Easy Ways On How To Do Your Cleaning – Part II

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Do more in half the time.

Many of us are used to doing several things at once. Learning to multitask your cleaning time will stretch what you are actually able to accomplish.

1. Multitask. Do mindless cleaning tasks while you’re doing something else. Fold laundry while you watch your favorite television show. Clean your car out while you’re waiting in the pick-up lane at school. Wipe down countertops while you talk on the phone. Finding ways to get chores done while you’re doing other things is an easy way to get twice as much done.

2. Use little minutes. Even if you only have a few minutes, you can get something clean. There are tons of thirty-second chores in our homes. Think about sneaking a few chores while the commercials are on. Anytime I’m waiting for something to come out of the microwave, I clean out the refrigerator or wipe down the cabinet fronts. It makes my designated kitchen cleaning time go super quickly.

3. Use a chore chart. One of the best ways to multitask is to use a chore chart to get everyone involved.

Get motivated.

Want to shave time of your routine? Get motivated. It’s easier than it sounds.

1. Make chores more fun. There are simple ways to let chore time be more fun. Another way to make chores more fun is to turn it into a contest. First one done picks dessert. It’s a simple way to get your children more excited about completing their chores.

2. Break chores into chunks. A huge job is really hard to get motivated about. Ask any kid whose been told to clean a room that doesn’t have a square inch of floor visible. Break big chores into smaller steps. Instead of asking a child to clean their rooms, make their beds. When that’s done, they can get all laundry out of their room. Each step continues until before you know it, the room is clean.

3. Reward yourself. If you’ve got something that is worth working for, it’s easy to be motivated. This goes for the other members of your family.

Maintain the clean.

A little bit of maintenance goes a long way. Include maintenance as part of your routine seriously cuts down on your cleaning time.

1. Do maintenance daily. All it takes is 15 minutes to maintain any room in your home. Do a little bit daily, and intense cleaning will be a thing of the past.

2. Delegate maintenance. Be sure to delegate maintenance chores to the other people in your home as well. In our house 15 minutes is enough to maintain the downstairs, if we all work together.