Quick Cleaning Tips to Get the Job Done

This post is sponsored by Bona, but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. 

Here are our Quick Cleaning Tips to get your house in order!

Now that Richard has returned to work full-time for the school district and the kids are back in school, you would think my house would be cleaner, right? Somehow, that’s not the case. I think we are all coming and going so quickly, we’re just throwing things down on the counter, shoes in the middle of the floor, dirty clothing on the couch, dishes piling up. We definitely need to find a way to quickly get organized before the house approaches absolute chaos. You’ll be surprised at home much you can get done if you come up with a cleaning strategy. Here are my Quick Cleaning Tips, starting with a dreadful image of my totally disorganized living area!

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Quick Cleaning Tips: Accept Your Disasters

First off, accept reality: If you are a parent, if you work part-time or full-time, if you have pets, if you volunteer at your kids’ school, if you like to cook at home… your house will be a disaster from time-to-time. Perhaps often. This is what my home looked like this past weekend. I must accept the reality that when life gets busy, something *must* go to remain sane, and for a few days at a time, I have to let my house go a little. Pssst… that’s okay.

Quick Cleaning Tips: Clear All Surfaces

Once you’ve accepted the reality that your house may be a disaster at times, you’re ready to prioritize your cleaning tasks! I’m the kind of person who tends to leave piles of papers all around the house, the kids create piles of toys around the house, and Richard, well, he’s a bit random – sometimes dirty socks, sometimes work-related papers, sometimes he just leaves his wallet in the wrong place. So my first recommendation is to clear surfaces in your home. Create designated bins, file folders, and baskets for all of your random items so that at least your surfaces aren’t cluttered. It gives the illusion of organization, which may motivate you to keep going!

Quick Cleaning Tips: Mandatory Cleaning Tasks

There are some cleaning tasks that are simply unavoidable, and no matter how much you dislike doing them, you must. The two that come to mind first are doing dishes and doing laundry. We tackle these tasks by dividing and conquering. I sort the laundry and run each load. Richard and I usually fold/hang the clothes together, and sometimes we can get the kids to help us put it away. I tend to prepare more meals that make piles of dirty dishes, so Richard usually does the dishes. Dividing up and delegating grueling tasks distributes the responsibility, reduces the time it takes each individual, and definitely makes clean up more manageable.

Quick Cleaning Tips: Schedule Deep Cleaning Days

Beyond the basic organizing and required tasks, attempting to maintain a clean home requires some deep cleaning. Sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, dusting… We do not have the time to work on these tasks daily {or the budget to pay someone else to do it}.  Pick one day a week and select one or two deep-cleaning tasks to accomplish that day as a family. You may not get it all done, but that’s okay!

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