Is There A Proper Order Of Housekeeping Chores?

Is There A Proper Order Of Housekeeping Chores?

For most of us, any cleaning work done at any time or place in your home (especially by someone else) qualifies as good cleaning. Whether you do housework regularly or only when the house is messy, we have some tips for doing household chores properly to make the job easier. 

1. Allow the cleaning appliances to do the hard work 

Almost every home has appliances that can do much of our cleaning. When you start a housekeeping session (or even in the evening while cooking dinner), load the dishwasher and start the washing machine so that the appliances work while you do something else. 

Then head to the bathroom or kitchen, where cleaning may be hardest. Start by spraying cleaning products on soap scum and stains on toilets or greasy ovens. Give cleaning products time to work while doing other things; removing stains will become much easier in 15 to 20 minutes. 

2. Arrange first before cleaning 

Cleaning floors and surfaces becomes more difficult if a room is full of paper, toys or clothes. Start from one place and methodically work around the room, picking up anything out of place. Use a plastic laundry basket to collect items you should put away and a garbage bag for things to be thrown away. Now you can clean the dust much more manageably. 

3. Choose a room and stick to it 

Now that things are going well, choose a room to clean entirely and stick to it until it’s over. If you fly from room to room, you may not see good results from your efforts. Always clean the room from the ceiling to the floor. This way, the dust will not get on the already clean surface. It is not necessary to dust twice. Remember the hard-to-reach ceiling fans, lighting fixtures and high furniture counter tops. In other words, wipe or clean dust from any surface and then vacuum. 

It doesn’t matter which room you clean first. Some people like to deal with the most challenging rooms to clean first, such as bathrooms or kitchens. Or you can start with the places where you spend most of the time. The key is keeping at least one space in perfect shape. It is crucial if you only have a limited time to clean. 

Make things easier by having all the cleaners and tools on hand when you start cleaning. A few rounds around the house to find disinfectant wipes, towels or a vacuum cleaner wastes time and effort. 

4. Create a daily or weekly housekeeping plan 

Every home and family is different. There is no right or wrong way to do housework, as long as you do it with quality. It is ideal to cooperate to observe a housework plan that functions admirably for every family member. Some prefer to clean a little but consistently. Others like to delay until they have the entire day for housework. Someone may be a laundry specialist, while another may be better at vacuuming. 

Whatever cleaning routine you find, it’s a good idea to make an essential to-do list so that nothing is overlooked. It is almost impossible to do all the housework in just one cleaning session, and some things only need to be cleaned more rarely. 

If you have children, it is helpful to create an age-appropriate list of reminder tasks and place it in a prominent place. They can keep their room clean daily (put away clean clothes, throw dirty clothes in the bin, arrange toys and books, make the bed) so that weekly changes of sheets, dusting, and vacuuming are easier.  

Most cleaning duties are much easier if you take your time. More time-consuming tasks will become less scary if you do a little for a few minutes daily.  

Try to plan the cleaning time to complete the tasks fully. Washing clothes and leaving them in the washing machine to smell or wrinkle in the dryer only opens up more work for you. And no one wants that. 

Mother’s advice 

If you ask cleaning professionals how they learned the tricks of their craft, many will tell you that it all started at home with mothers dedicated to keeping the house clean. We asked these professionals for cleaning advice that their mothers gave them. 

Did they respond with complex decisions? No – most were simple tips that stood the test of time. 

• “When my mother was cleaning, she filled the pockets of her bright apron with cleaning tools, so she never had to look for a lost rag or cloth.” 

• Some tips were on how to combine the useful with the pleasant. “We had a small TV in the laundry room so Mom could watch her favourite shows and have fun while she worked.” 

• “My mother puts paper towels on the shelves of cupboards or around the sink so that any leaks, drips or spoiled food remain in the paper towel, which she then discards and replaces. That is much easier than washing, as the surface of the shelves is kept clean.” 

• “My mother was a fanatic about loading the dishwasher properly. All the cups had to go on the top shelf, and the silverware had to put the “handles up” so we didn’t touch the part that went into our mouths. She also cleaned the dishwasher every week, leaving it empty with lemon juice and salt in the soap dispenser to break down any internal soap scum.” 

• “My mother makes every job a challenge. She set a five-minute timer, and my three sisters and I had to figure out how much work we could do to clean up before time ran out. We loved watching the timer countdown, and to this day, I still make my cleaning tasks more fun by setting a timer.” 

• “The cleaning trick my mother taught me was to put a few drops of essential oil on the vacuum cleaner’s filter. The oil penetrates the air as you clean it, leaving your house smelling amazing. ” 

• “My mother uses shaving cream to eliminate water stains on the glass shower doors. Leave it on to stay for 10 minutes and clean it. ” 

These are some of the tips, there are many more, but we hope to help you with your daily cleaning and hygiene at home. And if you have such ideas and tricks, we will be happy to share them.