All too often, life simply gets in the way of our ability to keep a clean and tidy home.
With hectic schedules, work, social and family commitments to juggle, not to mention everybody’s right to some down time that doesn’t involve dusting, scrubbing and vacuuming, it’s little wonder so many people fail not just to clean their homes, but to keep them that way. Hiring a local cleaning company to come in on a regular basis (at least weekly, but ideally two or three times a week) is one of the quickest and stressless ways to ensure that your home remains clean and tidy. But whether due to budgetary restrictions or simply a desire to tackle their own housework, some people don’t hire professional help to get them out of a quandary.
Fortunately, for those who don’t want to hire a regular cleaning service to keep on top of housework (or perhaps who hire a cleaning service only on a deep clean, monthly basis), there are some quick and easy ways to keep your home clean and tidy, most of the time, and here are the 3 most popular:
- Begin with smaller cleaning tasks
Trying to tackle everything all at once can just make the task of cleaning your home feel overwhelming, so it’s helpful to break the chores down into manageable tasks. For example, you could start with tackling the room that gets the most traffic in your household, and which is typically the messiest and grubbiest. Whether it be the kitchen, living room or bathroom, start with one room on a day when you have an hour spare and then tackle another room another day. Alternatively, you could focus on smaller tasks throughout your home, such as vacuuming or dusting.
Once you’ve ticked some of the smaller tasks off of your list, you should begin to feel a bit more positive about the condition of your home, and hopefully, feel a bit more motivated to move onto bigger cleaning projects. Remember that these are likely to take up more of your time, so be sure to dedicate enough time to them so that you can finish them completely. Half-finished cleaning jobs can be very demotivating, so only start what you know you can finish.
- Avoid using chemical cleaners
Not only will using natural products to clean your home keep it just as hygienically clean as chemical based products, but it will be better for your health, the health of anyone else sharing your home (including pets), and the environment. As an added bonus, by raiding your store cupboard and making your own cleaning solutions from substances such as white vinegar, lemon juice and baking soda, you can make a whole bunch of savings.
- Keep on top of clutter
Keeping clutter to a minimum in your home is one of the quickest ways not just to make cleaning it easier and quicker to do, but to make your home look much tidier, too. Even a home without a speck of dust anywhere to be seen, can look dirty and unkempt if there’s clutter everywhere.
Have regular clear-outs when you notice clutter starting to build up, or better yet, try to avoid buying things unless you really need them, or really love them. Clutter is generally a magnet for dust, so by keeping things in storage and encouraging other members of your household to pick up themselves, you can avoid having to dust and tidy away quite so often.
Keeping a clean home doesn’t have to become a Himalayan task that you’ll do anything to avoid. Follow the tips above and hire a cleaning service if you’re able to, and there’s no reason why your home can’t be clean and tidy, if not all of the time, at least most of the time.
