Each hostess had a situation where her husband, not looking up from the monitor, said: “By the way, my mom called, my mother will soon be.” And it does not matter whose mother called - order in the house is far from what I would like to demonstrate to relatives.

The same stressful situations include the call of friends “we are in your shop, in 5 minutes we will take, what to take?”. Do not faint, take a deep breath twice and exhale, set aside a showdown on a topic whose relatives and friends "can never be warned in advance." Now you have another problem - how to get home in 5 minutes ?!

  1. Loud sound distract the husband from the gadget and give him a vacuum cleaner. For some reason, men cope with this technique best of all. Let dust suck on all visible places, even where there is no carpet.
  2. Run into the bath and fill the toilet and the sink with detergent. Take a large package and put there everything that hangs on the dryer, lies on the washer and rolls on the floor. Dry, wet - you will understand after the end of the guest crisis. Package deep under the bath. Remain must guest towel and a couple of your - only clean. It is better to post fresh.
  3. While soaking the toilet and sink, take another bag and put all the little things that are lying around the house. Books, pens, T-shirt, empty bottles, packaging - everything you see in one package. No time to lay out in places. Remember! Order is horizontal empty surfaces. The table, the top of the dresser, and the TV stand are empty and clean. A bag of small things is stuffed into the wardrobe, there we will put things in order later, without witnesses.
  4. The husband did the vacuum cleaner, praise for the feat, and give a clear installation - all the food from the rooms to carry to the kitchen (it’s better to be in the fridge right away), all the cups there too. The man will cope, he distinguishes food accurately.
  5. Use a brush on the toilet, tear off a large piece of toilet paper, wipe off the bezel, another paper, or napkins - the cover on both sides. One, two, done. The same with the mirror. Water + soft toilet paper, then dry and, lo and behold, everyone sees themselves without a half an hour wiping the glass with a linen clean towel, as my mother taught.
  6. We wipe the floor only in the hallway and then with urgent need. The vacuum cleaner has already cleaned the dust, hair and debris. There is no time for high-quality washing, but there is no sense just to wet the laminate. And not super clean, and it is clear that just ran, cleaned.
  7. Fat dirty plate wash you do not have time, do not even start. Remove the iron coasters and burners, cover the surface tightly with foil and put everything back in place. Horrified at the puzzled looks of the guests: “How ?! You do not line the foil plate? And it is not necessary to wash after cooking and the gas saves! ”. And now you are the zealous hostess, who does not move away from the stove.
  8. With dishes all the more difficult. Dirty dishes ideally shove in the dishwasher. Arrange everything neatly and you can turn it on later. If there is no such unit - put the husband to wash the plates. Do not have time - casually mention that "only water was given, just a couple of minutes ago, a mess in the housing and utilities sector, for which they only pay money!"

Noticed, such express cleaning takes up to 10 minutes, if you do everything smoothly and do not bump into the impermissible luxury of makeovers.

Of course, what we have done with you now, cleaning can be called only with a big stretch. So let's figure out how to make it so that we had to clean less often, and there was more cleanliness and comfort.

