House Cleaning Guide: Made Easy! [Checklists]

Cleaning may or may not be your hobby or a favorite pastime. Either way, it is a task you need to undertake if you intend on keeping your home a clean, organized, and welcoming place.

Postponing your house cleaning schedule will not do you any good: a cluttered house results in a cluttered mind. It's time to pick up the dirty laundry from your bedroom floor, clean the stove in the kitchen, sweep the garden clean, and breathe a sigh of relief that would bring you a sense of accomplishment like no other.

The health and hygiene benefits house cleaning brings are another significant factor that should prompt you to pick a broom. A clean home is free of germs, pollutants, and allergens, which is especially important in today's post-Covid world.

There is no need to be worried or embarrassed if you dislike cleaning. A majority of people around the globe hate cleaning their houses, which is majorly because of their perception of the great enormity of this task. That is why we bring to you a detailed and fun cleaning guide that would allow you to benefit from a clean home, a clean mind, and a clean body.

If you are one of the people who take pleasure in cleaning, are you confident that the way you clean is the right one? We are here to satisfy your queries with expert advice on making house cleaning quick, efficient, and fun.

Step one: Put on some music!

You cannot start cleaning without having something to listen to. May it be the new Taylor Swift album, a podcast you have been meaning to learn from, an audiobook, or just simply a mix of your favorite songs. Going for lively music is an excellent choice before cleaning, as it puts you in the right spirit to work. Listening to something while house cleaning keeps your mind and body from getting tired and thinking about how you definitely need a rest.

A great house cleaning tip not related to cleaning is minimizing your belongings. Second-guessing your belongings is essential: throw out, recycle, or donate the objects not in your use. Keep the ones that hold a sentimental value to you, but keep in mind: the more sentimental you get, the more work and time you need to manage, organize, and clean. If you have challenging closets or cabinets in your house, it's time to open them to relieve their burden, and ultimately yours.

Work smart, not hard

Hard work sure is the key to success, but it is not in all cases. The central notion that you should keep in mind when house cleaning is working smart instead of hard.

Certified professional organizers believe the first step in cleaning to be decluttering: picking up and putting away random objects gathered at unconventional places and putting them at their right spots. This one step can significantly reduce your cleaning time since everything would already be in its proper place. Clutter plays a major role in making house cleaning tedious and complicated, and getting it out of your way can elevate your cleaning efficiency.

One other significant tip for working smart is making a cleaning caddy or bucket with all the essential cleaning supplies and products that you might need. You may also create a separate station for them, eliminating the need of rushing from one cabinet to the other to find a product of your need. This way, you know where everything is and don't need to spend time finding it.

Make a cleaning calendar

Professional organizers believe in one rule which might as well be turned into a cleaning law: dividing your cleaning goals into daily, weekly, or monthly plans. This rule works wonders in reducing cleaning time, and you will never need to devote an entire day (or worse, days) to clean your whole house.

Your daily house cleaning goals should consist of disinfecting and wiping all the high-traffic areas of your home, such as bathrooms, doorknobs, kitchen counters, stoves, and so on. This would prevent dirt, dust, and grime buildup on these areas, and you wouldn't have to spend as much time scrubbing your kitchen stoves when you clean the house on the weekend. The weekly cleaning goals may include mopping floors, vacuuming, doing the laundry, washing towels and sheets, and so on. The monthly tasks may consist of tasks like cleaning out your refrigerator, stocking up on laundry supplies and toiletries, etc.

Once your divided cleaning schedule is all made up, nothing can stop you from having a polished house all days of a week!

Stop cleaning room by room!

Contrary to popular belief and practice, cleaning room by room is the worst cleaning tactic you can adopt. Professionals at cleaning companies suggest picking one cleaning task, such as mopping, vacuuming, or dusting, and carrying it out in the entire house instead of a single room. Carrying on with a single task helps you focus better and saves you hours of time in the long run that you otherwise spend repeating different tasks in every single room in your house.

Starting the same cleaning task, again and again, can be quite frustrating and tiring, and one of the primary reasons why people either do not start cleaning or leave it in the middle. Cleaning room by room, also known as zone cleaning, may give you temporary satisfaction when you look back at a spotless room, but would immediately wear you out when you come out to the remaining dirty house. In addition, the quality of your first cleaned room and your last may vary starkly, as you may naturally be tired out.

