5 Easy Steps that make housework more
manageable
Sometimes the task of
keeping a clean, tidy house just seems overwhelming.
Why is that? Because
it never ends! You never get done!
In order to make the task more manageable
and give you the feeling that you have accomplished something.
I've broken it done into 5 easy
steps.
- The first step is to survey every room
in your house making a list of everything that needs
to be done.
- After you have done this you can break
it down further by deciding how often things need to
be done and who should do it. Scheduling housework
is important because it gives you the feeling that you
actually completed your tasks for the day making housework
more satisfying.
- After you have decided what needs done
and how often and who should do it. Now take 7 sheets
of paper and write one day of the week on each. Now
start placing the jobs into the days of the week. Chores
that need done everyday will be on every sheet, the
ones that only need done once a month will go on a monthly
chore sheet. Don't worry if you don't put everything
from one room into one day, you'll be doing daily cleaning
and getting done what needs to be done that day. You'll
be surprised how wonderful this can be, when your list
is done you are done. Period. This way when
my daughter ask me when I'll be done cleaning I have
an answer, When I get the things on my list done. Do
you want to help?
- Next type up your list in a wordprocessing
program and save them in a folder titled " weekly
housecleaning" print off several of each day
and put them on the fridge or somewhere out of the way
that you can remember.
- Each day grab the list for that day
and start going down the list. You'll be surprised
how quickly it goes, and it's sort of a game to see
if you can finish your list. Actually you can
go really quickly because you will be doing these chores
on a regular basis now and things won't get overlooked,
so you don't have to spend very much time on any one
thing.
There you
go, 5 easy steps to keep your house in tip top shape and
you will never have to worry about unexpected guests again.
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Microwave cleaning
tip:
If your microwave gets caked with dry hardened food
simply place a microwave safe dish 1/2 full of water
in the microwave and set the timer for a few minutes
until the water starts to boil. Let the dish stay in
the microwave for a few minutes with the door shut,
this will soften the food so that you can wipe down
the microwave without scrubbing.
I just used this microwave
cleaning tip and it worked great! Thanks so much!
Joyce, Williamsburg,
VA.
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