Cleaning your house?

Question

What are some tips/steps to cleaning your house?

Answer 1

Tip # 1: Throw stuff away! Never keep junk mail lying around. Throw it out immediately after you get it. Also, if the kids bring home paperwork from school, hang it on the fridge for a couple of days, then toss it. The main reason people have dirty homes, is because of the clutter. I learned from an Old German/Dutch woman to always throw unnecessary things out.
Another tip, start in one room and go room to room until they are all done. Do not bounce around room to room while cleaning. Carry all your supplies in a bucket or carrier. Use "Green" cleaners, such as vinegar & water, Borax soap and baking soda. Turn the music up loud and sing and dance while you go!
Have fun!
p.s. If you have friends, invite them over for a house-keeping party. Start in the morning, and stop for a nice lunch. Then the next week, move on to clean one of their homes, etc. Until you have cleaned all of each other's houses.

Answer 2

gather up all dirty cloths from each room .start a load of laundry first if you have any. this can be washing while you are cleaning. go to each room and gather up all dishes and trash. clean your kitchen .by this time your wash should be done so either hang out or put it in the dryer. if the kitchen is done start making all the beds and strighting up the rooms.then go through the hole house and dust. look for cob webs to.once you have done that start to vacum.as you finish close the doors so you know that room is done. try not to walk on a vacumed floor if it is carpet. once you have done this depending on how much laundry you had it should just about be done.always do the bathroom last that seems to always be the dirtiest in my house. espically if you have boys. they never seem to be able to hit the pot.lol that way when you are done you can be the first one to get in the nice clean bath tub.
if you are doing a real good cleaning like spring cleaning stay in one room till it is finished. and the golden rule is, if you havent used it in a year get rid of it.

Answer 3

Do a major 'spring cleaning' 2 to 4 times per year. Keep the Kitchen and bathroom(most important rooms) spotless. Always vacuum, sweep, mop, and dust 1 to 2 times per week. Take out the trash every day. Do laundry before it builds up, leaving it in the hamper makes for a smelly home. Have others in the home pick up after themselves! Wash windows and mirrors every week!(Along with TV screens etc.) If dust is kept down youll breathe easier and the items in your home will last longer! But dont obsess on clean and forget to enjoy your home! Tip: to clean microwave, put a bowl with water and lemon juice in it and turn on for a few seconds. It looses up the goo!!

Answer 4

I always start with the basic stuff and go in this order, wash dishes,clean kitchen, pick up livingroom, start laundry, make my bed & pick up my room, then clean bathrooms, dust, sweep, vacuum and mop, then finish clothes folding & put away. The more organized you are the faster you get house cleaning done. I have got all mine down to about an hour 1/2 ,then doing the laundry just depends on how much there is to do.

Answer 5

Do a little every day. Don't let it all pile up all week long and wait for the weekend to clean, because that's just depressing. Always pick up after yourself and teach other family memebers to do the same.

Wash dishes every day. If you notice something is dirty, clean or wipe it down. Vacuum once a week, or more. Sweep & mop your hard floors once week. Keep up with the laundry, don't let it pile up.

I always make sure that the guest bathroom, living room and kitchen are in order, that way if someone stops by unexpectedly, I'm not embarrased to let them in because of the mess.

Answer 6

i might like a sparkling, tidy domicile, yet with 2 little ones it kind of feels virtually impossible. they are able to empty out a cabinet interior the time it takes me to coach around and comprehend what they're doing. I save the kitchen sparkling common (no longer constantly tidy nevertheless), and attempt to do a load of washing common. the bathing room gets a sparkling approximately as quickly as a week. The flooring extremely want a sweep or vacuum each and every 2nd day, yet that for the period of lots of cases does not get achieved. I certainly have a brilliant load of ironing that desires doing, yet which could wait until I take a seat to computer screen television. i certainly hate house common jobs, and am heavily pondering quitting!

Answer 7

3 things...Trash, Dishes, and Laundry. I basically start with a trash bag and walk around the house tossing misc. trash that never found its way to a trash can an throw it away. Then I grab dishes laying around the house and throw them in the sink or dishwasher. Then I pick up laundry laying around..(like my hubby's socks which he feels he can leave around the house) and throw it in the laundry room. Those are my basics. Once you get those 3 things everything is a breeze.

Answer 8

If you are placing your things on the proper places then it will reduce your work to clean the house and also make your own routine on house cleaning, regarding how to be clean the house so that it will be easier to you.
"you never know what you have until... you clean your room."

Answer 9

Adopt a routine and stick with it... I've made a list for each room that I follow daily. Also, I vacuum everyday and it really keeps the dust down.... Just find what works for you .. If you clean better at night.... Clean at night...

Answer 10

I give my bathroom vanity & toilet a quick wipe down each day with a damp rag. I also swich out the toilet daily with the toilet brush. It helps keep it looking fresh in case guests drop by unexpectedly.