Some people take their cleaning job too seriously and devote all their energy to one task, say cleaning the counters. This leads to them either never getting close to cleaning the stove or not cleaning it quite well. Sometimes, opting for the efficient but less thorough methods is the right choice when you have an entire house to clean.

To create a more clean environment

Once you have cleaned up your room by putting things away, it is time to work on sanitization. Cleaning and sanitizing are different steps, and sanitizing is only effective after cleaning. Sanitizing can control invisible germs and odors, but it cannot make the room visually clean. Be sure to do the sanitizing after cleaning.

Germs are present on the surface of everything from doorknobs to chairs to TV remote. Do you have the energy to go through the huge sanitizing process again after you have finished cleaning? If not, consider using a special sanitizer fogger instead.

Proven to be effective even at low concentrations, and safe for human body, HOCl(also known as ECA) is not only disinfecting, but also effective in controlling bothersome odors and reducing allergens. The special foggers that specialize in fogging this disinfectant use ultrasonic atomization and special fluid technology to separate the active ingredients of HOCl into fine droplets and gases that can be spread throughout the room to sanitize any surface. In addition, the sprayed mist is about 4.5 microns in size, so it works as a dry fog without wetting the room.

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Let us look at some house cleaning checklists to keep in mind when cleaning your house.

Checklist 1: Kitchen Cleaning

1. Start with the used dishes. Load the dishwasher, or get your mighty gloves out and get to cleaning
2. Soak stove knobs or drip pans in the sink and wipe and scrub the stove clean
3.  Wipe down kitchen counters
4. Clean the inside of the microwave and baking oven
5. Wipe other kitchen appliances clean, such as dishwasher and refrigerator
6. Clean the stove's knobs and drip pans and place them back
7. Clean inside and around the sink
8. Mop and sweep the kitchen floor clean. Use fewer cleaning products to avoid buildup and maintain the quality of your flooring

Checklist 2: Bathroom Cleaning

1. Clean out wastebaskets and remove any rugs or mats
2. Clear out the shower or bathtub, and place the bathroom rugs removed earlier in there
3. Pour lukewarm water over the tub/shower walls
4. Apply grout and tile cleaner to the walls, and allow it to sit. Meanwhile, clean your mirrors with glass cleaner and a soft cloth
5. Clean the areas inside and surrounding the sink with an all-purpose cleaner—clean faucet and drain with a grout brush.
6. Arrange your skincare products or toiletries efficiently, putting the ones you use frequently closest
7. Time to get back to the shower/tub: pour a quarter cup of all-purpose cleaner in water
8. Stand on the bathmat and scrub the tub/shower walls and door clean. Use grout brush if required
9. Clean and rinse the area with the prepared solution
10. Clean the shower soap dishes, arrange and wipe the shower rack, and scrub wherever needed
11. Dry off the tub/walls of the shower with a cloth
12. Use the solution to clean the bathroom floor and allow it to dry

Checklist 3: Bedroom Cleaning

1. Remove any clutter and put things back where they belong. Pick up any dirty laundry that may be lying around and put it in the laundry basket, or better, the washing machine. The laundry would be done by the time you finish cleaning up your bedroom, making this process more efficient
2. Dust and vacuum the room with the rest of the house, and a significant portion of your cleaning spree will be done
3. Return and arrange the furniture that you may have put away to vacuum or dust. This includes small pieces of furniture, chairs, garbage bins, etc.
4. Make your bed. Put on some fresh sheets, straighten them, get out your comfiest pillows, and arrange them neatly. A made-up bed makes a bedroom look 50% cleaner
5. Take out your laundry and fold it neatly. Quickly arrange your dresser, and maybe put a mint or chocolate on your pillow

Checklist 4: Window Cleaning

1. Opt for a streak-free glass cleaner and use old newspapers to make your windows spotless
2. Use a professional-quality squeegee for windows that are hard to reach to too large
3. Remove window screens from the frame and scrub them clean using a combination of all-purpose cleaner, warm water, and bristle brush. Use an outdoor hose to rinse and insert the screens back in the window once dry

Conclusion

By keeping the aforementioned tips and tricks in mind, you can transform house cleaning into a rejuvenating and mind-cleansing activity. You can clean every nook and corner of your house while making the most of your time and enjoying yourself, if only you follow our techniques. We wish you happy cleaning!