As a busy professional always on the go I juggle many
responsibilities at home and at the office you can say that chasing and trying
to meet deadlines is my full time profession and with very little free time
left for myself and my home my top most aspiration is to have a neat and clean
home free from dust, clutter and where everything is in its place. Even though
I have a maid who is supposed to do the cleaning and look after the home but
more often than not I find her to be the Gabbar of the family who would hold me
and the household to ransom whenever I plan to host a party or have guest over.
In reality I have to tell (or rather ask her ) if there its ok to have a get
together as without her approval she
would torment me by absenting herself
and leaving the mound of dishes to be cleaned by me. The other side of the coin
is that there no better way of cleaning your home without personal involvement .These
belief about cleaning our home were re enforced when I came across the article
on the rewardme website. https://www.rewardme.in/home/home-decor/article/10-simple-ways-to-make-your-house-look-cleaner-every-day
the article claims that maintaining a clean house can be a task which can be
achieved by devoting ten minutes of your time.
So the onus of cleaning and more importantly maintaining a
clean house hold remains on me. This particular article seems quite helpful and
lists ten steps to maintain a clean household.
#1 it talks about maintaining a separate public and private
space. This basically means that rooms
near the door or entrance are public spaces and here one should keep no clothes,
no papers and no storage areas. As these are the areas that visitors see so if
we keep these clean then it gives our home the look of a clean house in the
eyes of those who visit us and see only the drawing room .So keeping the most
visited part of the house clean is the best beginning to keep our house clean.
#2 The article suggests that we put all the dirty dishes
directly in the dish washer and clean them ASAP instead of piling them in the
sink this way we can avoid the stinking smell associated with dirty dishes. The
dirty clothes must be put directly in the dirty clothes basket and not left in
the baskets . This gives a neat appearance to the house.
# 3 talks about
clearing the things which come under the category “I might need this someday” items
these are clothes that you may not wear again,games and toys that are broken
and would not be used again or a kitchen appliance that you do not like to use
. Clearing out all these things out of the house clears out the clutter and
mess.
#4 Opening mails and backpacks near the waste paper bin is a
good way of disposing off unwanted paper ,school circulars etc directly into
the wastepaper bin with having them lying around and adding to the clutter and untidiness
of the home.
#5 This points talks of a simple regime of assigning a time
of ten minutes and have the whole home clean the house for ten minutes . This
way the house ends up much cleaner with ten minutes of family time effort. I
agree completely with this point of collective cleaning.
#6 The floor should have only furniture on it . Toys ,papers
and other stuff should be assigned to where it belongs .Things which cannot be
assigned to respective places must be disposed off. A floor free from clothes, toys,
papers give a much cleaner airy and clutter free look to the floor and the
house.
#7 This point suggests that kitchen should have only those
appliances that are used daily such as a cooker or a toaster. Appliances that
are used infrequently must be removed to avoid clutter in the kitchen.
#8 The article suggests a simple technique of maintaining a
clean floor by keeping two welcome mats. One outside and the other inside the front
door this way debris and dust don’t
spread in the house.
#9 The author suggests that we makes our bed every day as a kept
and made bed gives the feel of a clean room as compared to a room with an
unmade bed.
#10 The last point of the article focuses on the bathroom as
a easy way to keep the bathroom free from clutter is to store the makeup, toiletries
and everyday use articles in bags or bins under the sink
All these tip are simple to follow and do not take much time
and can surely help us maintain a clean and healthy house
The original article can be found here
other useful articles in the category can be found here
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