Cleaning Tips: Clean your House Like a Professional House Cleaner
Hate having surprise guests because you always think your house is a mess? The key to combat this is to use creativity and imagination to create small moments of time for you to get caught up and have the spotless home you always dreamed of. You do not have to have two hours a day to keep your home clean. With a few minutes and a family “team,” you can keep your home guest ready at all times!
Keeping Your Home Clean And Visitor Ready
The best free advice that I have ever heard is to tuse an Egg Timer, set it for five minutes and spend those five minutes in each room. This means that you and your family work together in that room for five minutes. When the time goes off, you move to the next room. The room will not be clean the first time, but after two or three days, you will find that it is clean and tidy after five minutes. The great thing is that if you do this daily, then there will not be an opportunity for days and days of clutter to pile up, which is what makes your home dirty and messy. Make a tray or bucket of cleaning products so you can take your cleaning products with you to each room - that way you won’t waste time looking for them or running back and forth getting what you need.
First Room: Kitchen
If you have dirty dishes, they should be washed at least daily, if not more often. Before you start your five minute cleaning sweep, you need to wash the dishes or put them in the dishwasher. Then start your timer. Clean the counter tops off of things that don’t belong - clutter makes things look far messier than they are. Wipe the counter tops. Sweep the floor. Dust mop the floor.
Now, the first time that you try this, you may not be able to get all of this done in five minutes, but after a few sweeps through the kitchen, you’ll find it gets quicker and quicker!
Second Room: Bathroom
Spray the shower/tub with cleaning solution (Green if possible, or vinegar does the trick nicely), and let it stand for now. Swish the toilet. Wipe down the counter tops, sink, and the toilet tank and lid. Turn on the water in the shower/tub to rinse out the cleaning solution. Take dirty clothes to laundry room. Sweep the bathroom. Dust mop or the floor. This room is one that will get easier and easier if you do it everyday. On some days, you may not have to do all of the steps, depending upon how messy your family is and how much time you need to free up.
