Cleaning
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7 Things To Do Every Day For A Cleaner Home
As mommas, we know that having a showroom home is an impossible and fruitless endeavour. There are certain things, however, that we can do each day to help our house look generally clean. So today, let’s explore 7 things to do every day for a cleaner home. So without further ado, here goes. 7 Things To Do Every Day For A Cleaner Home 1. Spot clean the bathrooms Don’t worry about cleaning the whole bathroom each day. Simply clean one part of each bathroom each day (Mondays – mirrors; Tuesdays – floors; Wednesdays – surfaces; Thursdays – bath tubs or shower areas; Fridays – deep clean toilets). 2. Dust and…
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How To Deep Clean The House – 9 Steps
So you have a problem: your house is dirty from top to bottom but you don’t know where to start with the cleaning. Look no further! In this article, I will share how to deep clean the house without going crazy! The secret is order and method. By tackling one room at a time, one item at a time, the job will be manageable. The key here is to remove clutter and to deep clean each room individually. This doesn’t need to be done in just one day. You could assign one or two rooms for each day in a week, or do half the house one day and the…
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5 Tips On How To Clean A Window Without Streaks
Today I’m sharing some great tips on how to clean a window without making streaks because sometimes it seems that streaks just seem to linger no matter what we do. So today I’m here to help you and I’m going to share my tried and tested methods on how to clean a window without streaks. The best thing about these methods and products is that they’re easy, cheap, and effective, which is a must if you’re a homemaker. So let’s take a look at a couple of tips that will help you not only clean a window without streaks but also create sparkling beauty! Let’s dig in. How to Clean…
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How To Clean The Fridge – 7 Hacks
So I’ve covered how to clean the oven, the microwave and the dishwasher, so today it’s the fridge’s turn. The fridge is one of my least favourite appliances to clean as I just don’t like cleaning up spilt liquids and grotty leftovers. However, I’ve found that cleaning the fridge doesn’t have to be a completely unpleasant job. The secret is to find an efficient cleaning method, clean on routine and use good cleaning products. So without further ado, here are 7 fridge cleaning hacks that have helped me, and which I believe will help you too. Hack 1 – Soak the Drawers Remove the fridge drawers, and leave them to…
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How To Clean A Dishwasher Inside – 6 Tips
Ok, so I’ve talked about cleaning ovens and microwaves on the blog, but how about dishwashers? Isn’t it enough to just chuck in a dishwasher cleaning tablet? you may wonder. Yeah, but those don’t always do a good job, especially if you only rely on that for cleaning. So I’m going to help you out a little because I’ve got my own tried and tested methods of cleaning the dishwasher. Here goes. For maintenance cleaning 1. Remove debris and wipe with a cloth Before doing any other type of cleaning (including your favourite dishwasher cleaning tablets) it’s crucial that you get rid of all and any leftover debris. Check for…
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6 Hacks For Cleaning The Oven – Get Rid Of The Grime!
Who likes cleaning the oven? Humm… anyone? Cleaning the oven is one of my least favourite kitchen jobs. In fact, it used to be my absolute worst house job (even worse than cleaning my cat’s litter tray). The thing is, I don’t like using chemical products with smelly fumes, and until recently the only natural cleaning solution I’d heard about was the bicarbonate solution. I tried it once but I disliked it as I found it a faff to clean up. So I went back to my oven cleaning products. That is until I discovered some other natural cleaning solutions that actually work and don’t make a mess! And within…
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5 Quick Microwave Cleaning Hacks
Today I thought I would talk about microwave cleaning hacks. Why? Because mum life entails a lot of cleaning, and the faster we can do it, the more time we can spend doing other stuff. 🙂 Don’t ask me why, but one of my favourite rooms to clean is the kitchen! OK, I don’t like cleaning the oven, but I do enjoy cleaning the rest of the kitchen. And that includes cleaning the microwave. Maybe it’s because my husband and I are the only ones who use it, which means it never gets too dirty. Having said that, there have been occasions where I’ve had to resort to a few…
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7 Hacks For A Clean And Organized Home – Plus Free Housework Checklist!
Who doesn’t like a clean and clutter-free home? While being OCD about cleaning and organizing is definitely not healthy, neither is being in a constant state of mess and dirt! Balance is key! Especially when it comes to homemaking. So today I thought I’d share with you some hacks for a clean, organized house, without you having to spend hours cleaning and tidying every day. The key is to create routines and checklists so that you don’t repeat the same jobs over and over, and then forget to do others. You see, that’s what happened with me a few years ago before I started implementing routines and checklists. I would…
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7 Ways Of Managing Housework With The Kids At Home 24/7
I don’t know about you, but in the last year, we’ve been in lockdown several times as a family. Anyway, I was thinking the other day about how and when I squeeze in housework with all my kids at home, and I decided to share some of what I do here. These things work well for me, so I hope you can adopt or adapt them to suit your situation if you’re feeling that you want to see improvements in this area: 1. Cleaning the house by room or area As you may have read in this blog, last year I adopted a cleaning system that has revolutionized the way…
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How I Adopted The TOMM Cleaning Routine
Ok, so today I’m going to write about the cleaning routine that changed my life as a homemaker. Seriously! Ever since I had become a mother and had to juggle housework with motherhood, cleaning had been stressful. The problem was that in my mind you cleaned the whole house all at once, once a week. That’s the way my mum my mum did it. The way my friends did it. The way most people I knew did it. When we first lived in our previous house, which was a 3 bedroom flat, I just about managed my once a week cleaning spree. But as I had more children, I had…