How to Minimize Your Cleaning Time

Having a clean home can make your everyday life feel a little easier. With that being said, cleaning shouldn’t take over an entire day. Between work, errands, laundry, meals, and everything else that is on your schedule, it is important that your cleaning routine doesn’t become another item on your to-do list.

To help you out, we’ve come up with a few of our favorite simple habits that can stop messes from building up, making your everyday cleanup easier and faster, and freeing up time for you to focus on everything else!

CLEAN LESS WITH PREVENTION

The most effective way to cut back on cleaning for more living time is to minimize mess. We’re yet to discover any mess-repellent solutions, but some tricks for your home will help prevent it.

1. WASH DISHES AND PUT THINGS AWAY AFTER MEALS

Clear plates, wash or load dishes, wipe up crumbs, and put away any leftovers after you’ve finished eating. By choosing to take care of your kitchen while the messes are still small, you help prevent the possibility of needing a much bigger reset later down the line. 

2. STOP SPLATTER BEFORE IT STARTS

Our favorite preventative tip for the kitchen is to stop splatter. Do this in the microwave by placing a paper towel or plate over your food when you heat it up, and invest in a splatter guard to catch wayward sprays before they turn into something you’ll need to wipe off the stove.

3. CONTAIN MESS WHERE IT TENDS TO HAPPEN

In line with stopping spatter, there are other spaces in your home that also tend to collect drips, crumbs, and spills. Having a washable tray by sinks and stovetops can catch soap drips, cooking oils, or other splashes, keeping your kitchen messes contained. Using these types of tools holds residue in one spot for you to clean up rather than letting it spread! 

4. IMPLEMENT A “NO SHOES” POLICY

It will also help if you encourage people to take their shoes off and leave them by the front door. For especially dirty footwear like rubber boots and hiking shoes, we suggest using a boot tray that you can shake off periodically. Doing so will help prevent dirt from making its way throughout your home. 

5. PLACE DOORMATS AT ALL ENTRY POINTS TO PREVENT DIRT, MUD, AND SNOW FROM BEING TRACKED IN

Doormats act as another line of defense against whatever mess is coming in from outside. On the outside, use a rugged outdoor mat that will hold up to the elements and scrape away chunks of dirt, mud, and muck. A finer secondary mat on the inside can be used to wipe up smaller bits of dirt and excess moisture before it reaches your floors.

CLEAN AS YOU GO

It may seem counterintuitive, but cleaning more often will help you clean less. We’re not talking about scrubbing your bathroom or degreasing the oven; we’re talking about staying on top of everyday mess before it becomes a hefty cleaning task.

This means wiping up spills right after they happen, cleaning dishes after each meal, putting away clothes when you take them off, and putting things away after each use.
If you’re someone who tends to hoard or have a hard time getting rid of items that no longer have a purpose, we have come up with a list of tips to help with decluttering your home!

We would like to stress that we aren’t telling you to tidy constantly, but rather that making small resets a part of your day will usually stop or prevent everyday messes from accumulating into something much larger! 

USE THE RIGHT TOOLS

When it is time to put in a little elbow grease, make it quick by using the right cleaning products, or keep a natural cleaning kit handy!

One of the first steps to cleaning your home should be dusting and wiping down all surfaces. Microfiber Cloths are especially effective at trapping dust, dirt, and grease within their fibers. This is particularly helpful as, rather than spreading the mess around, the cloth will absorb the mess, allowing you to clean more efficiently with fewer passes.

Having a good Natural All-Purpose Cleaner on hand can also simplify your cleaning routine. Rather than constantly switching between different products, you can use one spray to tackle messes on everyday areas like countertops, tables, sinks, and appliances!

Convenience is another major component of streamlining your cleaning routine, making Dishwasher Pods and Laundry Pods a natural addition. Pods help take the guesswork out of measuring, ensuring that you don’t accidentally overpour! They are also a time saver, making starting a load much quicker and easier.

KEEP YOUR CLEANING SUPPLIES STOCKED

Cleaning your home becomes that much easier when the products that you need are already there. Not having enough product left or running out of it can turn what would've been a quick task into an extra errand, adding extra unnecessary time. 
One way to avoid that is to have your most-used cleaning products arrive on a regular schedule. By subscribing to recurring deliveries, you can keep your household cleaning essentials continuously stocked without having to constantly keep track of their levels. 
Although it seems like a relatively small change, it can not only save you time but also make your cleaning routine feel more seamless! 

HAVE SOMEONE CLEAN FOR YOU

Home cleaning: it’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Perhaps you haven’t considered that it actually doesn’t have to be you!

Mess is an inevitable part of life; there’s no way to avoid it completely. You can get the best of both worlds by hiring the services of professional cleaners to help you maintain a clean home. But not all cleaning services are created equal; there are definitely some things to look out for to ensure you find a suitable service.

Once you find a home cleaning service that you can trust and that delivers great results, you’ll find more time to do the things you love inside and outside your beautiful, clean home.