“Go, go, go” seems to be the motto in this fast pace and busy world. No one has time these days so everything is fast food, kids don’t get attention from parents, and house cleaning gets neglected for too long. I won’t tell you how to avoid fast food, nor how to give the kid’s more attention despite the fact that both are very important, but I will tell you how to clean your house and keep it clean no matter how much time you have (or don’t have).

The first thing you need to do is grab a cup of coffee or tea, a notebook, pencil, and possibly even a calendar you can write on. (The calendar isn’t a must, but it might help you out). Once you have your items ready, take a seat at the table and write down all of the rooms in your house. Be sure you skip a few lines between rooms so you can add in what I’m about to tell you next. In cleaning your house, you certainly wont need dumpster rental Lakeland, FL. All you need is just little creativity and you can keep the orderliness and cleanliness of your house. So without any further ado, let us get started and let us promote a clean and organized space at home.

Once you’ve got your list of rooms down, write down certain projects in each room that needs to be taken care off. This includes things like dusting, organizing the file cabinet, scrubbing the mildew off of the shower walls; something specific to that room. I know this list may look time consuming and will probably scare you, but stick with me and it won’t look so bad. You will have your doubts about getting the list done but fear not for over time it will get smaller and easier.

Now that you have your list of jobs for the house, it’s time to prioritize. I would tell you what chore you should do first, but I can’t. Why? Simply because we all have different needs. For some people, the bathroom is the one that needs to be done first, while other’s it is their bedroom or the living room even…whatever it may be, prioritize your entire list. What rooms, or special projects around the house should be done first, second, third, and so on until you have the whole list prioritized. If there are some short jobs that you don’t really care when they get done, you would just like them done eventually, then throw them in a separate column, they’ll come in handy later. If you have a calendar, you can go on ahead and map out what days you’ll do each project, otherwise, you are done for the day! Finish up that last sip of coffee and call it a day.

The next day is when you’ll actually start your cleaning. There are some people who feel they just don’t have any time, if you are like that, then I’d suggest you take a look at the things you do. What eats up your time? Work is a big one, as well as having a social life. For many, school is added to the list also. What about the things that you don’t have to do and probably isn’t even good for you or just shouldn’t be done for as long as you tend to take? I’m talking about time in front of the TV, playing video games, spending pointless hours on the internet. I’m not going to tell you to completely stop doing all of those, but look at how much time you spend doing things and see if you can cut back even 15 minutes. This will give you 15 extra minutes towards your daily cleaning projects.

Once you know how much time you can spend cleaning and you know what things you will cut back on, it’s time to actually clean. Start at the top of our list and just knock things off one day at a time. You can do a lot of cleaning with only 15-20 minutes of spare time in a day. You can even multitask. On the phone? Do some light dusting while you’re at it. Cooking dinner? Clean up while you cook, it’ll save you from spending a lot of time in the kitchen after you eat. Little things like that add up and over time you’ll see your house become much cleaner than you realized it could be. Best of all, once you’ve completed each project, all you have to do is go back over the same list but not have to spend as much time on it. What may have taken you 30 minutes dusting a room, may only take 5-10 minutes now because it’s not as dirty. What does this mean? You can take care of 2-3 projects each day every day, or do a few projects one day, take the next day off, do a few more another day, take the next day off, and continue on for the rest of your life not having to spend a lot of time cleaning again! Unexpected company? Not a problem anymore! Sure, you’ll have to spend an occasional Saturday getting done larger projects that need to be done every so many months, or spend part of the day doing a thorough cleaning of the house, but it won’t take as long or be as difficult if you keep up with things during the week.

Follow these simple steps and soon your house will be much easier to clean. Remember, even if you only have 15 minutes a day to spare, put it to good use. If you ever find yourself working too hard, just trade out a harder job for a simpler one like the ones in that separate column I told you to write earlier. It’ll give you a break for a day so you come back refreshed the next. All it takes is that first step, once you get going, you’ll be able to keep up with it.