Set aside a day to clean and stick to it
Go through your
daily planner and select a day that you will always set aside to get your
housework done. Create an alarm in your phone. Circle it on your calendar.
Block it off in your day book. Professional cleaning
services don’t come to your house when they feel like
it and neither should you. They come at a regularly schedule day and that’s how
you’ll be able to duplicate their success. Your mind thrives on habits. Make
one and stick to it.
On your cleaning day have a plan of
attack
Professional house cleaners agree that the best way to
tackle a house gone awry is to have a methodical approach. Cutting your cleaning
time in half means being efficient with your time. Do each chore in the same
order every time you clean. Don’t waste time considering where the dirtiest
room is or which tasks deserve the most priority. If you’re persistent with
your routine, you’ll be cutting out all that time that would’ve been wasted
thinking when you could have been cleaning instead.
Make cleaning fun
Have
you seen that scene in Mrs. Doubtfire where Robin Williams rocks out while
cleaning the house and wish that was you?! Some people go about their house
cleaning hustling from each room to the next, steadily burning out and losing
precious energy. Others find a way to be in the moment enjoying the essence
of what they’re doing. You can have that much fun cleaning if you look at
cleaning as not a chore, but as something exciting. You can let go and watch the
time go by without worrying about the pace at which you’re cleaning.
Professionals recommend listening to music that you enjoy or making a game out
of it. Either way you go, you can’t lose and you won’t dread those days where
you have to get out your vacuum.
Get the kind of cleaning products the
professionals use
If
you want to clean like a pro, you’ve got to use the same tools as a pro. You
wouldn’t see professional painter using watercolors and you wouldn’t see a
housing service using novelty gadgets to clean your home. Stay away from products
that you caught on late night infomercials and buy high quality equipment and
cleaning clothes that will handle heavy duty cleaning. Wear an apron to avoid mess and even consider wearing a belt that can
hold your spray bottles and rags. The more you’re able to hold on the job, the
less time you waste going back and forth to your cleaning closet.
Be on top of things
If you want
to avoid cleaning routines that overwhelm you and take up your whole day, clean
things before they become a problem. If you see clothes tossed on the floor one
day, avoid creating a pile and hang it up right away. Keep on the go cleaning
products like wet wipes throughout your house. When a spill happens, you’ll be
ready to wipe it away and you’ll avoid having to do a deep scrub later on in
the week. You should also be
preventative. Spray your shower head every time you use it. Wipe down your
counter every time you eat. After you eat, put your dishes directly in the
dishwasher instead of letting them pile up in the sink. No one wants to deal
with a stack of plastic wear and forks that can rival Mount Everest!
Become an award-worthy speed cleaner
No, we
don’t mean during your deep cleaning days. We mean on those days when you have
a little bit of spare time that you haven’t set aside for rest and relaxation.
For the kick of it pull out a time and clean like you’ve never cleaned before.
You’d be surprised how many small tasks that you can get done in a short amount
of time. A professional’s job is easier when a house is already in decent shape
and organized. Your job will become easier on your heavy duty cleaning days if
your home is in prime shape. Added plus, you won’t ever have to feel panicked
when guests randomly drop in.
When all else fails, hire an actual pro
Cleaning really isn’t for everyone. Some people have a difficult schedule and hectic lifestyles. That’s nothing to feel bad about. If you can’t work a deep clean into your regular cleaning, you can hand that off to people who can.
