Time Tidbits: Cleaning Tips

In our day and age everyone's life is very busy. We wake up, hurry up and prepare for work, rush to work, spend our day earning money, rush home, deal with chores, set aside family time and then finally get to have some break in the form of good night sleep. And the next day we have to go through all of this again. It's very easy to get really caught up in this cycle and let cleaning tasks pile up to a horrible level. And once this happens, people rarely know where to start from and keep on delaying. This is especially problematic for moms, as kids require a constant stream of attention and care giving, leaving little to no time to deal with the mess that they can create within five seconds of you turning your back away. In this article we will go over a few quick yet effective general tips that will help you stay on top of your cleaning tasks at home. 

First and foremost, you have to remember that with cleaning, consistency is always the main thing. The more often you clean your home, the less cleaning there will be to do in the next session, thus it will take less time and effort. This usually means sacrificing some personal time to deal with extra household tasks that come up, especially if you have very young kids.

The other very important factor that comes into play is the cleaning equipment that you are working with. If you want to be done with your cleaning tasks quickly and efficiently, you should be using the correct tools for the job. Have a lot of rooms to take care of, with different types of flooring? Think about investing into a canister or upright vacuum cleaner. Keeping pets? Make sure that your vacuum can deal with pet hair. Have a lot of hardwood floors? Do your research on cleaning solutions and make sure that you don't pick something that can cause health problems for your family. Don't worry too much about finding the best vacuum cleaner

on the market as long as it has enough positive reviews and it matches your personal needs it should suffice. Remember that high price tags don't necessarily equal high quality.

These two pointers may seem really short and simple, but in reality they will make a huge difference both for your cleaning speed and efficiency. However, going into details about them will take a lot more space than what we have to work with, and the information is really personalized based on the type of apartment that you live in - different homes require different maintenance. Now let's get to the actual cleaning tips.

1    The first one applies to carpet owners. Remember that most carpets need to be cleaned at the very least on a weekly basis to keep them in a good shape. If there is heavy traffic in the area, you might consider cleaning them twice or three times a week, depending on your schedule.

2    Hardwood floors look impressive and solid but they need constant care as well. If you ever happen to have a spill of water or any other liquid, make sure to take care of it as fast as possible, as they are very easy to damage. Hardwood floors also require cleaning on a weekly basis but you have to take into consideration the fact that can easily be damaged by your cleaning equipment if it is not fit to deal with them.

3    Window cleaning doesn't always need to be done every week, but the timing for it has to be picked carefully - make sure that you don't wash your windows under direct sunlight, as the sun can very easily overheat the glass and end up causing severe streaking problems.

4    Don't forget to pay attention to your kitchen sink as well. A very easy way to deal with most stains as well as clogging is to apply baking soda. Most sinks are already made stain resistant and you just have to give them a little bit of help every once in a while.

If you want your home to look and feel clean, persistence is the way to go. Devoting a little bit of your free time to additional cleaning tasks on a weekly basis will not only prevent the chores from piling up but will also make them feel less tedious.