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When it comes to cleaning, many of us simply dread it or parts of it.  Some, for example, hate to vacuum, while other people simply detest mopping.  Are there any ways to make these horrible chores fun, or at least not as horrible?  Well, yes and no.  There are some ways to make cleaning less of a chore, and one of those ways is to clean according to your personality.

Most likely, we learned how to clean from our parents.  They would give us cleaning chores to do, and we would see them cleaning the home often.  However, your parents’ cleaning methods may not be the best for you.  What you need to do is figure out the best way for you to clean your house.  Some people, for example, see their home as a series of rooms and hallways.  Each of these is like a separate task.  These people may find that they get a better sense of accomplishing something if they pick up, dust, and vacuum one room, then move on to the next.  Other people see their home as one large space.  For them, it may make more sense to pick up every room, then go back through and do all the dusting.  Neither way is “correct”—it all depends on what gives you a better sense of accomplishment.

Likewise, some people prefer to get all the cleaning done and over within a single day.  They may wake up at 8:00 a.m. and clean house all day, but they like the idea of not doing any cleaning the rest of the week.  Others may hate this idea.  For them, it makes more sense to clean a little bit each day instead of overloading one day with organising, dusting, vacuuming, sweeping, etc.  Again, both ways work.  Discovering which way works better for you will make the task of cleaning not see quite as bad, and you’ll discover your home is clean without as much effort.

You might not think of it as cleaning, but it’s important that you keep your garden looking just as good as the interior of your home.  In fact, it may be even more important.  The first thing people will see when they arrive at your home is the exterior, and if it looks cluttered, they may immediately decide that you aren’t a very clean person.  Here are some tips on keeping your back garden clean and inviting to everyone.

•    The most obvious tip is to keep rubbish out of your garden.  Many times, the rubbish that accumulates in your garden isn’t yours.  It gets blown over from your neighbours, or sometimes people throw rubbish out of their cars (even though this is littering and can carry a fine).  You can turn this into a game for your children if you don’t want to keep up with it.  Offer them a small amount of money (a bit of change) for every piece of rubbish they pick up out of the garden.

•    If you subscribe to newspapers or other items that are left on the porch or outside the front door, be sure to pick them up each day.  Don’t let three or four days accumulate.  Besides making your garden look cluttered, it’s a waste of money to subscribe to a newspaper and then not read it.

•    Try to keep your porch, or at least the area around your front door, free of clutter.  If you use yard or gardening tools, put them away after you’re finished with them.  Roll up your garden hoses as well.  Don’t leave an item out with the intention of putting it away later - you probably won’t.

•    The exterior of your home presents a cleaning task that the interiors usually don’t: dirt and mud.  If you see your pathways or porches looking dirty, take the hose pipe and rinse them off.

•    You may also want to rake the leaves off of your garden or rake up the loose grass after you mow.  While not raking doesn’t create quite the eye-sore that rubbish in your gardendoes, it can give your home a messy look.

Every parent has to deal with their kids’ rooms from time to time.  While it’s a good idea to insist that your kids clean their own rooms, sometimes you may need to help them out or do a quick pick up when company is coming over. 

For general cleaning, set a schedule for your kids.  You may want to have this be a weekly chore, or, if your children generally pick up after themselves, they may get away with a good cleaning every two weeks or even once a month.  Basically, all you need to do is inspect their rooms.  Make sure your kids know when this is going to happen and what is expected of them.  If they’re older, you may ask more of them.  For example, teens are capable of vacuuming their own rooms and dusting shelves.  For younger kids, you may need to help them with some of these more advanced cleaning tasks.

If you notice their rooms are too cluttered in between cleaning inspections, don’t be afraid to tell them to pick up their toys and such.  Make certain they know that they are expected to keep their rooms clean all the time, not just on the days you’re going to check up on them.  However, try not to nag them too much.  After all, chances are your own bedroom isn’t always spotless.

If you do have to clean your kids’ rooms for whatever reason, try to respect their privacy.  This is especially a concern if you’re picking up your teen’s room.  Don’t read their diaries, for example, even if they are left lying on the desk.  In fact, if your teen isn’t home and you need the house ready for unexpected company or some other reason, take a moment to consider if your visitors are actually going to see your teen’s room.  If not, it may be better to simply leave their door closed.

Cleaning the kitchen is one of the most important tasks around your home.  After all, you prepare all of your meals there, and you don’t want to end up using dirty dishes or having a dirty worktop.  Here are a few tips for cleaning the kitchen that may make the whole process much easier.

If you’re allergic to harsh chemicals, there are some other ways of disinfecting your counters and your sink that won’t leave you short of breath.  One of these is to use baking soda and vinegar.  Baking soda can be used to remove many different stains on your sink or counters.  Vinegar is a natural cleaning agent, and by mixing it with water and pouring the mixture into a squirt bottle, you have an all-natural disinfectant that also removed odours.  Besides being chemical-free, these two cleaning items are fairly cheap.  Lemon juice can also be used to clean hard water deposits and stains from your sink.

When sweeping, don’t forget to sweep under your fridge and the front of your oven and dishwasher.  Often, dust and other items collect under these appliances.  It’s difficult to get a mop under these appliances, so sweeping often is the only way to clean in these areas.

Don’t let your dirty dishes stack up in the sink.  This can cause your sink to get stained by food scraps.  Be careful when pouring coffee, tea, or soft drinks down your sink.  Coffee especially can stain the sink if it’s allowed to sit in it for several hours.

If you have a rubbish disposal appliance attached in your kitchen, to clean it put a lemon or lime down it to remove the odours.  Then drop some ice cubes down the disposal to sharpen the blades.

Finally, to deal with those difficult microwave stains, first microwave a coffee cup half-filled with water for about two minutes.  The steam from the water will help loosen up any baked-in splatters.

Around the holidays, you have a lot of stress—you have to decide what to buy for everyone on your list, actually purchase those gifts, deal with crowded shopping centres and, if you’re hosting the holiday meal, cook and clean.  There’s so much to be done, especially if you’re doing it all on your own.  Most often, the thing that doesn’t get accomplished is the cleaning.  If you have to drop something off your to-do list, here are some ideas for prioritising the cleaning.

First, clean the main areas people will be in.  This is usually your living room, dining room, kitchen, and main bathroom.  If no one will be in your bedroom or spare room, you may get by without cleaning them.  Just shut the doors to those rooms.  If you have time, of course, you should at least give them a quick pick-up.

In the main rooms, focus on very noticeable things.  Vacuum, sweep, and get rid of any cobwebs around the ceiling.  If your bookshelves aren’t very dusty or aren’t noticeably dusty, save them until last just in case you don’t have time to get them done.  Straighten up anything on your coffee table or tossed around the living room, too.  It’s a quick process that usually takes less than ten minutes, but it can really help make the room look nice.

Also spend some time on your main bathroom.  Nothing will make people think your home is icky than to have a dirty bathroom.  In fact, you may spend more time cleaning the bathroom than any other room since you may want to mop it, clean the toilet, and clean the sink.

The dining room, likewise, needs a good cleaning.  Make sure the floor looks nice and that the chairs are animal-hair free if you have any pets.  Finally, there’s the kitchen.  Here, you can cheat a bit as well.  If you’ve been cooking all day, it’s expected that your kitchen will have a few dirty dishes in it.  However, you may want to do a little cleaning just for your own sake.  After a big holiday meal, you’re going to have a lot of dishes to do.  Having the dirty dishes from the past two days piled up in addition to the holiday dishes will really give you a lot to deal with.