How to maintain order at home

  • All household chores that can be done in 5 minutes or less should be done right away. Fallen - lift, move out - hang, spill - wipe (sad - hug, hungry - feed :)). This is the law of life - one teaspoon left in the sink magnet attracts a mountain of dishes. Try to really live like that for at least three days. At first, it will annoy you wildly, then you will feel pride, then you will understand what kind of pigs you have at home - “that fell, and he went on!”. No need to wait for general cleaning to raise the wrapper, not reached the bucket.
  • They say that ideally every thing should have its place. But if we were all perfect, I would not have written this article, and you would not have read it. Therefore, we agree on the fact that each thing should have a desirable place and must have a “direction”. My friend has creams on the shelf on display in millimeters. If I take something, she always knows what. When she purses her lips, I immediately go to level the gels for washing and remind her of the early wrinkles and fate of the old girls. We will do without paranoia, just remember once and for all that kitchen things lie in the kitchen, bath - in the bathroom. Documents - on the desktop or coffee table.
      Train yourself to put things where you took them. This is work not only on order, but also on awareness.
  • If you do not want to expose creams by millimeter, and the disorder on the shelf annoys you, do not think that this is an intractable paradox. Get yourself open boxes, such, on the legs. In one we pour varnishes, for example, in another creams, in the third in the kitchen every little thing. Inside the trash outside decently. Easy economic hypocrisy.
  • Do not save "cozy little things and all sorts of differences." Once a couple of months go through the house and ruthlessly get rid of the accumulated overwhelming shopaholism. Yes, you bought this picture with a goose. Yes, it’s hard for you to part with it, because it’s equal to admitting that at that moment you were somewhat unconscious. Boldly in the trash. Gus coped with the task - he pleased you for a while, it was his time to be free. There are also ridiculous gifts and souvenirs from the series “trapping me home”. Do not look for a reason to perevarit it to someone, realize that you have the mission to interrupt this vicious circle, and boldly throw a dream catcher, a beautiful box of cookies, a bottle of beads, a picture frame with shells and other joys in the trash bag.
  • Vacuum (sweep) and wipe the floor in the kitchen immediately after cooking. In the corridor - immediately after arrival (you can just wipe). This will save you from having to mop the floor in the rest of the house more than once a week.

Express order
Take a basket, box or box and collect the books, disks, cosmetics and other trifles scattered around the rooms. The less extra items that are striking in the apartment, the more accurate it will look. But at the same time, think about whether to use similar containers for storing these very little things so that the disorder is created more slowly and at the same time you do not have to look for anything in the apartment. In order not to call anyone's eyes the mountains of unwashed clothing, it is helpful to buy a stylish and roomy laundry basket. In the kitchen and in the bathroom, remove all unnecessary and dusty cosmetics, dishes and other cans and tubes in the cabinets: the fewer items will be visible - the greater the appearance of order.

Visibility of purity
If there is no dishwasher, load the dirty dishes into the sink and fill it with a stopper, stopping it with hot water with the addition of detergent, then wipe the working surface of the stove. For those couple of minutes while you are engaged in a stove, the dishes will be soaked and quickly washed it will not be difficult. If there is no time for a normal wet cleaning and washing the floors, vacuum the floor (vacuuming all corners and especially moving the furniture for this is not necessary) and wipe the main surfaces with dust and microfiber on which everyone can see. As a rule, these are tables and bedside tables on top, as well as panels of household appliances. What is taller than a man, rub next time. If you have time and desire to clean the floors, the easiest and most convenient way is to use a mop with the same microfiber: this ultramodern material copes with dust and dirt much better than rags and leaves no stains. Take the money, buy a mop, which is squeezed out with a simple movement of the lever, it will significantly save time and effort. Wipe the toilet with a disinfectant, leave it for 2-3 minutes and flush. Spray a cleaning agent on the sink in the bathroom, turn on hot water in the shower and close the bathroom door for 2-3 minutes so that it is filled with steam. Turn off the water, sponge around the tile, sink and bath: after “steam treatment”, the dirt is removed faster.

Masking and "polishing"
Sprinkle windows and mirrors with window spray and wipe quickly with a dry microfiber cloth. Correct sofa covers and pillows, napkins, curtains, if the window sills and windows have not been washed for a long time, curtain them by closing the windows. Change the kitchen and bath towels - the new ones will immediately give the bathroom and kitchen a neat and clean look. Remove stains from curtains, tablecloths and towels, soak them for an hour with a stain remover that does not contain chlorine, and wash in the washing machine with the addition of stain remover on the cycle for washing delicate items - so the fabrics will not wrinkle and easily otvistyutsya during drying. A fabric without stains and marks of wear - always a guarantee of their fresh look.

