Easy Ways On How To Do Your Cleaning – Part I

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Plan your time cleaning.

Making time for cleaning begins with planning out your days and weeks. If you schedule time for cleaning, it is much more likely to happen. To help you plan time for cleaning…

1. Use a day planner. Don’t be afraid to jot down chores in your day planner. If you’re like me, not adding them to your agenda, means they won’t get done.

2. Do cleaning at same time/day every week. If possible, schedule your daily cleaning routine at the same time of each day. This will develop a habit for you. It also allows you to keep up with chores on a daily basis.

3. Make it a priority. Even though it may be your least favorite priority, if cleaning isn’t an important part of your week, it will spill over and begin to affect other parts of your life. It takes time to develop a habit of making cleaning a priority, but the benefits are worth the work.

Cheat at cleaning.

Cleaning is one of those things, it’s okay to cheat at. And anybody who catches you at it, will be really impressed. One of my favorite cleaning cheats is how to fake a clean house in 8 easy steps.

1. Use shortcuts. There are real cleaning shortcuts that can help you make the most of your time. Only wash the parts of your windows that will be seen. Only vacuum the high-traffic areas of your carpet daily. Use an old sock over your hand to dust as you de-clutter. Or better yet, break out your hair dryer to blow dust off of lamps, furniture and more.

2. Only clean what’s dirty. Your cleaning schedule says it’s time to dust the ceiling fan and clean out the refrigerator, but neither one looks dirty. Skip them. Don’t clean things that don’t need it. Just because it’s on your list doesn’t mean it needs to be done. Maybe parts of your home weren’t used very much. Or maybe you did a fantastic job at maintenance. Cut yourself some slack, and only clean what needs to be cleaned.

3. Use convenient tools. Another way to shave valuable minutes off of your cleaning routine is to check out some of the gadgets and tools for cleaning and organizing. Is there a convenience product that will help you out with your most hated chores? Start there and see if some well-designed products can’t help you clean up quick.

4. Hire someone. If all else fails, hire a housekeeper to come in weekly, or just for some seasonal help. For many families, hiring someone to help out has made all the difference in their schedules.

The next part of this article will continue on discussing cutting your cleaning in half the time, doing multi-tasking effectively, how to use a chore chart and pushing yourself to get motivated with your cleaning.