use will greatly reduce the frequency of how often the bathtub has to be scrubbed.
Prioritize the Rooms
What is more important? The spare bathroom in the back of the house or the foyer where everyone walks in? Of course, the foyer is the one that needs to be cleaned first. Operate under an “always ready for company” umbrella. Before you do anything else, you should make sure those rooms are ready for company and clean. This will help you to feel better about your home in the areas you spend the most time in. Clean the home in the order that matters most and you will at least have that covered on a regular basis.
Dedicate specific days to specific areas
Having a written schedule does help, no matter what anyone tells you. It absolutely stinks for a couple of weeks getting used to it, but once you get in a flow it is not all that bad at all. More importantly, it is pretty easy to stay caught up. You have one major area to clean each day and that is not so bad for anyone.
If keeping up with a schedule is hard for you, then getting something like this dry erase board will be sure to help you keep up~
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