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Introduction
Cleaning and tidying the room can sometimes prove very challenging especially if you have kids running around the house all day long or you are a workaholic who no time to do anything else besides work. While some people find comfort and relaxation in performing cleaning activities on a daily basis as it serves as a stress buster, there are others who does not care at all of how their house looks even if it is messy and untidy. Regardless, as humans, it is still healthy to live in a home where it is clean, neat, tidy and fresh. Learn these easy tricks on how to keep your home neat and tidy.
Begin your day making the bed
Yes, you heard it right! As simple as this sounds, you should follow the habit of making your bed as soon as you wake up every day! This helps to make your bedroom beautiful. I know some people think that making the bed is a waste of time, but look tidier, cleaner and cozier! In fact, there is a saying that, making your bed as soon as you wake up in the morning is associated with a successful and organized life.
Vacuum or mop the floor
This is important and should be followed religiously. Cultivate the habit of daily cleaning by vacuuming or mopping the floors of all rooms in your house. It takes around just 30 minutes or even less, to mop the floors quickly, like a ‘power cleanup’. There are dusts particles that may sometimes be not visible to the naked eye so, you can vacuum clean your rooms daily to avoid any messes. And not just the floors, you can even vacuum and get rid of dusts present on your sofas, ottomans, and corners of the floor.
Put your belongings away after every use
This is a quick method of tidying your room. If you are going out, you will obviously need to change your clothes. While doing so, you can neatly fold your home wear clothes and place it on the basket or cupboard. Sometimes, it may be tiring to keep away your things especially if you have had a long day at work or anywhere but avoiding this simple task will only add to the messiness of your house.
The habit of one load of laundry per day
Unless you are planning to send your dirty clothes for laundry service, doing one load of laundry per day can help you to save time. Moreover, it will keep your laundry corner of your home neat and tidy as well. Piling dirty clothes is unhygienic and gives off untidy vibes to your house as well. The process of doing laundry is easy as you only have to load the laundry in your washing machine and wait for it to do the work.
Create cleaning routine for all
This is a fun activity you can do with your family. Create a schedule for cleaning routine responsibilities with your family and make sure that everyone sticks to it. This helps the family to bond and keeps the house beautiful and clean as well. Assign the members of the family to get involve in doing the dirty dishes, the laundry, taking out the trash bags, scrub brush the toilets and so on. The tasks can be splitted on the basis of daily, weekly and even monthly routines.
Always clean up after yourself
Cleaning up after yourself have a tremendous impact on how tidy and clean your house can be. If you have used the kitchen, wipe the countertops after you are done cooking or you can clean as you cook. Empty the dishwasher after doing the dirty dishes. Clean the bathroom after every use and replace empty paper towels. You should also clean or wipe your bedside table on a daily basis when you are cleaning your house because you may not notice it, but it is easy to get dust particles in them.
The art of ‘power clean’
This basically means a quick power cleanup of your house before sleeping every night. By doing this activity, it will help to lessen the burden of doing hard cleanings every day. The work load will be less and you will get more time to do other stuffs other than just cleaning your house. For this activity, you can either do it solo or involve your family as well, depends on how you like to work. Scan your house and the areas where you think will be messiest like, the washing sink for dirty dishes, the shoes in the entry way of the house or rooms, items on the bathroom and living room floors especially if you have young children who likes to play in the living room.
Organize the wardrobe and table in your room
Keeping the contents of your room like the wardrobe or table neatly organized all the time may prove to be quite challenging, especially if you are a workaholic or have little to no time to spend at home due to your busy schedules. However, having a messy room can be depressing to live in. Start with little things like, arranging your study table, then move on to bigger ones like your wardrobe and the rest of the space in your room and home.
Keep cleaning as you go
This is a lifesaving hack everyone should be aware of. For instance, as you move around the house you may notice an empty cup on the table or a blanket or clothes lying on the sofa, cultivate the habit of putting away the items that do not belong there. Another obvious example of cleaning as you go is, putting your dirty laundry directly into the washing machine instead of piling them up in your laundry bag, the couch or your wardrobe. One should also do the dishes immediately after you finish your meals as, piling dirty utensils and keeping them on the sink makes the house look dirtier and messier. Cultivating these habits will help your home to look neat, tidy, and fancier!
