Cleaning Tips

• Work from top to bottom of a room - hoovering before dusting won't work as dust will resettle on the newly hoovered floor

• Work from the opposite side of the room to the door - this is especially useful when mopping a floor so you don't have to tread on the newly cleaned surface

• Take a bin or rubbish bag from room to room and empty bins and any other rubbish as you go - it is satisfying to get rid of it all in one go, and saves you walking each bin from each room to the dustbin

• Play music and move loads when cleaning - you will find it more enjoyable and burn a few calories at the same time!

• Do tasks in bulk as this saves time - Ironing weekly instead of as you need an item will save time on setting up the ironing board, and will ensure that you don't just keep your ironing board up in a living room permanently!

• For unpleasant jobs try and rotate responsibility - its never fun to clean a toilet - and everyone uses it - so they should all help to keep it clean! Its only fair!

 The National Soap and Detergent Association believes getting rid of clutter would eliminate 40 percent of the housework in the average home

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