Ask Mrs. Clean: House Cleaning, Stain Removal and Organizing Tips

[sonee mark]

Tip #1: Time: Decide how much time to spend.
House cleaning can be overwhelming. Some people like to have a big project and clean the whole house in one day. Others are paralyzed by the thought of all that cleaning. The secret is to decide to clean for a specific period of time – fifteen minutes, 30 minutes, an hour or whatever. A timer should be set, energetic music turned on, and the house cleaned diligently for that amount of time. When the time is up, the cleaning can STOP. Usually small, consistent periods of house cleaning are more efficient and enjoyable than huge "all or nothing" days.

Tip #2: Amount: Divide and conquer.
House cleaning can be divided by tasks or rooms. In other words, one cleaning day can be assigned to specific tasks such as vacuuming or dusting and polishing or cleaning the windows or mopping the floors. Or the cleaning time can be used for cleaning of one room, perhaps Monday for the kitchen, Tuesdays for the bathrooms, etc.

Tip #3: Strategy: Clean general to specific.
Before house cleaning is done by tasks or rooms, all trash should be gathered into a trash bag and thrown away. Next, all the clutter should be picked up, put in a bag and distributed to the various rooms. If there is too much clutter, it should be thrown or given away. All family members need to have enough boxes, crates, or shelves to store their stuff.

Tip #4: Laundry: Use the basket system.
Laundry can become a monster. It's useful to have separate baskets for whites, colors, linens and heavy duty clothes like jeans. The baskets don't all have to be in the bathroom. They can be put wherever is convenient. After putting away the clutter, pick one basket to wash while doing other cleaning. If that basket doesn't fill the washing machine, get another basket of the same category.

Tip #5: Supplies: Be prepared.
Whether cleaning by task or by room, have the supplies available. All the bathrooms should have their bunch of cleaners, sponges, rags and trash bags. These can be put in a small plastic basket and stored under the sink. For the other rooms or tasks, the necessary supplies can be put in a basket and carried to the location to be cleaned.

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[mrscleannw]

Hello sonee mark,

Welcome to the forum. Nice cleaning tips. Thank you for contributing to the forum.

Mrs. Clean

[Cleaning Angel]

Hi, Great house hold cleaning tips, very practical. Thank you

[SalDawod]

good ideas. normally I use the third tip. but I will try to use all of them. my house is little small so I have a lot of details that need to be cleaned.

[Cinderella-Maids-RI]

Honestly, I usually find it more effective to give cleaning a few hours in one day of the week instead of spreading it throughout the whole week. It make it easier because I know I have it done and over with. Sort of "crossed off of my to do list" where I don't have to worry about it anymore. It may be a practical tip for people who are either too busy or have a big house to clean.

[Sadat@123]

I have read those tips & I would like to say those are very valuable tips, when it comes to ceramic tiles on floor “vinegar + salt” will really help you to take away the stain from your tiles. Try this one out it really works I use to apply it on regular basis.

[mrscleannw]

Hello Sadat@123,

Welcome to our forum and thank you for the tip.

This could potentially work depending on the type of stain you are trying to remove as vinegar is a mild acid and salt can be mildly abrasive.

Mrs. Clean

[Linux]

Two things determine the amount of time you spend on house cleaning and the amount of house cleaning you do.

Family size - a larger family means there is more house cleaning to do.
Your idea of clean - Do you require a spotless home where eating off the floor is possible or are you just the neat and tidy type?
To get your house cleaning done in the time you have, you need to make an effective, easy to use housecleaning schedule...
To make your housecleaning schedule...

Get a calendar. One of those where you can write in the boxes.

On exact dates on the calendar , write down your major house cleaning events - that's the house cleaning you do on a bi-monthly (e.g. cleaning the bathroom), monthly (e.g. refrigerator cleaning), quarterly and yearly basis.
Write down a list of your daily and weekly chores. Next to each item on the list, write down how much time each chore takes and if necessary how many times a week you do them.

[Thelma Hartley]

I think an invaluable cleaning tip is to figure out how to have fun. The motivation to clean is half the battle if you ask me. Especially if you inlvove children and need them to help clean. These guys have embodied cleaning and having fun:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7nsZA95nao

[RugCleanersOfUSA]

Nice video thelma. This is another interesting way. :)

I personally feel vacuuming is the best way out.

[floranicolas]

For a quick dusting I really like those Swifter dusters. They do a good job when you are in a hurry because you don't have to move everything to dust around. They also do a good job dusting the TV.

[ciscokid5150]

I agree, Swifter dusters are amazing! But to dust and clean in hard places (like windowpane corners) try using a clean, dry paintbrush to loosen dirt and dust. Can’t seem to get your entertainment center clean? Paintbrushes work well on the nooks and crannies where your paper towel just can't get (i.e. VCR, DVD, PS3, etc...). Hope this helps.

[jamesujjwal]

Hi,



Thanks for sharing this informative post. For cleaning your home and organization, you can also hire cleaning service. The cleaning company also provides professional clean-up services, apart from their standard cleaning activities. The office cleaning companies even provide safeguarding service like checking the lights and bulbs in the office premises as well as keeping a reminder of damaged furniture, bathroom fittings and frills and other small things that matters a lot from the point of their usage for yourself and your staff.

[chrisgwelch]

Wow! Thanks for sharing those tips..very practical! :)

[cleanxcleansupplies]

hi sonee mark!
i agree with this..
Cleaning is the most time consuming job in house keeping. Worst of all, some stains are hard to clean out. Even if you are spending all your efforts or energy, you may not clean them properly.
thanks for the post. :)