How to keep your family home clean this spring?
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When you’re running a family household, there are a lot of moving parts to consider. Chances are you’ll want your family’s experiences to include lots of love, good food, and fun. However, there’s a high level of intentionality that must come with household operations. It’s a little challenging to enjoy your house when it’s constantly a mess. Thankfully, there are many ways you can approach the challenge of keeping your home clean this spring. Consider the following tips to get started.
Declutter intentionally
One of the reasons why people become overwhelmed by the cleaning process is because they have too many items in spaces where they don’t belong. Truthfully, a lot of items belong in the trash. Go through each room in your home. Be honest about what gets used, what’s in the way, and what needs to go. This even includes spaces like the closet. Once the decluttering process is in motion, it’s time to think about the appropriate place for each item. When you’re clear about where everything goes in your home, it’s much easier to maintain a sense of clarity and organization. Plus, many people will admit that springtime is one of the best times to clean and declutter.
Create specific days for larger cleaning tasks
Set a cleaning schedule. For many people, Saturdays are reserved for the deep-cleaning process. If you’ve cleaned throughout the week, chances are you won’t have a ton of massive chores to take care of. Cleaning the baseboards in the entire home can take some time. Other large cleaning tasks include vacuuming (if you have a lot of carpeting or rugs) and deep-cleaning the refrigerator. There’s no fun found in spending the entire day on cleaning projects. If you split up the tasks by day, it’ll become much easier to keep everything clean, use less time and be more efficient.
Clean as you go and take preventative steps
There’s nothing quite as daunting as cleaning the kitchen after you’ve cooked and consumed the meal with your family. To make it easier, clean as you go. When everyone finishes their food, they can place dishes in the appropriate places so you’re not standing over a sink to clean dishes for hours.
Think of the spaces that can hold a lot of bacteria. Some of those areas include the toilets and showers. Instead of waiting until you see signs of dirt in those spaces, clean as you go. Once you’ve used the toilet and washed your hands, spray the toilet down with a cleaning solution. Wait a few minutes for it to set in. As you wait, wipe down the sides of the toilet. Then, use a cleaning brush to take care of the inside. This ensures that the toilets get taken care of on a daily basis. In order to make cleaning the shower easier, consider installing a high-quality shower glass coating in your bathroom. This can make it much harder for hard water stains to manifest in the first place. Purchase a non-toxic shower spray that you can lightly mist on the surfaces once you get out of the shower. It’s a simple way to maintain a clean, fresh smell until it’s time to deep-clean it.
Set a timer
Most people don’t enjoy cleaning because of the amount of time it takes to get things done. Truthfully, a lot of tasks don’t need to take up a ton of time as long as there’s a focused effort. If you’re prone to wasting time on social media, put your phone in another room and get a small timer you can use in the room you’re cleaning. Set the timer for 15 minutes, and clean until it goes off. You might discover that it only takes you 10 minutes to do a specific task when you’re in the zone.
Conclusion
Keeping a house clean might not be appealing when it’s time to get the work done. However, you can find interesting ways to make it fun. Light a candle while you do the dishes. Include the children in on the action by making sure they have their own chores. You can also outsource parts of the cleaning process to cleaning professionals who visit a few times each month. As you find a groove that works best for your family, it’ll become much easier to enjoy a home that’s spic and span.