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Cleaning: Seeing a Big Difference

May 14, 2014 by Tracy

Cleaning: Seeing a Big Difference

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Having tried a new cleaning method, I am beginning to understand why daily cleaning is a popular system.

As a newbie, I have to remind myself that the rest of the mess is not on the agenda for today.

As I really like to clean and clean and clean until it is done, this daily cleaning has its drawbacks.

In choosing to focus on one area, I am letting everything else go.

On the other hand, maintaining the cleaned areas is now a breeze to keep up.

I am still learning and taking this new system slowly.

However, I have had success for these past two weeks. Having already shared my first week’s results, I will follow up by sharing how I proceeded to clean my house the second week:

Sunday: Make a plan

Monday: Refresh all the bathrooms: sinks, toilets, bathtubs, showers, and sweep all floors

Tuesday: One complete load of laundry

Wednesday: One complete load of laundry

Thursday: One complete load of laundry and preparing for upcoming garage sale

Friday: Purge coupon file

Saturday: Rest

By the end of the week, I still had 3 clean bathrooms and part of the laundry pile gone, and I wasn’t exhausted. It was much easier cleaning this week.

With other projects going this past week, I was still able to keep up the clean parts of our home. As my children have seen the difference, they have worked to keep up their rooms. 🙂

I love this new cleaning method. Though I don’t have it all nailed down with a schedule, I am seeing a big difference in my energy level as well as the condition of our home.

As I am still not done with the laundry and we have house guests coming at the end of the week, I will be cleaning from top to bottom. However, I already have a jump start with mostly clean bathrooms. Happy cleaning!

Question: What do you like about your cleaning method?

Filed Under: Cleaning, Household Tagged With: cleaning

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