Tips for speeding Housecleaning

Garbage: If the container will not be used for very messy garbage, put several empty garbage bags at the bottom of the container. Then, when you pull out the full bag, you have an empty one waiting to be used. Dirty Dishes: If you like to eat often in areas other then your kitchen area, leave a tray large enough to hold a few glass's and plates in an unobtrustive location nearby. This is especially usefull if you have a computer room or home office den on another level of the house. Transporting your dishes to the kitchen is much easier this way. Kitchen Counters: Buy a container of those new Clorax (or other brand) wipes. Each time you do dishes, or cook, wipe down your counters with a clean wipe. This keeps bacteria from building up, as well as preventing stains, etc. This is a fast and easy way to be pro-active in the kitchen. Scrub that Tub: If your doing a major scrub on a tub, apply whatever cleaning agent you prefer, and go do another chore for 10 minutes. When you return to the tub, it will be a snap to clean quickly. Got Kids?: If you children are old enough to do small chores, assign each child a minor chore. Each child will do this chore for 7 days. Each week, rotate the chores, so the children learn to do different chores.

I set a timer for a set time say thirty minutes. And then I rush around and clean as much as I can as fast as I possibly can. And then when the thirty minutes is done I usually have so much motivation and adrenaline running that I'm able to finish off what I didn't finish in the first thirty minutes very quickly.

I clean certain things on certain days so I don't put in more than an hour a day. (this is because I home school, own two businesses, have a baby and another one on the way!) I do dishes every day after dinner, the house gets vaccumed everyday, Saturdays are dusting and the bathrooms. Laundry is a constant thing, sweeping the kitchen is twice a days and mopping is once a week. My 8 year old helps a lot.

ok open a doors and let the wind sweep your floor.eat at freinds places so theres no dishes.and when it rains put your clothes on the line for a wash lol

When I first got married it was the hardest thing for me to keep up with for some reason. I also have three dogs (who are inside/ouside dogs). So let me first say that I don't have as much as most to take care of. *and props to you that do* A while passed and I decided I needed help with figuring out an effortless way to do it all. It didn't help that I'm too picky for my own good when it comes to cleanliness...so I was battling against myself. Then I became a Flybaby. Some of you may know EXACTLY what I am talking about:) It was a beautiful thing! With the site's help and getting in a rountine my house is always spotless and orderly (which I NEVER thought possible). Head to www.flylady.net - it is a Godsend! Oh yeah, and a few cleaning (items) I could never live without: 1. The Freshbrush toilet brush - It uses flushable pads and hangs on the side off the toilet . It's out of sight when you aren't using it, and there are no nasty germs lingering about like there would be with a regular one. 2. Clorox Bathroom Cleaner with teflon - yes, teflon! It really does work! It's not like you don't have to clean your sinks, toilet and showers enought to begin with...*sigh* The teflon acts the same way it soes on your pots and pans...it repels dirt (unfortunately nor forever) and works more eficciently than regular batroom cleaners. 3. OF course the ever-popular swiffer - we have mainly hardwood floors, so this is an invaluable tool between regular cleanings. 4. Old toothbrushes (for cleaning hard to get places, i.e. around sink fixtures) Self explanatory. 5. An ostrich-down feather duster - the other dusters like lamb's wool, synthetic materials, tacky dyed chicken feathers just dont work...the ostrich-down feathers attract dust, holding it until you shake it free to vacuum later. I won't keep you any longer, lol - check out the site - it might just be what you are looking for! Take care! :)

Get someone else to do it!

I have a full time work at home job. My office is in my bedroom. I am married to a farmer, we have three teens. My time is very limited and often our home stays in a mess. I have doled out chores like the trash, wash your own clothes, taking turns on dishes, and cleaning bathrooms. Each week I make alist and we all Pitch in and do different cleaning jobs. My hubbys cleaning job in the house he likes is vacuuming..go figure. Anyway, I do cooking once every two weeks on weekends and freeze everything. My hubby comes home for lunch this saves us money from us going out to eat since even though I am home I am always on the phone taking care of business. I can't think of anything really good that would help save lots of time or how to organize chores as I have to go with the flow that each days brings and just work at it.

Water itself is the best cleaning agent. I am not saying not to use cleaners but if you have something on the stove or counter or floor, put some water on it and clean something else and then go back and wipe that spot and it will likely clean very easily.

get a few people to help you.

daily carry out some cleaning instead of postponing to week end. This will ensure that the dirt does not accumulate.

Oh, oh- my favorite topic (seriously). I clean everyday, only b/c I love it so much but here are some speedy tips... -Turn on music, leave the T.V. off -Set the timer for 30 min. -Make your bed first (it always makes the biggest difference) -Put things away as soon as your done (saves a TON of time later) -Use vinegar/water solution so you can dust,clean mirrors, and wipe surfaces all at once -Designate a day of the week for each room -Always "tidy up" before going to bed and have dishes done, this is always a bid relief in the morning -Save the floors until the weekend unless company is coming over. If mopping the floors, run the mop over the baseboards too. -Keep it up so that it makes it esier (and faster) every week -If you have kids, make them help!! They will actually love it. If you have a husband, make him help. He won't love it, but if he gives you a hard time pile all of his dirty clothes under his pillow, leave all of his dishes on one side of the sink, and serve peanut butter and jelly every night until he asks, "What's up?" Tell him you're on vacation. :) (It only took my husband 2 days before he realized what was up, now he does the laundry and dishes w/o me asking.) Hope this helps! Have fun cleaning! :)

I try to do atleast 1 major thing everyday & straighten up everythign else like the living room, the dishes get done almost every night after I get the kids to bed, but it seems like no matter if I clean 8 hours a day the house is still wrecked...... My hubby & 4.5 yr old are partly to blame tho, men ugh... do they all have a problem with contributing to keeping things clean?

try to have everything done, or prepared the night before, or do what i do li here li ther on mylot throughout the day

housework is endless i meet myself coming back everyday lololol, I try to routine myself but with 6 kids and i look after a 3 year old... it doesnt work out well lol

First of all dont make a mess then u will require less cleaning. For this keep the things at a wright place and take some efforts to arrange them so that they dont become hectic in the future. I try to do this but i dont live alone so usually other members of my family do keep things here and there but they also clean the house.

Hire a maid or sell the house! :)

I don't know. I'm the world's slowest housekeeper. I hope somebody gives you some good ideas. Right now, speaking of such. My catboxes have to be cleaned. Oh yuckie.

I used to have a game with my kids, I would put each job on pieces of paper and fold them and put them in a hat and we all would take turns picking one til they were all gone then we all went and did our jobs we would be done in about 1/2 hour. plus there was no fighting that way of who was doing what

flylady.com works for me

haha this may sound funny...but i really needed to clean my shower...and i hate doing it...so i was going to take a shower...so what i did was i sprayed down my shower with my shower cleaner...and than i turned on the hot water got in the shower to take my shower...and while i was taking a shower...i use the shower head to rinse off the cleaner...for spots i couldnt get with the shower head..i just took a wash cloth and wiped it down...it was really funny...my husband thought i was weird...but hey..i did two tasks at once!!=)