Timing
Do not delay the process and do not be distracted: the faster you finish with the cleaning, the better. It is useful to include some kind of dynamic music: it will create both tempo and mood. To learn how to quickly clean the apartment, it is also useful to adopt the principle of FlyLady: no more than 15 minutes to clean one zone (the zone is the bedroom, living room, kitchen ...). You can even shorten this time! Start the timer. Had time - be sure to reward yourself for such zeal, for example, shopping.

Hello, readers of the blog Family and children! Today's article on how to quickly clean the apartment or house? Consider how to learn how to clean the right, good, and most importantly clean and high quality? How to start doing cleaning your home? You will also recognize the big minus that we found in the system or method of cleaning the famous Fly Lady, which is so popular today among many women.

Scientists have calculated that cleaning can save a woman from 50 000 kcal / year. Perhaps the knowledge of this fact for someone will be an additional incentive to do the cleaning. Although some are pulling with her until recently, then they complain that they don’t have time to do anything.

Even those with a small apartment know how difficult it is to keep it clean every day. After all, smaller spaces, it seems, only collect more unwanted mess, dirt, dust than expected. And for many women, the idea of ​​cleaning already deprives the mood and death is similar.

Suppose you were waiting for guests, but remembered them shortly before they arrived. Women understand how this stressful situation. Therefore, when there is not much time left to tidy up the guests, the first thing to do is to stop worrying. There are several proven ways to quickly clean up, before a company of guests arrives at your home.

First impressions.
  Put yourself in the shoes of your guests. Try to see what the first catches your eye when you cross the threshold of an apartment? Dirty entrance, scattered shoes, unwashed floors? Focus on what guests will see immediately, then clear these areas. This will immediately set the tone for all housing. It will look clean, even if you do not have time to vacuum carpets everywhere.

Tip:  fold your shoes neatly in the hall closet, and make room for the shoes and outerwear of the guests. If there is not enough space, the clothes of your family can be temporarily removed to another closet or a far room.

Think about where you will be with the guests.
It will probably be a living room, so this is the second area to focus on. Remove excess items from the coffee table, leave only a few magazines. Think about what will be interesting to see your guests: a family album, video, so prepare them in advance. Put on a shelf or dressing table so that you can easily, quickly and easily get them.

Board: if there are a lot of things scattered around the room, and you just don’t have time to put everything down, then put all the excess in a bag that you can hide in a closet out of sight. After the departure of the guests have already figured out its contents.

We clean the bathroom.
  The bathroom is the next room your guests will surely take advantage of. Therefore, you need to quickly wipe the sink, toilet (for this purpose you can use disinfectant wipes). Close the shower / bath curtains, wipe the mirror and remove fresh towels. Also prepare hand soap. It is advisable to remove the remnants, putting a new soap. Spray air freshener.

Think of fresh air.
  In winter, it is better to use good ventilation. Frosty air will be better than any freshener, and in hot weather, airing + air freshener. For example, it is better to use natural aroma oils, where a few drops splashed around the rooms give a pleasant smell. By the way, you can open the windows at the very beginning of the cleaning, if you are not afraid of drafts, the room will air out more quickly.

Relax!
  You do not want to be out of breath when the guests come. Therefore, cleaning, focus on cleaning, not inflaming their strength in many cases. This will help to quickly remove, to give yourself more time to relax. After removing, turn on the pleasant music, waiting for the arrival of guests. When a breathless owner catches his eye, he wants to know the cause of his condition, so the guests pay more attention to the cleanliness of the house. And if they are met by a friendly hostess, they will not notice some confusion.

How to start cleaning the apartment

Start from the dirtiest place. The first thing that catches your eye when you enter the apartment is the entrance hall. Then, go to the kitchen, and after that, go into the bedrooms. The last cleaning is a bathroom with a bathroom. (I have a slightly different order, since we have a house and water, I change it in the yard, so I have to constantly go through the hall). Therefore, at first I begin to clean the kitchen, then the bedroom, living room, study, bathroom, and then the hallway.

