4- I usually make lunches the night before, so it’s easy to just grab them out of the fridge. I also make sure that all dishes are put in the dishwasher after breakfast and wipe the sink and counters with a cloth.
That is it! Pretty simple, and I follow the same routine after lunch and dinner. I never leave dishes in the sink. It really only takes a couple of minutes to load the dishwasher and wipe down the counters, but if I were to leave dishes in the sink and let them pile up then it is a real chore! I usually try to unload the dishwasher as I am preparing a meal, then it’s ready to load after the meal.
10 minutes a day to a deep clean home
Once a week I dust, vacuum, sweep and clean the bathrooms. This can all be done rather quickly if I am not cleaning up clutter. I have gotten in the habit of putting things away when I am done with it. So cleaning can be rather fast, if time is not spent on clutter removal.
10 minutes a day to a deep clean home
Spring cleaning can be quite a chore, and I would rather spend time outside enjoying the beautiful spring weather and puttering around my garden. I follow this method daily, or almost. If I have a crazy busy or stressful week I may miss a day or two or even a whole week, but I always get right back on my schedule. Lets look at how I do this . . .
When I talk about deep cleaning, I am talking about baseboards, doors, walls, kitchen cabinets etc. The items, that generally get cleaned only in the spring. Now this method of doing deep cleaning 10 minutes a day was a game changer for me. This 10 minutes can be in the morning, afternoon or evening. It really doesn’t matter, what matters is that you do it.
10 minutes a day to a deep clean home
I have divided up the chores in the house into 5 zones or areas. That corresponds with 5 weeks in a month.
As you look at the calendar, you will notice that I have assigned one zone for each week of the month. The 1st week and the 5th week may not always have a full week, but that doesn’t matter. Zones 1 and 5 will have less items to clean or items that don’t take as long and it all works out.
10 minutes a day to a deep clean home
So this is how it works, I look at my schedule for zone 1, since this is week one and choose something on the list to clean. Next, I grab the cleaning supplies needed, turn on some energizing music, set a timer for 10 minutes and clean. Usually I can clean a couple of items listed in the 10 minute time. I mark them off my list, and the following day I choose another couple of items to clean. Each item to be cleaned should take less than 10 minutes. I break it down into small jobs that can be done quickly.
I keep a HOME binder. I will share more about my home binder on our next organizing post, but I also keep in it the zone cleaning schedule. I have put them in sheet protectors and mark off jobs done with a dry erase marker. Then when completed, simply erase and start again.
10 minutes a day to a deep clean home
As you look at zone 2 which is the kitchen, there are less items on the list. This is because with all the cooking, surfaces get greasy and need to be cleaned more frequently. Therefore, the jobs on the kitchen list will be repeated more often.
10 minutes a day to a deep clean home
I do not generally use chemical cleaners. I use Norwex cloths for all my general cleaning. I’m not promoting them, I don’t work for them or receive any compensation. It is just what I prefer to use. They are a micro fiber cloth with a silver thread woven into them that disinfects them. This makes it super fast to clean without having to get a separate cleaner. For the kitchen cabinets for instance, one day I will wipe down all the outside of the cabinets. On day 2, I may wipe down the inside of the cabinets.
Back in the day using my old method of spring cleaning, I would empty out a cabinet then clean it and put the dishes back in. NOT now, I remove items from one side of the shelf, wipe, slide the items over, wipe, then put the dishes back. This is much less work and is a lot faster.
