Cleaning
Power Hour Series
Just Give It 15 Minutes
I
love my blog because I can share more in depth info about my videos
than I can in the video itself, or things I forget to talk about.
My
latest series on YouTube is about how I clean my house now, get a lot
done and have fun while doing it. Really the video just shows me
cleaning so I thought I'd share more about what I actually do.
First,
I've tried all kinds of cleaning routines, Fly Lady, CleanMama.net
and tons of other cleaning schedules I've found on pinterest. I have
nothing against any of those routines and think they are wonderful
for a jumping off point and I know they have helped many people get
their homes in order. My problem is I cannot fit into any one box. I
would do great for a couple of days and then I'd be out of the house
one day and miss cleaning that day and it would throw my whole
schedule off and discourage me. I need variety, flexibility and I
need to want to do something not be told I have to do it on a certain
day.
So
after a long time of trying all kinds of different methods I finally
came up with something that works for me, my schedule and my house.
It's
very simple, my house has 7 rooms and I give myself an hour most
days, there are days where I'm gone all day so I start where I left
off the next time I clean. I tackle 4 rooms a day at 15 minutes each.
I set a timer and get done as much as I can in that 15 minutes as
possible. It's enough time to get a lot done, is not overwhelming and
kind of makes it a fun game to see how much I can get done in 15
minutes. Sometimes I go over if there is a big mess or I want to deep
clean but that's what is great is I can make it work for what I want
at the time.
My
trick is I treat my house like a clock, so the first day I started, I
tackled my laundry/mud room first which is on the end of my house,
then I did the kitchen, living room and then my daughters room. I
work in a circle, so that next day I would start where I left off, my
son's room, the bathroom, our bedroom and then back to the laundry
room. This way I start somewhere different everyday and I'm hitting
the rooms multiple times a week so I'm staying on top of the mess. If
there isn't much of a mess then I don't spend all 15 minutes, it
either cuts my power hour time down or I dedicate more time to
another room if needed.
The
kitchen gets cleaned every day no matter what, I dedicate 10-15
minutes every night after everyone is in bed to get it tidied up for
the next morning. The kitchen has always been a struggle for me and
for most of our marriage it has gone uncleaned at night but when I
finally buckled down and realized it just needed a short amount of
time at night my reward was so great in the morning when I start my
day with a clean kitchen!
I
feel like this system has finally given me success and keeps me from
getting bored. Homemaking and taking care of my family is my number
one job and I want to enjoy it. Do I like cleaning no, but I do enjoy
the fruits of my labor even though it usually only lasts 30 minutes
before the kid/husband tornado hits, ;).
I
hope that this idea helps you mix things up in your house and get out
a cleaning rut like I was in.
❤️ Heather