How to Clean All of the Extras Fast

Posted on Sep 23, 2014 | 0 comments

Welcome to the final post in my Household Cleaning Tips Series. I hope you have printed out my master list of household cleaning jobs found there and are finding it helpful.

There are a LOT of extras that go into running a household smoothly so I thought it important to give them mention here.

Here are my tips on How to Clean All of the Extras:

Tip 1: Take your 5 Parent Minutes every DAY! The benefits are huge, try it and find out.

Tip 2: Exercise/stretch for 15 minutes each day. It can be as simple as taking the kids for a walk or bike ride, playing a game outside with them or taking a short walk yourself each day. 15 minutes of stretching/yoga counts too!

Tip 3: Keep up with the laundry! I don’t know where it comes from, but there always seems to be a heaping pile of it! I like to do at least one, if not two loads a day.

Tip 4: Weekly I find it very helpful to make a meal plan (here’s why) and grocery list. Then do the shopping! I also water my indoor plants once a week.

Tip 5: Monthly it is good to give your purse/bag and your children’s backpacks a good clean out.

Tip 6: Every month I like to get into the laundry room and give the machines a good wipe down while running the machine cleaning cycle. This often gets forgotten as we attribute clean to that room so we neglect to realize that the machines themselves need to be cleaned!

Tip 7: Quarterly it is a good idea to check air filters, dryer connections and smoke detector (all detectors actually) batteries.

Tip 8: Quarterly I like to steam clean the rugs in the house. I have an awesome standing Shark that does the trick nicely. I also have a handheld Shark steamer for the stairs and countertops. LOVE both steamers! The house just feels better once it has been done!

This last one is not a tip as I DESPISE doing it, but it must be done! Yearly you should get the windows cleaned and all window treatments (curtains/blinds) need to get vacuumed, wiped, beaten – however you do it!

What are your great tips on cleaning all of the extras? What did I miss here?

Malibu Mama Loves Xx

More reading on cleaning:
5 Simple Steps to Keeping Your House Clean
Household Cleaning Tips Series
How to Clean your Bathroom Fast
How to Clean your Bedroom Fast
How to Clean your Kitchen Fast
How to Clean your Living Spaces Fast
How to Clean your Home Office Fast