Cleaning is not a very pleasant activity. But to clean the house is simple, it is only important to organize the process.
10. Set up a cleaning schedule
Most women get very tired on weekdays, and the maximum that they can do around the house after a working day is to sweep the floor in the kitchen. But on weekends they can "take their souls": they wipe the dust, mop the floor, clean the closets, clean up the kitchen and the bathroom. For worries, they do not notice how the long-awaited day off comes to an end. To prevent this from happening every week, just make a cleaning schedule. On Monday you wipe the dust, on Tuesday you wash the kitchen space, on Wednesday you wash dirty things and clean them in their places. Make a cleaning plan yourself, depending on your workload and the area of the apartment. The hardest part remains - sticking to this plan. Do not give yourself concessions, and you do not have to clean up all weekend.
9. Keep your tools ready
Typically, all cleaning devices are stored in different places. Very often, some of them have to be sought, or it is generally found that the detergent has run out or the rag has become unusable. Conduct an audit among the tidy tools, see what you are missing, and armed with a list, go to the store. Buy yourself a beautiful basket, put all the cleaning equipment in it. Next time you will not waste time searching for them. In addition, you will save time when cleaning, you do not have to run to the bathroom first for a rag and glass cleaner, then for a brush and a broom.
8. Clean from top to bottom, left to right
It is very important to clean from top to bottom, from left to right. Often, when people wipe dust, they don’t think about the correctness of their actions. But if you wipe the table standing by the window, and then decide to wipe the windows, the table will become dusty again. Exactly the same situation will occur when wiping the dust first from the lower shelves, and then the upper ones. To get started, clean up from above, gradually going down lower and lower. Cleaning from left to right will save you time, you will not run around the room from one piece of furniture to another.
7. Use microfiber to remove dust.
Not the last place in the cleaning process is occupied by cleaning devices, in particular rags for wiping dust. Do not spare money and buy yourself a high-quality microfiber rag. It collects dust well, does not leave streaks on smooth surfaces. However, if you do not have such a rag, do not despair, you can always replace it with what is at hand. Use old clothes, just be sure to check the composition. It should be 100% cotton. A rag made of synthetics is not suitable for such purposes, from it dust will become even more.
6. Overcome mineral deposits
The bathroom is particularly affected by mineral deposits. Tarnished plumbing, a sink in limescale, tiled stains will spoil the appearance of any apartment, even if there is a perfect order in other places. No need to try to wipe the plaque with a stiff brush, so you can leave scratches on a smooth surface. Get yourself a special tool, their choice is not limited to every taste and budget. You can also use the "grandmother" method. Take lemon juice or vinegar, apply on a rag or paper towel, wipe the contaminated surface.
5. Perform high-speed cleaning regularly.
Allow yourself 20 minutes a day to clean the living room or bedroom. During this time, it is quite possible to restore purity. First, you need to quickly collect garbage, read newspapers and magazines, unnecessary documents, remove unnecessary items, abandoned clothes, dishes. Then you should wipe the dust on visible surfaces, vacuum. You won’t believe it, but you’ll have some time to even wipe the floor. If you are still in doubt, remember how quickly you clean up the arrival of uninvited guests. Resist the temptation to stretch the “pleasure”, otherwise the high-speed cleaning will turn into a regular one and you will devote it to it all evening.
4. Vacuum in rows
From childhood, people get used to vacuuming from the farthest corner of the room. But it is better to start vacuuming from the entrance to the room, and try vacuuming in rows. Divide the room into imaginary strips, first vacuum one, then the second. So you will be sure that you will not leave the uncleaned area. After all, they are usually noticed after the vacuum cleaner is removed. Then you have to either try to sweep out the rubbish with a brush, or again get out the equipment, spend not only time, but also nerves. You will feel irritated, your mood will be ruined.
3. The bathroom should be cleaned last
Always clean the bathroom last, otherwise all your efforts will be futile. You will once again go there to pour water, rinse the brush, remove the cleaning equipment. The just washed toilet will fill you with dirty water that washed the floor. You will also stain the bath when you rinse rags, mops, and wash buckets. On clean rugs you will drag garbage, and you will be forced to repeat the cleaning again. Do not waste your time, clean the bathroom when all the rooms and the kitchen shine clean.
2. Use vinegar to clean
It is not necessary to use expensive products for cleaning. They are expensive and contain harmful substances. An excellent helper in the fight for cleanliness will be ordinary vinegar. With this tool, you can clean the limescale from plumbing. Vinegar does a great job with mold. You can wipe the countertop with vinegar, it will kill germs and an unpleasant smell. It can be used to wash the refrigerator, especially if mold or smell is present. Vinegar will replace the most expensive floor cleaners. A tablespoon of three liters of water, and your floors will shine no worse than after an advertised product. Suitable for ceramic, tile floors and even for parquet.
1. Use a toothbrush to clean hard-to-reach spots
Old toothbrushes are thrown away by the mistresses without regret. Meanwhile, they very well clean the most inaccessible places: fastenings on the toilet and in the shower, the junction of the sink and countertop, the seams between the tiles in the bathroom and on the floor. Get yourself a few brushes, it's much more convenient than rubbing dirt with a rag or picking with a toothpick. But do not get carried away too much, there are a lot of inaccessible places in the apartment, and not all of them can be cleaned with a brush.
Now you know how to quickly restore order in the house. Listen to these tips, and remember that the most important thing in cleaning is regularity. It’s much easier to set aside one hour a day than to do the cleaning all weekend. But do not turn cleaning into an obsession, sometimes allow yourself to relax.