How to clean your house properly without wasting time

First of all, you need a method: distinguish the things to do every day, once a week, and once a month.

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There's a simple, yet very effective, method that can help you clean your house properly, without wasting too much time. Cleaning your house can always be a waste of time (especially if you're obsessed with hygiene) and time (due to poor organization). The first thing to remember is not to fool yourself into thinking that by purchasing more products, your house will, almost by the magic of compulsive shopping, become cleaner quickly. Instead, the winning method simply requires a mini-calendar, which you can use to distinguish between daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning tasks.

Daily house cleaning

This first group of tasks, as you can see, doesn't include complex or laborious tasks. So, they can be done quickly; the important thing is to maintain your daily rhythm.

  • Putting things in order
  • Ventilate the house, in all rooms
  • Make up beds and sofas
  • Washing kitchen floors
  • To pass the vacuum cleaner where it is essential

Weekly house cleaning

This second group already includes some activities that can be scheduled even just once a week, saving you a lot of time and resources.
  • Wash the windows
  • Doing laundry with a full load of washing machine
  • Iron
  • Dusting
  • Clean the drawers in the bedrooms and kitchen

Monthly house cleaning

Finally, the third group, with house cleaning that you can schedule even just once a month.
  • Cleaning the fridge and oven
  • Defrost the freezer
  • Dust the radiators
  • Clean the curtains
  • Clean the doors
If you have followed the order of the work that we have indicated and the advice to avoid wasting time and money, you will realise that Cleaning the house takes about an hour a day.No more.

Tips for quick and effective house cleaning

Once the house cleaning schedule has been clarified, based on the timeframe, there are very small but extremely effective gestures to achieve a very welcome goal for the management of domestic life: save time, never at the expense of quality. Everyone enjoys living in a clean home, but we often feel like we never have the time. And we waste it.

The best way to save time when cleaning your house is to start by ensuring good ventilation in every room. Open the windows in every room, starting with the bedroom, for at least half an hour. This will be the first cleaning of the house. Then try to:
  • Take off your shoes at the entranceA simple gesture to avoid bringing dirt from the street into your home is to clean your shoes, on washable rugs placed at every entrance. But an even more effective measure is to remove your shoes and wear slippers to be used only indoors. Remember, however, to have washable fabric slippers available for your guests, if necessary.
  • Beat them often carpets. Beat them outside at least a couple of times a week. Also, always keep a broom handy to collect crumbs and any hairs every day. pets. And don't forget to wash them every so often.
  • Dry the shower and sinkAfter taking a shower or bath, it's a good idea to dry the walls of the shower or tub to prevent limescale from forming or grease from soap from settling all around. This way, you won't have to waste time descaling the shower. The same goes for the sinks in the bathroom.
  • Keep sinks cleanUse a sponge every morning and every evening to remove soap residues, toothpaste or makeup from the sink. Don't try to flush out any loose hair with a hose; it's better to collect it and throw it in the trash.
  • Order equals cleanlinessIt's a banal but true equation in household chores. The more things are in their place, the less they need to be moved, and the easier it becomes to clean them, in rotation. Clutter, on the other hand, is a double waste of time: for objects we can't find at the right time and for cleaning tasks we may do twice without even realizing it.
  • Don't leave dishes dirtyWe don't always feel like washing dishes and cutlery after eating. But leaving them dirty on the sink or in the same dishwasherIt's a waste of time. What to do? If we don't plan on washing them right away, at least clean them, removing any debris and rinsing them with water. It will be easier and quicker to clean them completely afterwards.
  • No to hoarding clothesIt's another classic mistake, due to a lack of method, which leads to a huge waste of time in cleaning the house: piling up second hand clothes On the bed, on chairs, at the entrance to some closet. It then becomes more difficult and time-consuming to choose which ones to wash or iron. It's better to do it every day, when we change.
  • Fast natural productsThere are some natural products that can be used continuously and quickly for household cleaning. Follow the correct application. Thus, olive oil is excellent for wood and leather, vinegar works for faucets, showers, and drains, toothpaste for...silverware, salt for pans and coffee machines, lemon to eliminate any bad smells. And Steam is perfect for cleaning bathroom, floors, tiles and much more.

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