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Kandi Turner
House & Home
2009-09-01 14:37:00
Tips for better speed cleaning
Answer: Speed cleaning involves a dedication to common sense principles: those who employ them keep uncommonly clean homes. Those who disregard such principles on the basis that, “Well, I already knew that,” are most likely looking for ways of cleaning their home without having to clean. The first essential rule of speed cleaning, which many people neglect, is don’t clean it if it’s not dirty. The second rule of speed cleaning is, you don’t have to get out bottles of cleaners: use a clean cloth and have a squirt bottle with water on hand. Identify the three dirtiest areas of your house; of those three areas, which of those is the dirtiest? If you dedicate five minutes of each day to: 1) Pick up the clutter and put it back in its proper place. 2) Clean what is actually dirty. The entire house will begin to feel cleaner already. 3) Limit the amount of time you spend so dedicating five minutes every day won’t become a burden. (Here is a helpful hint: the more often you speed clean that area, the faster you will get and soon it won‘t even take five minutes). For example, perhaps the entryway of your home is the dirtiest area: each evening, tidy up the coats, hang up the kids’ back packs and put away any stray items which don’t belong there. Next, taking a cloth just dampened with water, clean any muddy tracks, smudges on the door, spills, etc. Do not clean the baseboards, the chandelier, wipe down the walls or mop the entire floor, only what has visible dirt; that’s speed cleaning. Another example is the bathroom. The primary reason the bathroom becomes so dirty, and stays dirty, is due to the clutter of toiletries. By putting all your accessories into a small basket, the counter is than easily wiped down and stays clean; by placing dirty towels and laundry in a hamper, you can quickly take a hand broom and sweep the floor where it needs it. If you can get into the habit of using a squeegee in the shower, that will keep the bathroom even cleaner. There are many products available on the market now to help you speed clean; what happens to most people is that they spend the money on the products then never spend the time to use them. Discipline yourself first to using what you already have on hand—a cloth, some water, a hand broom—then invest in products once you have proven that you will actually use them.
 
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