Diwali is the festival where we clean each and every corner of the house. Cleaning is tidious job. But every one love to have clean and shiny room. It is easier to have a cleaning but difficult task is to maintain.😀With twin baby it is quite difficult for me to clean each corner of my house but I have lower down my standards of cleaning😜
According to the current state of my life I am happy as much as I can do. So here are the tips which I generally follow. Not for only diwali but for a seasonal deep Cleaning.
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Disclaimer : I am sharing my experience which might be helpful to you. This post is for them who are busy, have baby and do not able to clean up in one week.
Sharing some simple tips for stress free cleaning. And you will not going to ended up with any doctor visits😑 (generally people fall sicks after cleaning). I know, I am quite late for this post, but never mind !
Let's start the post.
1. Break the task into little chunks :
Instead of doing everything in one day try to divide the work in small chunks. This will not makes you tired and yes you will be not fall sick due to dust.
2. Start early at least 1 month before:
If you are doing this deep cleaning particularly for any festival then start early at least before 1 month.
3. 30 minutes rule :
Give 30 minutes only to clean up. This is my go to rule. Trust me it work best when you have little kids and your day is packed with so many to do list. While deep cleaning when you break the task in chunks then try to finish that small task in 30 minutes. 30 minutes is the minimum time. You may increase it but make sure you have to complete that particular task only. I ended up with other things if I do not allow myself to finish in 30 minutes.
4. Always clean your kitchen first:
Yes, kitchen is the most difficult to clean up. Oily, greesy kitchen takes a lot of time for clean up. It will motivate us when we have clean kitchen.
5. Give yourself a treat on completion of the particular room. Like an ice cream, cold coffee, cupcake or pizza anything which you like. 😜 Treat to banata hain na boss!
Now the question is how to start ?
Not to worry ! I am also a lazy person, so sharing the easiest way of cleaning which is working for me from last 5 years.
Assign one week per room and pick up the time as per your convince.
Week 1 : Kitchen
Monday:
Clean all containers, utensil which you use less frequently.
Tuesday :
Clean fridge. Declutter sauce, packet food which is not in good condition or expired. Clean and wipe fridge.
Wednesday :
Clean trolley if you have. If you have stand like utensil stand, pantry stand, cup stand, clean everything. Declutter the utensils like cup, spoon, dish, bowls, etc which you are not using. Clean decorations if you have any.
Thursday :
Clean tiles, sockets, curtain and curtain stand, walls, kitchen towels, rugs, scrubs which we use specially for cleaning. Make sure to have a separate scrub for daily dish washing and for monthly cleaning.
Friday : Wipes all upper surfaces of kitchen cabinets. Clean kitchen platform and sink. And complete any leftover work from Monday. Because we give only 30 to 60 minutes for the cleaning.
Saturday : You have sparkle clean kitchen. Prepare some snack and enjoy movie time at home with your partner.😊
Week 2 : BEDROOMS
Monday :
Clean walls, upper surface of wardrobe, and fan. Wipe doors and windows.
Tuesday :
Clean wardrobe and declutter clothes, bags, belts etc. Allow 30 to 60 minutes maximum.
Wednesday :
Clean your purse, small bedside drawers, junk drawers. Clean curtains, bedsheets and blankets.
Thursday :
Clean dressing table and study table. Declutter expired make up materials and old books, pens, colors and craft material.
Friday : Clean kids wardrobe.
Saturday :
You have clean bedrooms. Take help of your kids to clean up their things. Give an ice cream treat to yourself and kids too. 😜
Week 3 : Living Room
Monday :
Clean and wipes walls, fan , lights, curtains, door and windows.
Tuesday :
Clean book shelf and toy cupboard. Declutter and organize in simple way so that each thing can be accessible to kids.
Wednesday :
Clean TV unit and shoe racks. Declutter if any unnecessary things taking space over there.
Thursday :
Clean dining table and crockery unit. Declutter the broken crockery which you still keep only because of emotions.
Friday :
Deep clean bathroom and toilets if needed a deep cleaning.
I generally don't need to do any deep clean of bathrooms because I am having a habit to deep clean on every Monday.
Plus have a habit to clean trash cans twice in a week.
Saturday : Yeeaa! You have clean home. Now it is time for Diwali shopping. Enjoy 😜
You can do it as per your comfort level. Finish task in 2 days or in a week. This is the way where you can deep clean each corner of your house neatly without rush and stress.
Week 4 : Start your diwali sweet preparations.
We used to prepare our diwali sweet with whole family. In the same way ask your kids and husband to help you in sweet preparations.
Hussshhhh!! The biggest diwali saafsafai is finally done. ☺☺ Enjoy your diwali with your family and friends.
Wishing you all Happy Diwali in advance.
Comment below how do you clean your house? You do it by yourself ? Or by Urban clap people 😁?
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