Cleaning your house can seem like a daunting and time-consuming task, especially if you have a busy lifestyle. But it doesn't have to be! With these quick house cleaning tips and hacks, you can have your house cleaned in just 20 minutes a day over the course of 30 days. After reading and following the tips in this post, you will no longer have to waste your Saturdays deep cleaning your home. Read on to learn how to clean your house in 20 minutes a day (over 30 days)!
The rules
#1 Deal with what comes through the door
Create a space to unload the items you bring into the house and then take a few seconds to sort, trash, or put things away.
#2 Do your dishes after each meal
Don't let your dishwashing turn into an overwhelming monster of a chore. We know, cooking and then washing dishes is a huge commitment. But, there's no better way to ensure your kitchen stays spotlessly clean.
#3 Little things make laundry easier
Do a load of laundry (or two each day), so you don't get weighed down by mountains of clothes, towels, and linens.
#4 Music (almost) makes housework fun
No one really enjoys housework, singing to your favorite playlist can make the daunting tasks seem like a cleaning dance break.
#5 Set a timer
Each of the tasks on the schedule below shouldn't take more than 20 minutes. Knowing that you've set a timer will help keep you focused and lessen the chance of distractions. Now we move onto how to clean your house in 20 minutes over a 30 day schedule!
The 30-day schedule
- Deep clean living room (mirrors, baseboards, dust wall art)
- Deep clean kitchen (wipe down appliances, baseboards, and cabinets, wash trash can)
- Deep clean bathrooms (clean inside drawers, inside of trash cans, tops of mirrors, tile, mop)
- Clean and sanitize all door knobs, phones, entertainment equipment (remote controls), switch plates, banisters, and other high-touch areas.
- Surfaces clean bedrooms
- Clean one item you’ve been meaning to get to and haven’t (deep clean your stove, wipe down all light fixtures, or tidy a particularly messy area)
- Sweep and vacuum all floors
- Clean bathrooms (toilets, showers, floors, walls, mirrors)
- Surface clean bedrooms (dust, put away toys, and clothes)
- Surface clean spare rooms (basement, office, play room)
- Surface clean living room and kitchen (pick up stray items, dust, sweep, vacuum)
- Clean bathrooms
- Clean all interior windows
- Sweep and vacuum all floors and stairs
- Surface clean bedrooms
- Clean bathrooms
- Clean out closets (hang up clothes, mittens, jackets, hats)
- Surface clean “extra” rooms
- Surface clean bathrooms
- Surface clean living room and kitchen
- Deep clean bathrooms (clean inside drawers, inside of trash cans, tops of mirrors, tile, and mop)
- Clean and sanitize all door knobs, phones, entertainment equipment (remote controls), switch plates, banisters, and other high-touch areas.
- Clean out the refrigerator, take stock of food, and organize pantry
- Clean entryway, sweep porch, clean out car
- Surface clean living room and kitchen
- Surface clean bathrooms
- Surface clean bedrooms
- Sweep and vacuum all floors
- Clean linen closet, straighten towels, sheets, or regular closet if not applicable
- Surface clean living room and kitchen
Still Feeling Overwhelmed?
This schedule we’ve created is designed to make sure that your home stays clean and organized, while also ensuring that the task of house cleaning doesn't feel so overwhelming.
However, it does require commitment. If you find this schedule too difficult to stick to or know you are way too busy to complete each task daily, consider hiring Simply Maid OK.
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