Tips for Getting the House Clean Faster

It can be just overwhelming when it comes to keeping the house clean. Most moms constantly deal with toys, dirty clothes, food crumbs, fluids and other messes. Some moms may disagree with this but usually the best approach is to do a little bit of cleaning every day rather than waiting a whole day to clean.

Some moms find it helpful to designate an entire day to a type of cleaning. This helps them keep track of what was cleaned. For instance, two days might be devoted to laundry and two might be set aside for vacuuming, dusting etc. Mondays might be 'Bathrooms', Tuesday could be 'Bedrooms', and Thursdays could be 'Basement and Garage' and so on.
It is also helpful to keep a list of rooms that you have cleaned on a chalkboard or dry erase board. This can help you keep track of which rooms need attention. This prevents you from doubling your work and neglecting doing other areas.

Kids often get in the way of cleaning house so the best time to do this is when your kids are napping. At the very least put them in front of the television or give them a game to play by themselves. Older kids will usually disappear the minute you mention the word 'housework.'

It is also a good idea to have an item called a clean-up basket. This works really well if you have a couple of kids and there are dozens of items cluttering up every square inch of carpet. You simply go around the house and pick up anything and everything. You can then take the different items to where they really should be stored in your home.

If you are a very overworked mom because you just had a baby or have other challenges then you are never going to feel much like cleaning. Cleaning experts recommend setting a timer to motivate you to work more efficiently. Basically you set a timer for fifteen or thirty minutes and during that time you work as hard as you possibly can to get as much as you possibly can. Then you can reward yourself with that nap or shower that you have been waiting for.

If you like a little direction then you can try a site like FlyLady. It gives you schedules and sends you emails so you can get your home clean in about a week or so. The first day you are instructed to 'shine your sink.' This type of thing can help you structure your time so you get the cleaning over and done with.

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Tips for Getting Laundry Done Faster

Fall is a busy time of year and there is nothing more time consuming or boring then doing the never-ending piles of dirty clothes and linens that pile up each and every day.

One way to save time and prevent the laundry from piling up into an overwhelming chore is to do just one load a day. That way you don't end up wasting an entire day off doing laundry; you can take a nice walk in the park or go for a workout session at the gym instead. If you make it your goal to does just one load a day you will be much better off?

Another approach is to devote each day to doing the wash of one family member. This can prevent you from being overloaded with huge heaps of laundry to do all on one day as well. Be sure to include their towels and bedding. By the way, it does not have to be you who are doing the laundry. You simply assign one day to each child and on that day he or she must do his or her own laundry separately from the others. Each child should also be responsible for folding it all and putting it in the right room.

Another way of going about this is to assign categories of clothing to each day. For instance, on Monday you wash all of the socks and underwear, on Tuesday you wash all of the pants, on Wednesday you wash all of the tops and so on.

You can also categorize the laundry to be done by color. For instance, you can do all the whites on a Monday, all the darks on a Tuesday, and all the reds on a Wednesday and so on.
Yet another big tip is to fold your laundry the minute you take it out of the dryer. Do not wait for it heap up and get wrinkled. This is a time-saving measure that can save you a lot of money in the long run.

Another time saving measure is to put all of your socks in lingerie back. That way they do not get split up in the washing machine or the dryer.

Do not be afraid to involve the kids when folding clothing. In fact you can get several family members together and make it into a family event. Another good idea is to make sure that every kid has a laundry basket in his or her room and that each takes responsibility for making sure the basket makes it way down into the laundry room at the end of the day.

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