Feb
22
Good Habits for a Clean Home
ByThe difference between a home that is usually picked up and one that is usually messy is often just the habits of the owners. Create better habits and you could have a cleaner home. Some good habits to implement:
- Leave a room neater than when you got there. Before you leave a room, do a quick scan. Grab the plate and cup you brought in. Then pick up the other cup on the table.
- Put things away even when you are in a hurry. I used to run out the door and leave everything out on the bathroom sink. Now I always put everything away before I leave. I start getting ready a few minutes earlier.
- Do a 10 minute tidy with your family in the evening. Have all the family members pick up their stuff from throughout the house.
- Do things right away. Fold laundry right away so it is less wrinkled. Do dishes right after dinner so they aren’t crusty. Sew on the button before it gets lost.
- Do errands on one day instead of every time you run out of something. Think how much less you will be stuck in the car. Keep a running list of things to buy.
- Keep up with laundry and dishes.
- Sort through papers and email daily.
- Put jewelry back into the jewelry box every night. I am working on this one right now. I have a little stash of jewelry next to the jewelry box that has become annoying.
- Pick it up as you go. Put away projects when you are done. Clear off the desk when you are done with work. Put away food when you are cooking.
Which of these habits would make the biggest difference in your home? You can start practicing your habit right away!
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Such simple actions but so very effective. I do most of these always and some now and then. I think I will begin to keep this list in mind. Hopefully it will make my day go smoother. Thanks for the hints.
This is a good plan especially when you have company come, and you’ve cleaned the house for their visit, yet two days later you will have more company come in. If we keep things picked up after the first set of guests leave, then the house will still basically be clean for the second set of guests. This is happening in my home right now. We just had a Valentine’s Luncheon on Thursday, and more company is due to arrive on Sunday. I’m already telling everyone, “Keep the house clean!! And we won’t have to re-clean!!”
Thanks for your tips!
This is a great list. I’ve been working on doing some of these very things myself. The toughest is probably the bathroom because it always seems to easy to leave out the things you use every day, but I’m getting in the habit. The jewelry’s a tough one too!
Thanks Pattie! You are probably already more organized than I am
Deb – you are so right. I hope you had less cleaning and enjoyed your company.
Jerri – but if you keep it up it will become second nature. I never thought it would for me – and then it did!
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Whenever I check out Beth’s Blog, I always come away feeling inspired, ….and positive!
Simplify is the keyword in this post about Good Habits for a Clean Home. Thanks so much Beth for this useful list.
That is so sweet Fiona – and that’s exactly how I want people to feel.
Thanks Beth, it is a great reminder to me. For many, many years I struggled with housework and tried to find ways to have a tidy house and not do much!
One day the light bulb in my head came on and I thought it is soooo simple – pick up as you go.