"Do I have to really clean daily?"
"Can't it be a one-time thing every month?"
The answer to the questions is – yes, and yes. You need clean daily and monthly.
Sounds confusing? Let us break it down for you.
There are specific cleaning tasks that you must do daily and selected cleaning chores that need to be done monthly.
Cleaning the kitchen after preparing a meal? Daily.
Cleaning the roof gutters? Monthly.
You can't postpone the daily chores at any given cost. Do it for a few days, and you'll come home to an oddly-smelling kitchen.
Ignore it for a week, and you'll live in a dumpster.
Let's face it, we all hate cleaning (at least most of us). But, the daily cleaning tasks are a part of the daily routine – you can't miss out on them; they are like a natural sequence of events that need to happen to keep the order of life.
Just like you shower daily, doing your dose of cleaning needs to be on the list of your activity calendar for the day. Who doesn't love to come home to a space that is breathing positive energy, clean and tidy?
So to get you a headstart, here are 5 daily cleaning habits you'll need to incorporate into your daily list. Most of these routines sometimes get missed, and you eventually face its fiery when something smells bad or looks dirty.
1 Doing the dishes & the sink
Cooking is fun, but cleaning up is most certainly not. And sometimes, you do a rush job that leaves gunk and oil deposits on the sink that keep getting collected over time. Eventually, you'll end up with a clogged sink and a dirt-filled basin.
And there's been a fix for this right in front of you. But you've always chosen to ignore this.
While you clean the dishes after a meal (please do), wipe down the sink as well. You'll be shocked to see how much better your sink will look once you start doing this.
Do this at least once a day or soon after dinner, so you'll wake up to a shiny sink.
2 Clean the shower drain every time you shower
The shower drain is wild. And it will keep building up gunk, hair strands, and whatnot.
Someday, it will all stop. The drain will not be able to hold it anymore, which will be ugly. The monster clog is going to be scary.
But that's if you constantly ignore the shower drain and only address it when the shower area gets clogged and the water stops draining. Instead, cleaning the shower drain daily, soon after you shower, is going to be giving you sanity and satisfaction.
Investing in a shower drain protector can also help stop the strands of hair from slithering down in the first place.
3 Wiping down the cooktop
Isn't washing the dishes and cleaning the sink already enough? Do I have to do more?
Imagine this – you are cooking a meal, and in the process of transferring the food from one dish to another or adding some ingredients, some crusts and grains fall out. You don't notice them while you cook but eventually, they appear.
If you try to ignore them, they'll remain on the hob, eventually end up sticky and get deposited ingrain. You don't want your cooktop, that you paid thousands of pounds to be destroyed, do you?
So, once you're done with the dishes and the sink, take a cloth through the cooking top. You can even use a little dishwashing liquid to make it squeaky clean.
Squeezing the shower cubicle walls every time you shower sounds a little bit nitpicky, but the benefit you get by doing this is immeasurable. If you are looking for longevity for your shower cubicle, take the initiative to squeeze down the shower walls at least once a day.
When water keeps collecting every time you shower, there can be space for bacteria to grow over time. And the bad thing is that you will not end up seeing this, which can take a toll on your fittings.
By removing water as much as possible, you are reducing the risk and ensuring that your shower cubicle looks as good as new.
5 Spritz your bed every time you make it
We don't need to tell you to make your bed every day, but if you aren't a part of the daily bed-making club, that's one membership you need today.
When you get your membership, take a step further and spritz your bed with a bit of naturally scented spray. This can be any natural ingredient combo or vinegar mixed with a little water to bring in that refreshing and clean feel.
A little spray can go a long way to keep your bedspread and pillows free from bacteria and smell good.
Inculcating a new habit is hard. Adding cleaning as a habit can be even more challenging.
According to research, forming a new habit can take 18 to 254 days. But it is never too late to get started.
Cleaning is a good habit that everyone needs to adapt. Clean daily for seven days straight, and you'll see the benefits all around you.
Start today – get a cleaner, better home tomorrow.
Also, if you are still having issues getting that daily routine done or need the experts on board to show you how, we at Ordenada Cleaning Services can help.
Only a professional cleaner will know to spot the grey areas, reach out to missed things, and do a thorough cleaning. Using the right tools is also essential, along with suitable solvents.
Based on your requirement, we help people get through their cleaning daily, weekly or monthly.
We've got special plans for everyone to get the bulk of the work away. What'sEven better, we use only eco-friendly products in our cleaning process, bringing no harm to the environment around you.
You can easily reach us for an assessment and pick a plan that fits your home.
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