On to more time savers. Yesterday I wrote about time saving laundry tips, now it’s time to tackle the cleaning itself. We all dread it but it has to be done. Why not find ways to do it faster and maybe even easier.
Think about the chore you dread. Is it cleaning the kitchen after dinner. Vacuuming? Cleaning off your nightstand? Whatever it is that you dread and put off, time it. When I look at the kitchen after dinner all I can see if a huge amount of time spent cleaning, especially since I no longer use my dishwasher so I timed it. Now that I know it takes less than fifteen minutes to clean my kitchen it doesn’t seem so overwhelming.
Take your shoes off at the door. This will greatly reduce the amount of dirt brought in and how often you need to vacuum.
Keep a squeegee in the shower. When you are finished shower, squeegee the walls, it will save lots of scrubbing later. The kids may even think it’s fun.
Tackle small, mindless tasks while talking on the phone. You can empty the dishwasher, fold a load of laundry or shred paper. You won’t even realize you’re cleaning.
Do the messiest jobs first, like scrubbing the stove top, to keep from causing messes on already cleaned areas.
Spray the cloth not the time your are cleaning, this cuts down on wasted cleanser and time spent buffing to get all the cleanser.
Spray the bathroom sink, tub and shower down with cleanser. Throw some cleaner in the toilet and then while it soaks go clean another room. Let the cleaner do all the hard work and you will have less scrubbing when you come back.
Sweep or vacuum the bathroom floor before you start cleaning. It’s easier to get hair off a dry floor than a wet one.
Cover pans on the stove and bowls in the microwave. There will be one less mess to scrub.
Every little thing you do to prevent a mess will save you hours later in cleaning time.