For many, finding the time to keep the home clean and tidy is tricky, and it can be especially difficult to juggle kids, pets, work, and home life, let alone make time for vacuuming and dusting.
If this applies to you, a daily cleaning schedule may be just what’s needed; it can help you spread your cleaning chores over the entire week, while still making sure everything gets done. Hiring a professional cleaning service is another way to keep your home clean at all times, but even with a regular clean, you may find your home gets messy quickly in between their visits, and a daily schedule can help you cope better until they are next due.
Daily cleaning schedules are best tackled on a room by room basis, and with the following tips, you can keep your home clean and tidy:
Daily kitchen cleaning
- Wipe down all kitchen countertops with your favourite sanitizing product, focusing on the most frequently used ones
- Tidy up and clean the sink area, sanitizing it at least every other day and making sure not to miss the faucets.
- If there are dishes waiting to be loaded in the dishwasher, get that done, otherwise wash the items and leave them to dry
Daily bathroom cleaning
- Wipe down all bathroom counters, paying special attention to any surfaces that are particularly grubby
- Clean the mirror with your favourite product – vinegar works well on glass
- Hang all towels tidily and if necessary, air any damp ones to dry them out and prevent them from smelling
Daily living room cleaning
- Pick up anything that belongs to people within your household and either ask them to put them away, or do it yourself
- Run a duster over all surfaces
- If you have time, vacuum the floor – but this needs only be done a couple of times a week for maximum effect
- Plump cushions and fold throws/blankets etc
Daily bedroom cleaning
- Make sure that everyone in the household makes their bed in the mornings (even little ones can usually handle this to some degree)
- Assign a laundry hamper to every room and check to make sure they’re not overflowing before you tackle them
- Pick up any dirty cups, glasses, plates or bowls and take them to the kitchen
Daily cleaning doesn’t have to mean getting your apron on and gloving up, but it does mean doing something small to keep it clean and tidy, every day. Whether you have the time to do something small in every room, every day, or tackle a room a day, a lot will depend on your schedule and how messy your home is. If you have help from other members of your household, this can help get things done far quicker, too.
Setting up your daily cleaning schedule in a way that works for you and your family, is pivotal to its success. Only when you (and other members of your household) are able to stick to it, will it have the desired effect of keeping your home mostly clean, all of the time. For all of those other times, when cleaning simply doesn’t feature in your plans, and for whatever reason, simply hire a cleaning service.
