Simple Daily Cleaning Routine

SimpleDailyCleaningRoutine

The key to a clean house is constantly tidying it. (Probably not what you wanted to hear). But it doesn’t have to be daunting. If you marry these steps into your everyday routine you’ll be more likely to keep your house tidy without feeling like you are constantly cleaning it.

1) Put all of your breakfast dishes in the dishwasher or wash them. If the dishwasher or sink is full empty it. It takes 10 minutes but sets the tone on how you use your kitchen the rest of the day. And it will help motivate you to cook later in the evening if you don’t have a sink full of dishes and this step helps to prevent food from caking on your dishes. You’ll be amazed how you feel when you don’t walk past a sink full of dishes too! After dinner we recommend setting a timer (this conserves energy usage) and ensures that you have clean dishes to wake up to.

2) Make a place for your mail and papers and keep them there. Check it daily and weed it daily. Don’t keep paper that you don’t need. This will help you keep your desk areas tidy and probably help you stay ahead on your responsibilities too.

3) Take off your shoes every time you enter your house. Not only does this keep your entire house more sanitary it will help your floors stay cleaner. And the perk — less sweeping!

4) Wipe the bathroom. It’s easy to ignore the bathroom, but an important place to keep a daily tab. We recommend keeping Lysol wipes under your sink and using those daily to wipe your sink, toilet, and counter areas as often as you think about it.

5) User the timer setting for your laundry. End your evening by starting a load of laundry and setting the timer on your washer to start 8-10 hours later so that when you wake up in the morning all you need to do is simply move the laundry from the washer to the dryer and you’re keeping clothes from piling up and the task of laundry being an all day chore. When you get home that day simply fold the clothes or put them in your children’s rooms so they can take on the responsibility of putting them away — the bonus here is then they will know where their socks go!