by Frances Svarda

Created on: July 27, 2010   Last Updated: July 28, 2010

The last thing anyone wants to think about is cleaning.  Many of us desire to just walk through the door from a long day and relax.  Unfortunately, cleaning is a part of daily life if we want to live in a clean and almost germ free environment.  Many people don't have enough time to constantly clean because they value time with their families, or, relaxing on days off from work.  By developing a method to do chores faster through maintenance and a system, more time could be spent doing other things. In order to accomplish chores faster, I set up a system which helps to clean a house faster, lists products used, and offers tips to develop maintenance.

To make chores go faster through the week, I always do a complete cleaning really well once a week.  Working as a housekeeper while attending College has made me develop my own system of cleaning in order to make house cleaning faster and easier.  The first rule I developed is linking chores into categories according to a surface's cleaning needs.  For example, I clean all the mirrors, TVs and glass together all at once, or, I will dust all the wood at one time.  To make the list easier, I will break the chores down into steps in order to make chores faster.  First I have to mention that this system allows you to free up cleaning products without carrying everything from room to room. 

CHORES TO DO ONCE A WEEK

1. Strip all beds in the house which are used on a regular basis and wash.  Throw in the washing machine to get the laundry going.

2. Wash dishes if any are in the sink.  Fill sink with water and cleaning solution and wipe kitchen down.

3.Take a rag and pour glass cleaner or vinegar on to wet the rag down.  Grab another rag or recycled newspapers, go through each room and clean all TVs, mirrors, picture frames, windows and glass. 

4. Pour Old English or Pledge on a rag and go through the entire house and dust all of the wood.

5. Pick up items laying around and put away.

6. Clean entire bathroom except the floor.

7. Sweep all the non-carpeted floors and pick up dirt.

8. Plug an extension cord on the vacuum so the vacuum can reach all over the house, vacuum all corners and edges first.  After the corners and edges have been vacuumed, then vacuum all the rooms at once.

9. Take out the trash and start with a new bag.

10. Continue doing laundry and make beds until finished.

In order to accomplish these chores faster, there are certain products

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