How to clean the apartment

If cleaning takes a lot of time, then you are doing something wrong. Maybe even create yourself more work. Therefore, let's consider several organizational rules for effective cleaning.

  • Vertical cleaning.
      First, remove the dust and the cobwebs from the ceiling, chandeliers and upper shelves of the cabinets gradually descending lower and lower. Wipe dust from household appliances, furniture. Clean water should always be on hand, so you save time. After each room, change the water.
  • Upholstered furniture / curtain cleaning.
      Use vacuum cleaners to help clean the furniture and take care of the curtains, so you will have to wash them less often.
  • Doors, switches, windows.
      Wipe doors, window sills from dust, and then clean door and window handles with a cleaning agent. A semi-dry, well wrung out sponge, cloth wipe the surface of switches, sockets. (Care must be taken here to prevent moisture from getting inside sockets or switches.)
  • Floor cleaning.
      Vacuum and wet clean the floors. Then, be sure to wipe it well with a damp rag of the plinth, as the dust immediately strikes them, which makes the room untidy.

Big minus cleaning by fly lady

Today, the Fly Lady system is so popular that it became interesting to us to know what its principles of work are and how it is better, more convenient than our traditional cleaning. Investigating this issue, we came to our own opinion that it is of little practical. We give a few reasons.

  1. Cleaning on this system is reduced to the fact that housing needs to be divided into zones, where each of the zones is removed during the week 15 minutes a day. If my house consists of 9 zones, then wet cleaning in each of them will be done once every few months. Imagine how much dust / debris collects in each zone in 2 months, especially if it is a rural area or a family with small children. With such a cleaning system, what will the house become in a few years? Can we then assume that cleaning the apartment on this system is really practical, adhering to which will always be clean?
  2. Clean every day for 15 minutes. Okay, I'm a housewife, but what about the working women, whose schedule is full-time. Imagine, she came tired, exhausted from work and what would she have time to do in 15 minutes qualitatively? Almost nothing. Is it possible for 15 minutes to thoroughly wash the floors, and even under the furniture, in addition to wipe the plinth? If he cannot, two, as a result, he will only worsen his emotional, physical condition due to constant frustration. Can it then be called practical?
  3. Work on a timer and list. They say that Fly Lady is convenient, as you can see how much time is left until a well-deserved rest. Allegedly, it gives strength, helps to work faster, to have more time. Perhaps it really gives strength to someone, and the lady manages to do more. But if a woman comes home from work tired, then a timer job can be like a sprint for her and every day. How much will she really survive? How long will she want to be a flying, fluttering lady?

This is purely our opinion. We are not going to discourage anyone from practicing with this system. It does not suit us. Others may have found a good and rational grain for themselves. (By the way, we recommend to read our)

Conclusion

If you use these simple rules, cleaning the apartment will no longer deprive you of your mood. We hope this article was useful for you. Write what rules / methods you use to clean. We are confident that your achievements are also effective and will be useful to our readers.

Sincerely, Andronik Anna, Elena

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How to quickly clean the apartment - 20 simple tricks!

There are circumstances when you need a quick cleaning of the apartment. In such cases, many do not know what to grab, trying to do everything at once. To prevent confusion, we need such a cleaning system, according to which, you can do everything quickly and not return to any of the rooms to eliminate blemishes. How to do it? Very simple. Here are 20 simple tricks that will help quickly to clean the apartment.

Bedroom

Approximate cleaning time - 10 minutes.

  1. We sweep away everything. Remove the dirty bed linen and throw it in the basket. Hide in nearby cabinets or drawers unnecessary items that litter the chest of drawers or bedside tables. To make the bedroom seem clean, give all surfaces a spartan look - nothing more!
  2. We make the bed.Take the example of the hotel cleaners: instead of pushing the ends of the sheets between the mattress and the end of the bed, lift the mattress with one hand, and the second place the edges of the sheets directly below it. So much faster!
  3. We deal with dust.  Use a dry microfiber cloth. Start with furniture in one corner of the room and move clockwise. Wipe the surface of the movement from the back to you, dropping dust to the floor. At each site, the fabric should touch the furniture only once. No need to rub back and forth in one place. If there is a lamp on the night table, brush dust from it from top to bottom, and then from table to floor.
  4. VacuumingStart vacuuming from the far corner of the room, gradually moving back to the door. Make long sweeping movements with your hand. Save time, remember that we need to quickly clean the apartment. Brush one surface only once, not two. Avoid moving back and forth. And don't worry if you missed a couple of centimeters somewhere.

