Deedee Moore - House Cleaning Tips: Your Green Home Cleaning Guide!

House Cleaning Tips - Your Green Home Cleaning Guide!

By Deedee Moore

Copyright 2016 by Deedee Moore

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House Cleaning Tips - Your Green Home Cleaning Guide!

Chapter 1: Foreword

According to a survey done by the Soap andDetergent Association (SDA):

98% of people feel good about themselves whentheir house is clean.

97% of people believe their families appreciatea clean home.

That said housecleaning can be a veryoverwhelming job. This ebook is designed to help keep your homeclean without all the stress

Only have a minute for cleaning? No problem.This first set of tips will give you some ideas for chores thattake less than a minute.

To clean a room efficiently, we need to have aplan which lets us move around the room once withoutbacktracking.

Of course, before you make your plan, you needto survey each room and set it up, as far as you can, to make yourcleaning task easier.

Each person should accept full responsibilityfor cleaning their own room.

The only exception is young children, but theycan help by putting away their toys, binning their rubbish andputting their used clothes in the hamper.

Everyone else should be able to do the cleaningof their own room.

And, if each person can be encouraged to pick upany rubbish or anything which has been left in the wrong part ofthe house when they see it, youll probably find the whole taskmuch easier in future.

Try to remove anything which doesnt need to bein a room to the part of your home where it will be used.

Here are a few suggestions which will helpanyone clean any room more quickly.

Have a quality ladder available. Get one whichis easy for you or any adult in your home to handle.

If someone cannot carry or move it, they wontuse it.

Chapter 2: 70 House Cleaning Tips

1. Dust OneThing

It only takes a minute to choose one thing anddust it. You can either use a feather duster, a dust spray and arag, or a dust wipe. Here are some things you can dust quickly:

TV screens

Shelves

Blinds

Ceiling fans

Air Vents

2. Change Vacuum Bag

It doesnt take much time at all to change yourvacuum bag, and it can make your vacuum run more efficiently. Agood tip is to take your vacuum outside to change it so the dustfrom the bag doesnt go back into the room.

3. Clean a Mirror

A clean mirror makes a room look cleaner. If youdont have glass cleaner and paper towels, try vinegar and oldnewspaper. This is a lot less expensive and it works just aswell.

4. Change Towels

Fresh towels make a room smell great, whethertheyre in the kitchen or the bathroom. It takes less than aminute, and it freshens up the whole room.

5. Change Trash Bags

Even if you dont have time to take the trashall the way out, just taking full bags out of the cans andreplacing them with clean bags can help tidy up when you only havea minute.

6. Sort Todays Mail

Mail can really pile up if left alone. If youtake 30 seconds every day to organize that days mail, youll havea lot less clutter. Dont be afraid to throw away junk mail.

7. Treat a Stain

Got an extra minute? Treat that nasty stain thatyou noticed last week.

Here are some tips:

Flush stains with water.

Blot the stain with a dry cloth.

Apply a mild cleaner and let set.

Blot again.

8. Take Care of Plants

A minute is more than enough time to care foryour favorite houseplants. If they need water, fill a pitcher soyou can water them all faster. Take a pair of scissors with you tosnip off dead vines or leaves.

9. Wipe Down Forgotten Areas

Grab a wet washcloth and quickly wipe down areasthat might be forgotten when cleaning. Areas like:

Doorknobs

Remote controls

Light switches

Handles

Telephones

10. Sweep Entryways

Most entryways are small and take less than aminute to sweep. Grab your broom and dustpan and youll be finishedbefore you begin. You can even cheat and sweep dust onto thecarpet, then use the carpet-sweeper to clean it up.

11. Shake out a Floor Mat

Floor mats are sometimes forgotten duringcleaning. If you have an extra minute, grab a mat or two and shakethem out outside. This will reduce the amount of dust in your homeas well as keep those mats fresh and clean.

12. Collect Garbage in a Room

If you dont have time to clean a whole room butwant to make it look a little bit better, clear out the garbage.Grab a trash bag or a waste paper basket and start stuffing. Youllfind that this improves the look of a room dramatically.

As you start developing simple housecleaninghabits, youll notice that your work will get easier and easier.This next set of tips will give you some great ideas of good habitsto start.

13. Delegate

Housework can be a huge job. Learn to delegate.Make chore charts for everyone in your house. Even small childrencan help pick up toys and other things. As you learn that you donthave to do it all, housework will become much easier.

14. Fill the Sink

A good habit to start is filling your sink withhot soapy water every time you start to cook. This way you canclean as you go. As you get done with each pot or dish, wash itquickly. This makes clean-up a snap.

15. Spray the Oven

Time for take-out? If theres a day when yourenot using your oven, give it a quick spray of oven cleaner andforget about it. The next day, before you turn on your oven, giveit a quick wipe down. Youll find that the baked on stuff comes offmuch easier.

16. Have a Charity Box

Its a good idea to keep a box or bag in yourfront closet that you put things you dont need anymore. Thisreally helps get rid of clutter in your home. When the box is full,simply drop it off at your local good will store.

17. Rinse Your Plate

This may be a small tip, but it can help in bigways. If you simply make it a habit to rinse your plate afterdinner (and have all family members do the same), it will makewashing them a lot easier. No one likes trying to wash dried foodoff of dishes.

18. Tackle the Small Jobs

Housework can be overwhelming. Learn to break itdown and tackle the smaller jobs first. As you do, each job willbecome easier. Also, if you clean the small messes before they getbig, itll be a lot easier to clean up.

19. Keep Cleaner in the Shower

A great shortcut for cleaning your tub andshower is to keep a bottle of shower cleaner handy. After you takea bath or shower, spray it down. You can take it a step further andkeep a squeegee in it as well.

20. Fast Pick Up Before Bed