Keeping a clean and tidy home can be hard, particularly if you share it with others, have pets, work full time or are rarely there for other reasons. However, if you plan in advance and try to adopt some good habits that will help to prevent the housework from getting on top of you, you can make the whole process a lot less painful and time absorbing.
Here are a few ‘little and often’ tips for managing your cleaning schedule:
Make the bed as soon as you get out of it
It can be tempting to crawl out of bed and never look back! But it’s surprising just how much tidier bedrooms can look with the simple act of making the bed and tidying the covers and getting into a neat and tidy bed at the end of a long day is a great feeling.
Don’t skip the laundry
Allowing your stack of dirty laundry to accumulate throughout the week is easily done, but trust me, by completing your laundry regularly, you’ll feel better and nothing beats the smell of freshly laundered clothes.
Try not to become obsessed with a spotless home
For some of us, clean really does mean spotless, but provided your home is not attracting vermin and you can still see the floor, then it may be worth settling for that instead of getting stressed and using all your valuable free time to scrub and vacuum until not a speck of dust remains!
Complete the most important chores first
Some cleaning jobs may be less important than others, and while they may still need to be completed, they can also be left until last. Prioritize hygiene and cleanliness and devote less time to chores that are more for aesthetic purposes.
Make keeping your home clean a team effort
Whether you share your home with a partner, kids or even grandparents, everybody can do their bit, and the sooner they realise that the tasks are everybody’s responsibility, the sooner your home will stay cleaner for longer.
Save a few minutes at the end of the day for a quick clean up
Get all members of the household involved in this, and when done every night without fail, it will quickly become a routine and will feel less of a chore. Not waking up to a messy or dirty home can work wonders for morale and can affect how you view the rest of the day ahead. You need not devote long to this quick clean up, just a few minutes at the end of every day will suffice.
Call in the professionals!
One way of ensuring that your home is kept clean, whether using ‘little and often’ methods or with a weekly blitz, is to have a professional cleaning service come in and get the place shipshape and hygienically clean. Often costing less than you might think, and with flexible options depending on your budget and schedule, these professionals can take the stress out of cleaning and leave you with more free time to spend relaxing and doing the things you love.