Most everyone wants to have a clean house, but no one wants to work on it all day to keep it that way. The problem is, homes have a way of getting messy and piled up very quickly. If you skip a day of cleaning, it takes double the effort to get it back in shape the next day. As a result, you may begin to feel like all you do is clean, but there is hope.
Use these four tips for a clean house without working all day, and you’ll have more time for other things:
Keep your kitchen clean.
Things look neater and cleaner when your dishes are washed and put away, and your table and counters are clean. Spend a little time each day cleaning the kitchen and the whole house will feel cleaner.
Put things away after each use.
Make it a rule that everyone must put their personal items away and clean up after themselves. You might be amazed at how much less cleaning you have to do when everyone pitches in.
Don’t try to clean everything in one day.
Cleaning is a full-time job that never ends. If you try to keep your home spotless, you’ll never have time for anything else. Take care of the most important things on a daily basis and tackle the bigger jobs every couple of weeks when you feel like devoting a whole day to cleaning.
Deal with clutter before it gets out of hand.
The minute you notice clutter building up, take care of it right away. Go through your mail every day and sort through school papers every week to keep things from piling up.
A clean home improves both your mental and physical health. It helps to eliminate germs that can make you sick and it improves the air quality within your home. You naturally feel better mentally and emotionally because you’re living in a clean, organized environment. The tips above can help you keep things clean without having to spend all day working on it.
Kick out the toxins and have a more peaceful and orderly home.
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Lexie says
These are some great tips! I find that breaking chores down into short daily tasks helps me to keep on top of it. I have a weekly cleaning list on my blog that helps.
I am pretty good at keeping things put away after each use, but my husband is horrible at it! Any tips for training hubby? 😉
Thanks for sharing! #brillblogposts
Sara Elizabeth Dunn says
Oh wow, that’s a tough one! My husband is a creative and his work area shows it. LOL I tried to organize his desk once, and he said it set him back a day.
Nancy A says
Saw you on #TrafficJamWeekend. Helpful post that I pinned. I wrote about de-cluttering too. Perhaps you’ll check my post out, although it doesn’t appear on the blog party. Nancy A. @ https://obloggernewbie.blogspot.com/2017/05/tips-to-reduce-clutter-and-organize.html
Sara Elizabeth Dunn says
Decluttering is at the heart of keeping a clean home. I feel like I’m always de-cluttering around here. Thanks so much for visiting.
Honest Mum says
Fab tips here. I feel like cleaning is endless with kids but doing a bit every day does help. Thanks for this superb post.
Sara Elizabeth Dunn says
It really does! Just 15 minutes here and there can make a huge difference. 🙂
Rebecca says
Yes and YES! Sharing as will totally help Mamas in cleaning crisis! #brilliantblogposts
Sara Elizabeth Dunn says
Awwww, thanks, Rebecca! 🙂 Have a fabulous day!
Sherry says
Great tips! The more people you add the more these rules help out. It gets unsane when we double our household with little ones I watch. Thank you for sharing at Home Sweet Home!
Sherry says
insane…I meant insane.
Sara Elizabeth Dunn says
Ha!! I think we all knew what you meant. 🙂 I love, love, love having my littles around, but it’s also a great opportunity to learn that it’s OK if things get a little crazy, too. 🙂
Pat says
Thanks for your tips! I do find it so hard to work among clutter…
Please come by and share again at Coffee and Conversation – loved having you there last week!!
Sara Elizabeth Dunn says
Oh yes, one of the most important things I learned years ago is that I can’t clean clutter. It needs to go. Thanks so much for visiting. 🙂
Kathleen Rupp says
Thank you for this post!! Yes..when I try to keep my home spotless , it’s so true I don’t have time for anything else. “Am I the maid around here?”:) I stopped doing that and I think I feel less stress:) I also get less annoyed with fam if I don’t stress about a spotless house. Thanks for the tips!!! Stopped by from Amaze me monday link party!
Sara Elizabeth Dunn says
Thanks for visiting, Kathleen! And yeah, I totally agree with you! 🙂
Christine says
Great tips, thanks for linking up at the Dishing It & Digging It Link Party. Hope you met some new friends and had fun too. Have a great weekend.
Sara Elizabeth Dunn says
Thanks for visiting, Christine, and I look forward to seeing the posts for the upcoming week. 🙂
Debbie Kitterman says
Sara, these are great and practical tips! I love the third, I know if I try to do it all in one day, I can get overwhelmed by just the thought and end up cleaning nothing! Thanks for sharing, I’m visiting you today from #FreshMarketFriday Linkup.
Sara Elizabeth Dunn says
I want to tackle as many things as I possibly can at one time. It’s much better to pace ourselves. 🙂
Jean | DelightfulRepast.com says
Sara, great tips. I noticed one commenter asked for tips on training her husband! 😀 Well, mine is untrainable! But I had to take a stab at one of his habits lately. Instead of using the hand towel in the bathroom, he reaches over and uses his bath towel and leaves it in disarray. So I made a little sign I hang over his bath towel: “This is a bath towel, NOT a hand towel!” *Seems* to be working – I’ll let you know!
Sara Elizabeth Dunn says
Ha! Let us know how it’s going. 🙂
Sherry says
Yes, this is my approach too. Instead of checklist, I just try to stay on top of it. Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home!
Sara Elizabeth Dunn says
Thanks so much for stopping by, Sherry! 🙂 I hope you have a great week ahead!
Nancy Wolff says
Great tips! Thank you for sharing your post on the Simple Homestead Blog Hop, as one of the co-hosts I will be sharing your post tomorrow! Hope you stop by!
-Nancy ( Nancy On The Home Front )
Sara Elizabeth Dunn says
Thanks so much, Nancy!! 🙂 And have a great week ahead!