To have a cleaning plan or not to have a cleaning plann?!

Cleaning can be easier if you would just follow a cleaning plan and use effective cleaning techniques.

It has been proven countlessly that a well managed home helps create a healthy home environment. And as you start developing simple housecleaning habits, you’ll notice that your work will get easier and easier.  it is sometimes hard to have a clean and organized home.

Here are some helpful tips that should make life easier:

• Involve your family members – then there will be more time for Family Fun! Also it helps get the work done faster and teaches responsibility.
• Don’t delay . . . get started (that is... skip procrastinating and just get with it!)
• Make a convenient place for everything.
• Clean one room at a time.
• Learn which one to trash or give away.
• Eliminate running back and forth by putting the cleaning supplies in a bucket or carry all.
• Choose the hardest chore first.
• Clean everything ie from top to bottom
• Do the same for each room in same order - windows, dusting, floors.
• Work on a particular area at a time (no haphazard approach or else you would tire easily).
• Create convenient areas to store kitchen equipment ie. pie plates, cake pans, etc.
• Play upbeat music while you clean (this isnt a must; depends on you).
• Don’t be distracted by the phone(the blackberry for instance). Clean while talking – use the cordless.
• Serve dinner buffet style to eliminate cleaning serving dishes.
• Bake while you do dishes – dovetail tasks – iron while doing laundry.
• Clean as you go – wipe out sinks with dirty towels; squeegee shower stalls after each use.
• Use odd moments to do odd jobs.
• Utilize a junk drawer for miscellaneous items.
• Put things in order before going to bed. Less clutter gives you more time, money and energy.

So... now its lucid that deciding on a cleaning plan would make your cleaning time realll worth it! whoop whoop!