How to Clean Your House in Nine Minutes
I got this idea from a blog I follow,
Red Dirt in My Soul. She says distractions come easy to her. She started setting a timer while cleaning for motivation. I thought to myself, "I am easily distr....oh look, my hot pink, orange, and purple shoes, aren't they pretty?" Now what was I saying? It is very easy for me to start one task and end up finishing something else instead. A few days later I wonder how I never got said task completed.
So how do you clean your house in nine minutes? Easy, set a timer for nine minutes and get to work. Each room has a time limit and when you hear the buzzer, it is time to go to the next room. I tend to get inspired under a time limit so it is hard for me to stop at just the nine minutes...even if I get to do it all over again tomorrow. I have added the nine minute "wildcard" time. It is nine minutes for me to go around the house to finish up any tasks I was in the middle of.
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My bedroom and office piles from the bathroom |
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Purse pile! |
When I start in a room, I immediately work on the clutter. This is the easiest part to get quick results. I make a pile system. Kitchen here, bedroom there, bathroom over here. By doing this, I don't waste time running from room to room. I can use the wild card time to pick up all the bathroom piles and put them away and so on with each pile. When the clutter is cleaned up, I start deep cleaning...washing countertops, toilet, coffee table, etc and organizing drawers and closets. The first day there isn't much time to deep clean. (If you are like me and have a lot of junk sitting around.) Tomorrow there will be more time to wash countertops and your house will start looking cleaner! I am amazed at the difference I have seen in the house in just a few days. I even do a timer for washing dishes. So far I have finished all dishes in nine minutes with time to spare. It doesn't seem as bad when you know you are only going to do it for nine minutes. I intend to keep this up for a long time! Plus, I have more time to crochet and craft, which lets face it, is all that really matters. ;)
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I got everything put away and the counter washed off in nine minutes |
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The only Christmas decoration we have up...I have high hopes for more...we will see. |
So, I can't clean my entire house in nine minutes, but I can clean my house in nine minutes x the number of rooms! Today I cleaned up the bathroom, did the dishes, cleaned the kitchen, and made lunch after I got home at 11am. The food was ready by noon (with the help of the microwave on defrost.)
What housecleaning tips do you have? I am always looking to find a new routine for our crazy lives!
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