Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Getting Ready!!!!
In today's busy world, cleaning the house often gets pushed to the bottom of the to-do list. Between work, errands, exercising, cooking, carpooling the kids to various events, not to mention trying to have some kind of social life, who has time to spend the day, or even the afternoon, with a mop in one hand and a dust rag in the other?
But there are a few tips that can make the job easier. Some may seem obvious at first glance, but how many of them are you really putting to use?
1. Get help! There's no reason why only one person should be responsible for keeping the house clean (unless you live alone!). Get the kids, your spouse, even guests, to pitch in and help. If you spread the work around, life will run much more smoothly for everyone in the household. Your family will finally appreciate all that you do!
2. Only clean where it's dirty. This may seem obvious, but it's not. How many times have you washed a wall because there were fingerprints on it? Next time, spot clean just the prints.
You'll save time, energy and money.
And you'll actually be extending the life of what you own. For example, if you scrub your carpet too often, you'll wear it out a lot faster.
3. Get rid of clutter. Knickknacks and bric-a-brac are great dust collectors. Only display your favorite items and put away the rest or rotate your display monthly. Think of the time you'll save by not having to move them,dust them or wash them every week.
4. Save time and energy. Buy a cart with wheels or a child's wagon and put your cleaning supplies in it. That way, you won't have to run back and forth between rooms to get something you forgot. Use an extension cord, approximately 30 feet, for your vacuum cleaner so you can drag it from room to room without backtracking to unplug it.
5. Have a laundry basket and/or "junk" box in each room. Pick everything up off the floor, table, bed, etc., at once. Then go through and throw away what you don't want and put away what you do.
6. Carry a garbage bag with you. Instead of going outside each time you need to shake your mop or dust rags, shake them inside the garbage bag, then toss it.
7. Get to the mess quickly. If you clean up as you go along each day, you won't have a disaster on the weekend. Hang your clothes up instead of draping them on a chair. Wash your dishes after you've eaten instead of letting them soak. Vacuum the dirt you accidentally brought into the house before it's ground into the carpet. Get into the habit of cleaning up as you go along.
8. Do more than one thing at a time. For example, wipe the kitchen counters while you're waiting for the sink to fill.
Or if you leave in the New York City, NYC area, you could call Spring Cleaning Services at 212-962-6730 to schedule your appointment for spring house,apartment, cleaning.

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