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Household Cleaning – Tips & Shortcuts
Improvement
oi-Gowri Nandini
By Nandhini Devi
Organise your work on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Following a motto of 'cleaning less, but more often' will definitely help in household cleaning. We have a few household cleaning tips that will help every homemaker. Have a look at these simple household cleaning shortcuts.
Household Cleaning Tips
Daily
Work
- Clean kitchen counter tops. Get rid of cooking spills immediately. Finish cleaning the utensils after every meal. Clean the sink every night before bedtime.
- Fold blankets, make the bed as soon as you get out of bed.
- Keep away newspaper once you complete reading. Remember to put back anything you pick, back in its place, once you are done with the work.
Weekly
- Wash the linens, bedspreads and blankets.
- Check and organise your refrigerator.
- Clean the bathroom in details. For more bathroom cleaning tips, click here.
- Wash the foot rugs and throw rugs.
Monthly
- Check for unwanted clutter in the house. Give away or throw away the things you do not need.
- Clean the ceiling fans. Click here for more tips.
- Check the garden for unwanted weeds and clean the garden.
Quarterly
- Check the entire the house for cobwebs and clear them out.
- Clean the water-purifiers and air conditioners.
- Polish the sliver cutlery. But do not attempt to clean the whole set at a time if you have too many pieces. Pick up the spoons at one time, next time choose the plates.
- Put out the beds and pillows in the sun, and vacuum them to kill the mites.
- Wash the furnishings, curtains etc.
Six
Months
/
Once
A
Year
- Clean the basement, garage and attic.
- If you have a chandelier, you can clean it on a yearly basis.
- Move and clean below beds, couches and other heavy furniture.
These household cleaning shortcuts help in reducing the pressure of household cleaning.
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Story first published: Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 16:02 [IST]
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