How to Be a Better Housekeeper.
Be a better housekeeper without wearing yourself out by using these smart strategies to keep
a cleaner home.
You will need Cleaning schedule Supply cart or caddy Storage systems Task delegation Relaxation
of criteria Prioritization of tasks Room checklists (optional) Old towels (optional) and expectations
of children (optional).
Step 1.
Schedule chores, dividing tasks into daily, weekly, and monthly categories to maintain
order and cleanliness, and to avoid overwhelming tasks.
Create cleaning checklists for each room.
Step 2.
Use gravity to be a better housekeeper by cleaning from the top down and avoid cleaning
fixtures, shelves and other surfaces more than once.
Recycle old towels into cleaning rags.
Step 3.
Be efficient by keeping handy a supply cart or caddy that you can easily move from room
to room, and seek out new time-saving cleaning tools and products.
Step 4.
Organize your home with storage systems for everything from food to toys and make sure
each family member puts things in their place.
Establish the expectation that children put their things away before going to bed.
Step 5.
Delegate cleaning tasks to family members according to age and ability, making sure
they understand how to complete a job.
Step 6.
Relax and avoid obsessing over perfection so that everyone in the household can pitch
in without you re-cleaning what they've already cleaned.
Step 7.
Prioritize tasks in accordance with your time and energy, and you'll not only become a better
housekeeper by addressing the essentials, you'll be a happier person with more time
to spend doing what you love.
Did you know A 2009 study showed that on an average day that same year, 85 percent of
women and 67 percent of men spent time doing housework.