Have you been struggling with getting everything done around your home? It is wonderful to have a clean and organized home, but sometimes, well, most of the time, it can be tough to maintain. Or as Shelbybear62, a busy mom, employee and student said, it is a struggle keeping all of those balls in the air. I have found that having a list with set chores on it really helps me from getting that overwhelmed feeling and not knowing where to start.
If you have been following this series, on Friday I gave you some of the daily chore list. These are things that should really been done every day. On that list, I included the following:
Make the beds
Put dirty clothes in the hamper
Clean up daily spills.
Now I would like to add a few more things to the list. And then later, there will be some extra credit tasks that you might want to adopt for a really organized home. Ready?
Wash the dishes.
There is really no way around this, I am afraid. And, I speak as a person who hates doing dishes. Piled up dishes are an eyesore and a health hazard. And if you turn your back, they tend to breed like rabbits to the point where it is hard to contain them. One method that works well for me is to start the day with an empty dishwasher to which I load the dirty dishes. Anything that needs to be washed by hand, such as a large pot of the blades for my mixer gets washed on the spot, as soon as humanly possible. The dishwasher then gets done at night and then opened to air dry while the family sleeps.
What if you have more dishes than will get in one load? Well, you could always run a second load if needed. Many of today’s dishwashers offer a “small load” feature. I generally will just wash any remaining pieces by hand in a sink full of suds.
Wipe the kitchen.
This really isn’t as bad as it sounds. While you are waiting for the microwave to beep, the pot to boil, your mother-in-law to finish telling you how to raise the kids…, take a damp sponge and wipe down any sticky surfaces, such as the counters, stovetop and refrigerator door. Dining tables should be wiped after meals.
That is it! Get into the habit of those daily chores and your home is well on its way to staying clean.
Check back next time for a list of extra credit daily chores that will take your cleaning to the next level without breaking a sweat. (Including a tip from Jonesx6!)
Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, technology in the Computing Blog, and creating a home in the Home Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here.
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