Who has time to spend all day house cleaning these days? Certainly not us. You want your home to be beautiful, fresh and organized but when it comes to other responsibilities like work, the kids, and family, often cleaning takes a backseat (as it should!). Don’t fret, though: with just a few little tips and tricks, you can keep your house cleaning under control without sacrificing time on other areas in life that are more important. Gone are the days of spending your hours house cleaning instead of enjoying your job, your home and your loved ones.
Whether it involves delegating certain tasks, thinking outside the box or utilizing in-between times, you, too, can have a perfectly clean and tidied home without sacrificing one moment of your precious time.
Here’s a few tips below:
In-Between Clean
Believe it or not, there are a lot of apps out there to help you handle cleaning and organizing your home. These apps usually focus on helping you organize your time, and show you creative ways to cleverly use those moments in between other life stuff to get in a few moments of spiffing up. While those apps are great, and you should totally use one, you don’t exactly need one to learn this skill!
It’s really as simple as using those in-between moments to grab a little cleaning time. For instance, when you’re waiting for the kids to brush their teeth before heading off to school, why not rinse out the dishes and load them in the dishwasher? When you’re supervising homework, why not multi-task and fold laundry (then get the kids to put them away)? Got a spare half an hour at lunch? A quick vacuum of the living room will save you having to do it later. Take a moment before bed to put away any strewn clothing or trash on the floors and to have your family put away any stray items as well. These little mini-cleanups will save you tons of time.
Delegation and Services
We’ve all heard of Merry Maids, but there are tons of other hired services you can utilize. For instance, generally, gutters and drains require professional cleaning to operate nicely. In such cases, you can call for plumbing drain cleaning services to ensure all your drains are checked and thoroughly cleaned. The professionals will use the latest equipment and tools to complete the work. It will help you ensure no stinking smells or drainage issues in your home.
If you need a steam cleaner, someone to come clean your grout, or a landscaper for outside. Go here to find out about hiring a professional to clean your vinyl floors! And if you just need a general maid, to help with a variety of tasks, well, you’ll be spoiled for choice as there are many reputable and affordable companies out there. Utilizing these services will save you a lot of time and headaches.
Set Days
Another helpful way to streamline your cleaning is to have set days for certain chores. Perhaps you do all the swiffering on Tuesdays, or always take out the trash and dust on Thursdays. Have the whole family memorize this schedule and delegate tasks as you see fit. This helps you keep items on the list under control rather than being overwhelmed with everything on your one day off.
A Cleaning Room/Closet
Most of us just have our house cleaning products and supplies shoved haphazardly in a drawer or under the sink. Delegating a closet or pantry, or even a shelf in the garage for various cleaning supplies, products and tools is actually a helpful way to start seeing cleaning as more than just a chore. It’s part of the household. Having everything laid out, easy to find and access will motivate you and your family to clean more regularly, rather than seeing it as an insurmountable task. It also saves you time, as everything is accessible and easily found when you need it.
Deep Clean Days
It also helps to mainly focus on the smaller, every-day or weekly chores like laundry, trash, dishes and mopping. Save bigger, deep-cleaning jobs for once a month or on your days off. Things like cleaning your baseboards, organizing the basement, or cleaning the dishwasher don’t have to be done every week. Keeping a calendar or schedule just for chores can help you list these items out. Make list according to how often they need to be done so you can focus your energy elsewhere.
Final Thoughts
Taking the time to do organizing the way you see cleaning can make a huge difference in your life. It will save you time and have your house looking spotless every day of the week!
