A clean home in 19 minutes
Thanks to MamaRussell for this fun post on how to clean your home in 19 minutes:
KITCHEN: 4 1/2 MINUTES Wipe down the sink after doing the dishes or loading the dishwasher (30 seconds). Wipe down the stove top (one minute). Wipe down the counters (one minute). Sweep, Swiffer, or vacuum the floor (two minutes).
Tip: Always start with the sink. "Keep it empty and shining," says Marla Cilley, author of Sink Reflections http://www.barnesandnoble.com/, (Bantam, $15) and creator of http://www.flylady.net/, a housekeeping website. A sparkling sink becomes your kitchen's benchmark for hygiene and tidiness, inspiring you to load the dishwasher immediately and keep counters, refrigerator doors, and the stove top spick-and-span, too.
BATHROOM: 2 MINUTES Wipe out the sink (30 seconds). Wipe the toilet seat and rim (15 seconds). Swoosh the toilet bowl with a brush (15 seconds). Wipe the mirror and faucet (15 seconds). Squeegee the shower door (30 seconds). Spray the entire shower and the curtain liner with shower mist after every use (15 seconds).
Tip: Make cleaning the basin as routine as washing your hands. But don't stop there. Get the most out of your premoistened wipe by using it to clean around the edges of the tub and then the toilet before tossing it.
BEDROOM: 6½ MINUTES Make the bed (two minutes). Fold or hang clothing and put away jewelry (four minutes). Straighten out the night-table surface (30 seconds).
Tip: Make your bed right before or after your morning shower. A neat bed will inspire you to deal with other messes immediately. Although smoothing sheets and plumping pillows might not seem like a high priority, the payoff comes at the end of the day, when you slip back under the unruffled covers.
LIVING ROOM: 6 MINUTES Pick up crumbs and dust bunnies with a handheld vacuum (one minute). Fluff the cushions and fold throws after use (two minutes). Wipe tabletops and spot-clean cabinets when you see fingerprints (one minute). Straighten coffee-table books and magazines. Throw out newspapers. Put away CDs and videos (two minutes).
Tip: Start with the sofa -- as long as it's in disarray, your living room will never look tidy. Once you've fluffed the pillows and folded the throws, you're halfway home. If you pop in a CD while you dust, you should be able cover the whole room by the end of the third track.
posted by Crystal Paine at 8:22 PM
4 Comments:
I can agree with everything but the stove. The new, smooth-topped stoves that are supposed to be easy to clean require a special, expensive cleaner. This cleaner works best if you apply some and then let it work a bit before wiping down the stove. Then, major scrubbing is required, and everything still doesn't come off. The marks come just from cooking anything on the stovetop, especially if water gets on the stove.
I'm tired just reading that! ;)
Great tips, though. I am going to implement that advice about the sink, especially when I am able to stay home after January.
Whoever came up with that doesn't have little babies. I am sure you can do it with older children.
I tried the sink thing, but it didn't last. I am always doing dishes. If I obsessed over a clean sink all the time, I would never leave the kitchen.
It takes longer than 15 seconds to clean a toilet bowl, what with rinsing the brush and bowl afterwards! :P
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