Time is money. And more every day. We see how household chores pile up while we have to fulfill work, in some cases dedicate ourselves to parenting, maintain a certain social life, see the family and, of course, have some time for oneself. If we put off cleaning the home from one day to the next, the house may finally be dirty and messy and we will have to dedicate many hours to make it look like new.
Instead of going on a cleaning binge, which hardly invites repeating, we recommend ten tricks to keep your home in good condition. If these routines are acquired, it is easy to have a comfortable and tidy house without making a great effort. With this series of habits, in addition, the order of the home will be maintained for longer.
1. Make the bed every day
When you enter a room all eyes are directed towards the bed. If we see the bed unmade, we will have the impression that the entire room is messy. The habit of making your bed in the morning will give a much cleaner image of your room.
Furthermore, it is an issue that directly affects rest and well-being because the sensation of getting into a made bed at bedtime is much more pleasant than if the sheets and duvet are mixed up haphazardly on the mattress. Even more so if the sheets are clean, for which it is advisable to wash them once a week.
2. Ventilate
While making the bed in your room you can leave the windows open and ventilate it daily. For the rest of the rooms, the windows can be left open during the shower or breakfast. Ten minutes are enough, but essential to renew the air in your home every day.
Keep in mind that the house can fill with dust when you open the windows. That is why it is important to do it first thing in the morning and while cleaning, never after.
3. Check your email daily
When you return home after work, it is not ideal to leave your mail on the table or hallway furniture. per secula seculorum. The papers pile up and you can’t distinguish the dust from the chaff. It is best to review them at the moment and throw what does not interest you into the trash can and file important issues such as invoices and notifications.
4. Don’t leave your shoes in the middle
When you get home it is a pleasure to take off the shoes you have worn on the street and put on your slippers or Nordic socks. In that case, leaving your shoes in the middle of the entrance, living room or bedroom does not provide any sense of order and cleanliness. There are many options to have your shoes in one place, such as a shoe rack.
By taking off your shoes as soon as you get home you also carry less dirt from outside. The phrase ‘It is not the cleaner who cleans, but the one who dirties the least’ is famous.
5. Sweep, mop or vacuum dust
To avoid cleaning marathons, ideally, dust, lint, etc. should not accumulate on the floor. To do this, it is essential to sweep, mop or vacuum. The best tool to clean the floors of the house well, in fact, is the vacuum cleaner, especially if you have children or animals at home. When absorbing dirt, you do not have to sweep it as regularly as if you drag it with a cloth or a broom.
If you cook, you are aware that it is the space in the house that most easily gets dirty. Therefore, after cooking you can use the broom and thus get rid of the most visible dirt. If you see that it is in very poor condition, it is best to scrub the floor afterwards.
6. Put things away after using them
An obvious rule is to keep what you have used in its place. It is an easy and quick question that can save a lot of trouble later. This also works for when you take off your clothes and they pile up on the armchair in your room until they become a mountain. It is much better at that moment to put the clothes that need to go into the washing machine into the dirty clothes bucket and put the pieces of clothing that you can wear again in the closet.
7. Empty the dishwasher in the morning and scrub after each meal
If you empty the dishwasher for five minutes in the morning, it is much more convenient for later when you have to make lunch or dinner and have to fill it again.
On the other hand, the most practical thing is to wash the dishes that you cannot put in the dishwasher after each meal so that the food does not remain encrusted, mountains do not form in the laundry room and the bad smell does not remain.
8. Clean the refrigerator weekly
It is not necessary to do a deep cleaning of the refrigerator, but when you take a look to see what foods you are missing you can remove the products that are expired and quickly wipe down any spills or any other dirt on the shelves and drawers.
9.From top to bottom
The best way to speed up cleaning is to do it from top to bottom. This is useful both when removing dust and organizing shelves and cabinets or if the house has more than one floor. You start at the top with what generates the most fatigue and you go down when you have less energy left. This way we also avoid cleaning the dust several times.
10. Dry the bathroom after the shower
Drops and traces of lime leave a dirty impression in the bathroom. To do this, nothing is easier than grabbing a microfiber cloth and wiping it over the shower, the windows and the sink in a moment. It won’t be necessary to clean the bathroom as often if you take care of this.
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