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Sometimes you just can’t find time to keep up with cleaning, so today I am sharing my best “quick-cleaning” tips that make life easier… and homes cleaner!
It can be so hard to find time to clean, sometimes. You would think that when the kids went back to school, you would have MORE time to clean, right? Wrong. I don’t know how, but the time just gets away from you. For me, having two kids home for the day (until 3:00 when the others get home) is enough of a GOOD distraction to keep me from doing all of my chores. On top of that, while I am cleaning the living room, they are playing with toys in the bedroom. When I get the bedroom clean, they have made a mess of their snack in the kitchen. When I clean the kitchen, they are back in their bedrooms playing dress up. The circle never ends.
Here are a few time to help when you can’t find the time to keep up with your cleaning:
- Get up 30 minutes before your kids and start your day (laundry in, declutter a room)
- Do one load of laundry every morning.
- Use rest time to clean. I also pick up everything before I go to bed. I never want to wake up to a messy house.
- Clean up the bathroom while the kids are taking a bath – this is the key to keeping our bathroom clean. I just keep our NEW Bounty with Dawn multi-purpose cleaning towels in every bathroom and use them. They are my favorite cleaning item! You just get them wet and they are already filled with Dawn, so they clean easily.
- Stay a step ahead of the kids… if possible!
- Be sure to have the dishwasher washed and the pots cleaned (again, I use the Bounty with Dawn multipurpose cleaning towels for this). Have these things put away before bed, so you don’t start your morning with dishes in the sink. OR… wake up early and unload it if you wash them while you sleep.
- Put papers away as soon as you touch them. My mom’s rule of thumb is to only touch them once. This includes mail, school work, artwork….
- Plan big projects, like cleaning out the van or garage, when the kids are playing outside already. They ride bikes while I organize the garage.
- Keep toilet cleaner, a brush and Bounty with Dawn multipurpose cleaning towels in the bathroom and kitchen, so you will be ready to go every day and won’t have to search for items.
- Follow a simple cleaning routine- print out a printable like this one and follow it daily:
- Be sure that your bed is made and the kids beds are made BEFORE you leave the house. The kids have to make their beds in the morning before they turn on the TV. They have to be ready to walk out the door before the TV comes on. We make our bed before we leave the bedroom.
- Wipe down counters daily. Just keep Bounty with Dawn multipurpose cleaning towels in the kitchen and bathroom for this and do it as soon as you wake up, right after the laundry.
- Have the kids help by giving them age-appropriate chores.
- Back out of a room (my mom’s tip), so you can clean up as you are leaving a room.
- Worst case scenario: ask your husband or a friend to take them to a park for a couple of hours so you aren’t constantly cleaning around them- you can just get it done quickly and move on enjoying your day!♥
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My wife and I clean houses for a living so we have a good routine down everything is pretty clean
I have been trying new products for making my cleaning easier. I haven’t tried the bounty towels with Dawn, but I do love the new Clorox scrubbers..make it so easy to get stuck on messes off of the stovetop, and makes the whole kitchen smell great and look great as well. Hoping to try the new Bounty with Dawn paper towels soon!
I am not the early riser in the house, so I spend a little time getting everything cleaned up and ready for morning, then de-stress with a glass of wine and a book before bed.
I use old diaper wipe containers and fill with cleaning solution and folded paper towels and place in my bathroom and kitchen to have nearby to keep things wiped down.
When I get a shower I wipe the walls and after I wipe the sink down .
Wow i love all these tips. Im writing out a daily planners on sports, clubs and anything important down so i dont end up forgetting about it like i use to. This daily journal will help for sure thank you! This is a great giveaway !
This sounds extremely simple & pathetic, but I’ve been a full time student & worked full time for the last four years, and as a result, cleaning kinda sorta fell by the wayside…. my hubby and I semi-effectively managed to split the workload. However, now that I’m a mom and graduated and working a little bit less, more of the cleaning duties are falling on me. My goal is to create a cleaning schedule that actually WORKS! I’ve been toying around with a few and haven’t quite figured out what works the best yet. I’ll get there though… and I think it’ll really help once I get into a routine.
me and hubby are disabled so i do all kid stuff and he cleans and cooks
I do a load of laundry every morning and I come home for lunch everyday from work and
do another load of laundry. I clean every day.
We are trying to really be more organized by having everything ready and done the night before. Also have everything packed and ready to go in the morning.
I now have a big block of time every other Friday where there are no children or husband underfoot and I can do some deep cleaning jobs that have been put off. Having an empty house is the easiest way for me to get the cleaning done.
I am planning ahead what and how I will clean each room to be more efficient. I am also using using different sized baskets to sort and store clothing and other household items.
I recently placed a “quick clean” kit under our bathroom sink cupboard. It makes it easy to do a quick once-over in the bathroom a couple times a week (or just weekly even) to keep it from going months without being cleaned. UGH !
I’m just trying to be more organized in general.
I have made a promise to myself to wake up as soon as the alarm buzzes instead of snoozing a gazillion times. I have made it to school on time this past week. Let’s see how long I stick to my plan 🙂