Every person strives to make their home cozy and comfortable. And order and cleanliness play the main role in achieving excellent results. Although these concepts are from the same field and serve the same purpose, they are not identical.
Cleanliness is the absence of dust or stains on horizontal and vertical surfaces. Hard-to-reach places under bulky furniture and appliances, as well as the outside of windows also count.
Order is when every item in the house has a place and, if necessary, can be taken without turning the contents of drawers and shelves upside down.
If you spend a lot of time maintaining order, achieving perfect cleanliness in every corner of the house is not at all easy.
You don't have to love cleaning. Love your home and develop a few simple habits to help keep it clean and tidy.
7 minutes per room
Set aside a certain amount of mandatory time to put things in order. The ideal option is the number of rooms in the apartment multiplied by the number 7. For example, 2 rooms plus a kitchen and a bathroom. Total less than half an hour. Not much - not little. Put everything aside, or set the food to prepare and get started. You don't have to spend 7 minutes on each room. Cleaned up one, move on to the next.
1 minute on bed
If you don't plan to spend the whole day in bed, make it as soon as you get up. Put away the bedding and carefully cover the bedspread.This will set the mood for the beginning of the day and will not allow you to relax during the day.
Each thing has its place
Each vase or document, jar of spices or shoes should have its own specific place. This way, the items will always be accessible. If you can’t find a place, think again whether you really need this thing.
Used it? Put it back!
Order is the basis of a comfortable home. How great it is to just go and take the necessary thing, and not turn the house upside down. Train yourself to return items to their place. By following this rule for just a few days, you will very quickly get used to the convenience.
Don’t accumulate dirty dishes
Don’t wait until the sink is filled to the brim with dirty dishes. Wash a cup after coffee or tea, plates immediately after eating. Transfer the remaining food to a container, and only then put it in the refrigerator. This way, the dishes will always look neat, because you won’t have to scrub them with hard sponges and aggressive products. And how nice it is to start cooking in a clean kitchen!
A place for unnecessary things
Everyone has things that have long been taking up useful space in the apartment, turning it into a warehouse. When sorting out a bookcase or shelves with clothes, without thinking, put in a specially designated box those items that you haven’t used for more than 4 months. If you still haven’t needed them for another two months, get rid of them with a clear conscience.
Provide yourself with helpers
Cleaning products and devices. Make sure that you have liquids for washing glass, floors, plumbing. Gloves, sponges, rags intended for each surface.Empty the dust container of the vacuum cleaner and shake out the dust from the filter in a timely manner. An air humidifier will help maintain the required level of humidity in the apartment. Dust particles will settle down, which will help reduce the amount of dust in the air and on horizontal surfaces.
Clean surfaces
Wipe horizontal surfaces daily with a damp cloth. Window sills, countertops, floors. It will take no more than 10 minutes of your time. If you drop tea on the floor, wipe it up immediately. If the soup escapes while cooking, wipe it with a wet sponge on the hot stove. If sauce spills in the refrigerator, clean it up with a paper towel. It is much easier to remove stains immediately after they appear than to scrub off dried ones.
Fresh air
Ventilate your apartment before going to bed and before leaving the house. If you are at home during the day, every 3-4 hours. 10 minutes is enough to move through the rooms and refresh the air.
You want to return to a clean and comfortable home; it’s a pleasure to be in. Train yourself to maintain order in the house and instill these habits in all family members - with joint efforts this can be done quite quickly.
