Five Quick Cleaning Tips For Busy Moms

You know how it goes....you have every intention ofwashes. Pre-treat surfaces with cleaning product while
getting some cleaning accomplished during the day,you cart the kids around. And finally, if you are
only to find that by the time the kids are in bed, yourfortunate enough to have a Roomba or Scooba, clear
house is no cleaner than when you woke up! Howthe floor and set up your virtual walls so that your
does time get away from us?floors will be clean when you get home!
Here are five quick cleaning tips that any busy mom4. Stash the right supplies in the right rooms.
(or dad!) can incorporate into their day to clean theirYour bathrooms should all be stocked with a bottle of
home a little bit each day.toilet cleaner, a toilet brush, paper towels, glass cleaner
1. Let the cleaning products do the work byand all-purpose anti-bacterial cleaner. Kitchens should
pre-treating.have an anti-bacterial dishwashing soap,
Instead of trying to speed up the cleaning process bydishwasher-safe brush for scrubbing dishes (no
quickly spraying a cleaning product and scrubbingsponges!), anti-bacterial all-purpose cleaner for
away, spray a generous amount of cleaner onto thecounters and surfaces and a standard glass cleaning
surface (tubs, shower walls, countertops, toilet seats)product and paper towels for the front of ovens and
and walk away for five minutes while the cleaningdiswashers. Instead of storing all of your cleaning
product does the work. Most products work bestproducts in one place in your home, assemble these
when allowed to penetrate the stain and break downcleaning kits in each room so you always have access
the grime and surface dirt. Take those five minutes toto the appropriate tools.
throw a load of laundry in the washer, change a diaper5. Keep laundry going all day.
or wash some baby bottles. At the end of those fiveToo often, laundry is left to pile up until no one can find
minutes, wipe the surface clean with paper towels anda clean pair of socks! Head off these laundry crises
admire your work! You just completed two tasks inby maintaining the laundry pile everyday, all day....yes, all
the time it takes to complete one!day! Start first thing in the morning by switching the
2. Chunk like projects together.laundry and starting a new load. Set up baskets for
As long as you have that bottle of glass cleaner andeach person in the home who is old enough to fold
roll of paper towels in your hands, why not do all of theand put away their own laundry and sort clean laundry
mirrors in the house one after the other. By notas it comes out of the dryer. Let each person match
switching between cleaning products and cleaningtheir own socks and put away their own clothing. In the
tasks, you will actually save time because you willevening, put baskets outside each bedroom and have
already have all of the necessary tools at youreveryone load them up with dirty clothes and bed
disposal. Switching between tasks, even in the samelinens. Each morning, collect the clothes, sort, wash and
room, can sometimes take longer than simplydry and let your kids (if they are old enough) do the
completing the same task in each room in quickrest!
succession.In general, quick cleaning comes from setting up
3. Let machines and technology work for you.systems that work in for your family. Setting up your
You only have ten minutes to clean before taking theenvironment for success is the first step toward
kids to their playgroup? Use that time to set up yoursuccess in any area, and by establishing routines and
machines (i.e. appliances) so they can work for youstocking rooms with the appropriate tools, you'll be able
during the time you are en route with the kids. Finishto take advantage of those precious few minutes
loading the dishwasher and turn it on. Switch theevery day to make a nice dent in your cleaning tasks!
laundry and get one load drying while another one