With a little bit of organization, and just a pinch more dedication, you can get your home spotless, and keep it that way! Sound too good to be true? It doesn’t have to be.
Read on to discover 6 simple daily cleaning chores that can help to keep your home clean and tidy, all week long:
- Make your bed and tidy your room
The simple act of making your bed every morning will instantly help the bedroom look tidier, and if you pick up any clothes from the floor or draped over furniture and place them in the closet, you can make it feel even tidier. Teach your kids to do this every morning, too!
- If you take something out, put it away after use
As with making your bed every morning, this simple act can help the entire home feel tidier, and it’s even more effective if everyone in the household chips in by putting things back where they belong, when they’re done with them.
- Do a little, every day
By doing a couple of cleaning chores every single day, you can prevent yourself from having to spend an entire day (and usually your day off when you could be doing something far more valuable and enjoyable) cleaning the whole home from top to bottom. Keeping on top of cleaning is easy to do if you commit to doing 15 to 30 minutes of it, every day.
When you do something every day, it also helps you to make cleaning part of your normal routine, rather than a big chore you put off until later in the week, when you’re tired and extremely unwilling!
- Find a way of dealing with mail
Setting foot inside your front door and being confronted by stacks of mail isn’t conducive to a clean and tidy home, and it will instantly make you feel out of sorts. Remove all mail, every day, and try never to let it build up too much.
- Tidy and clean counters every day
Grubby counters are easy to ignore, but the longer you leave them, the harder they become to clean, not to mention the fact that they might start to attract pests and bugs, and pose a health risk to you and your family. Whatever the counter, be it in your kitchen, bathroom or bedroom, keep them all clean and free of debris and clutter for a tidier, fresher, cleaner home. Just a sponge, cloth or paper towels and a spray disinfectant are all you need.
- Leave the sink looking clean
Dirty dishes stacked up in the sink will soon start to smell, and they certainly don’t look nice. Try to wash dishes after every meal or snack, or load them into the dishwasher. Don’t forget to wipe the sink and faucets down every day, too, and leave the whole area around the sink as hygienically clean as possible.
If you don’t even have the time or the willpower to carry out these 6 simple steps, there’s no shame in admitting it, simply hire a cleaning service to come in and do them instead. Ultimately, you want a clean and tidy home, and it doesn’t really matter who makes that possible.
