How to clean in no time when you are busy. Having a house that is always clean and shiny, while respecting the environment, seems like a dream, or almost a mirage, for those who are always busy and have little time to devote to household chores. In reality, a few tricks are enough to save time and be able to put everything in order so that the house is always presentable, ready to welcome your last minute guests.
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Have one house always clean and shiny, while respecting the environment, it seems like a dream, or almost a mirage, for those who are always busy and have short while to devote to household chores. In reality, a few tricks are enough to save time and be able to put everything in order so that the house is always presentable, ready to welcome your last minute guests.
Follow the philosophy of ecological cleaning which also become fun and relaxing. A moment to put aside the worries of the day and to simply focus on the appearance of the place we live in and on how much it can become more pleasant and welcoming in a few minutes with a pinch of commitment and with the help of the family and roommates, who they will ease the task.
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Kit di pulizie always soon all'use
Keep a cleaning kit at hand with ecological and do-it-yourself detergents always ready for use. Alternatively, you can prepare the fastest multipurpose products to be made directly on the spot, such as the citric acid limescale remover or the soap-based dusting spray (find all the recipes which will make life easier for you “My ecopulite house”, our guide to ecopulizie). love yourselfself and make your own soap at home, dedicate yourself to this task only a couple of times a year. Make the quantity necessary to make a good supply.
Tidy up your clothes and toys every night
Clothes, shoes and toys are among the objects that are likely to create the most disorder in family. If you let them pile up, the task of putting everything back in order is going to get really tough. To avoid that every weekend is dedicated to decluttering, try to arrange clothes, shoes and toys every night, with the help of those who contributed to the disorder. Seeing the tidy rooms and well-stowed clothes the next morning will put you in a good mood and pay off for the effort. After all, if you avoid creating too much disorder, ten minutes every evening will be enough to fix everything.
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Take advantage of commercial breaks
If you decide to watch a movie or any other TV show in the evening after dinner, try take advantage of the dead time of advertising to finish tidying up the bookcase, washing and drying the dishes, dusting in stages or eliminating the crumbs that have formed on the floor during dinner. If you iron (but you can also try not to iron as much or as little as possible), accompanying this somewhat boring activity with watching a good movie could make it lighter. During the commercials you will make up for the time that until now you thought you did not have.
Follow the 15 minute rule
You have been warned at the last moment and in a quarter of an hour your friends or relatives will come and see you almost by surprise. What can you do for make the house presentable in just 15 minutes? Prioritize yourself. Check that everything is in order in the bathroom and maybe light a scented candle. If you haven't washed the dishes yet, you will have time to clear out and put them in the dishwasher or at least soak in the sink. Quickly clean the floor in the living room and kitchen. Take a look at the bathroom mirror with the microfiber cloth to eliminate any streaks and change the towels. In general, quickly tidy up clothes scattered around the house, shoes and jackets. The intercom sound will no longer catch you unprepared.
Organize housekeeping with a scheme
The 15 minute cleaning rule doesn't just apply to emergencies. It can become a regular, indeed, daily appointment. For example, you can decide to dedicate 15 minutes to house cleaning (or in any case blocks of 15 minutes per task) a day every evening, in the absence of other time, by setting a sound timer, for example an alarm clock. This technique will allow you to tidy up, wash the dishes, load the washing machine and then hang out the clothes or dust without procrastinating, establishing short steps that will make the work appear lighter. Divide the tasks one by one without falling into the trap of doing multiple things at the same time. But remember that, for example, while the washing machine proceeds with the wash cycle, you can take advantage of the wait to cook or to clean the bathroom.
Don't forget the fun
When worries and priorities are far removed from the world of cleaning, having to tidy up and tidy up seems like a real hassle and a minor task. Set priorities, in this case, e don't forget the fun. Listen to your favorite music while you do the cleaning - always be green, please! - and at the end reward yourself: take a well-deserved nap, prepare your favorite herbal tea, read a book or call a friend.
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more tips on how to clean the house and do laundry without harmful products for the environment we recommend our book "My eco-clean house - Ecological and economical DIY detergents" (Gribaudo 2014). You can find it in all Feltrinelli bookstores at a price of 14,90 euros. You can take advantage of the 15% launch discount by purchasing the book online:
Marta Albè
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