It’s the last day of the week in this blog series. How will you end your week when it comes to cleaning? For me, I can do it in 30 minutes or less. The fact that my entire work week has been like this, makes my life so much easier.
Not to sound like a broken record but once again, my cleaning routine includes breaking out the Lysol wipes and doing a quick wipe down in the kitchen and bathroom, which takes about 5 minutes. Then I focus the remaining time on dusting and mopping.
I can complete dusting in my living room, dining room and bedroom in about 15 minutes. The reason I can is because all I have to do is slip on my dusting mitt or use one of my microfiber cloths.
I don’t use chemicals, spending the time to squirt and wipe. It also saves me money, as these are washable. In addition, they do a much better job at capturing dust. When I use Pledge or a similar product, along with a cloth, all I am really doing is wiping the dust around or causing it to drop to the floor. Microfiber cloths actually catch and hold the dust.
I prefer to use my mitt, which by the way I purchased from Norwex. I slip it on my hand and quickly run over tables, chairs, knickknacks and pictures frames.
What you will also notice when using a microfiber cloth is that you can dust less often. In fact, once-a-week is all I need.
That leaves me about 10 minutes to do my final cleaning job, which is mopping. What? Mopping in 10 minutes you may ask? Yes, I mop my kitchen, dining room and living room. But it is so quick and easy because I use a steam mop.
The other great thing is that I don’t have to wait for the floors to dry before I step on them. It takes just minutes and unless there has been an unusual amount of traffic and dirt, I can stick to doing this once-a-week.
In my next blog, I wrap things up with cleaning in 30 minutes or less over the weekend.
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