As we come to the close of winter and spring begins, we are often faced with the daunting prospect of cleaning out a home filled with grime and dust. Spring cleaning is one of the few times in the year when you can hunker down and dispose of old things and clear your home of all the accumulated mess. However, it may also be time-consuming, especially if you haven’t done any cleaning in a while.
To help speed up your spring cleaning and keep you organized, we’ve put together these five useful spring-cleaning tips:
Focus on one section at a time
Whether you’re spring cleaning your entire home or merely sprucing up your kitchen, your work will proceed much more quickly if you focus on one area at a time. For instance, you could devote an entire morning for organizing and clearing out your closets and drawers, and then work on the rest of the room in the afternoon. You could also tackle ‘wet’ jobs such as cleaning the bathroom and kitchen one day and do the dusting and vacuuming the next.
Separate disposables and non-disposables as you clean
When you clean a room that you don’t usually use, you’re probably going to come across items that you’ve already forgotten about. You can make your task easier by organizing them into two piles: one for things you will throw away and another for stuff you want to keep. Organizing clutter in this way will help you figure out what you can safely dispose of and make it easier for you to organize whatever remains.
Prepare cleaning materials beforehand
One thing that often bogs down cleaning jobs is hunting for cleaning tools and equipment that you need. How often have you had to reach behind a sofa or into the corners of a kitchen cabinet only to find that you didn’t have the vacuum attachment you need? If you are like most homeowners, probably more times than you care to count!
Make the job easier on yourself by having all your cleaning tools and materials on-hand and readily accessible before you begin. Keeping your cleaning stuff within easy reach can be as simple as having a box or plastic bin nearby or in the corner of the room. Some stepladders and vacuum cleaners even have utility bags or hooks where you can hang cleaning equipment that you use frequently.
Whichever solution you use, make sure that it allows you quick access to what you need without getting in the way or compromising your safety.
Plan the places that needs that most cleaning
It is often a good idea to figure out which areas need the most work and tackling them before anything else. If you have a dank and dusty basement, for example, cleaning it out makes more sense than saving it for last. Doing so helps you avoid having to drag more dirt and grime through an already clean house.
The same goes with your kitchen and bathroom. Instead of waiting to clean your stove and toilet after everything is done, consider doing these first. This way, you won’t have to leave tracks on the floors you have already mopped.
Get as much help as you can
There’s no reason why you should have to do all your spring cleaning alone unless you prefer it that way. Some people actually enjoy working in solitude so that they can maintain focus and know where everything goes.
But in most cases, a little help goes a long way. Try assigning specific tasks to different family members depending on their abilities. Grownups can be assigned to do the heavy lifting, for example, while children could handle dusting and reorganizing. You could even make a day out of it with periodic snack and meal breaks, and contests such as who can organize a closet the fastest. Get everyone involved and see how quickly the day goes by!
Final thoughts
Spring cleaning is often exhausting, but it can also be fun and rewarding. Take your time and formulate a “plan of attack” so you can work quickly and more efficiently. Once you have gotten it down to a system that works for you, you will find that spring cleaning isn’t as daunting as you initially thought. Regardless of how and when you decide to clean, ensure you’re protected with home insurance.
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