Bathroom and toilet

The approximate cleaning time is 9 minutes.

  1. Preparatory work.  Apply the cleaner on the sink, bathtub or shower - let them otkisayut.
  2. Get to the toilet.Sprinkle the inside of the toilet with a dry detergent or soda and carefully scrub with a toilet brush, then flush and rinse. Next, using a universal spray and microfiber cloth, wipe the outer surfaces of the toilet bowl and cistern.
  3. My mirrorSpray the glass cleaner on the mirror and, starting from the top, wipe the surface in a circular motion.
  4. We return to the sink.  Use an old toothbrush to clean hard-to-reach places. Then start washing the otkisvuyu sink, moving from one corner to the opposite.
  5. Wipe the bathroom and shower.There is no need to scrub the cabin and bathroom, just quickly wipe them with a damp cloth, just wash off and close the shower curtain.
  6. My floor.  Use a microfiber mop to quickly wipe the floor in. Start from the farthest corner and move your back to the door.

Kitchen

The approximate cleaning time is 12 minutes.

  1. Dishes.Load the dish in the dishwasher and start the cycle. If there is no dishwasher, and the quick one is needed not for oneself, but for guests, gently hide dirty dishes in one of the kitchen cabinets. Understand her later.
  2. Restore orderTo give it a clean look, take a minute or two to remove all unnecessary items from the countertop and the kitchen table. The more deserted the kitchen surfaces look, the cleaner the kitchen itself seems.
  3. Unforeseen difficulties.Noticed hard to rub off stains on the plate or countertop? Try to scrape them with a bank card so as not to leave scratches. Yes, yes, in this case, the card will serve you well. Then, in order to avoid stains, wipe the scraping area with a wet rubber sponge.
  4. Clean the surface.  Using a microfiber cloth and a versatile sprayer, wipe the table and tabletop with movements from the far end towards you, brushing crumbs and debris onto the floor.
  5. Wipe the technique.Take a damp cloth over the surfaces of the refrigerator, microwave, stove, dishwasher and other kitchen appliances that you have.
  6. Taken to the floor.Sweep the kitchen, starting from the far corner and moving towards the exit. After that, also quickly wipe the floor with a mop with a microfiber sponge. Start from the far corner and move your back to the exit.

Living room

Approximate cleaning time - 15 minutes.

  1. Eliminate the mess. Quickly look around the room, noticing the scattered things. Put in place all the little things, such as: distance, DVD discs, etc. Fold magazines neatly on the coffee table.
  2. Dust. Follow all the tips that were given for the bedroom.
  3. Glass surfaces. To clean glass surfaces, use a microfiber cloth and a versatile glass cleaner. Wipe the surface with wide circular motions from one corner to another.
  4. A vacuum cleaner. Start vacuuming from the farthest corner of the room and follow all the tips that were given for the bedroom.

We hope these 20 simple tricks will help you if necessary, and will not allow you to be taken by surprise.


They should not be tempted to postpone cleaning or make it sloppy, they should clean rooms of any kind of pollution quickly and perfectly clean.

Professional maids know and use many tricks and tricks to. Here are some secrets you can use.

First they take away all the excess

Maria Stickney, cleaning manager at the Radisson Blu Mall in Bloomington, prefers to first take out the trash and dirty laundry from the room, then to start cleaning from a clean sheet. She cleans up all the garbage in bags, collects bedding, towels and everything that customers have left in the room. In the bathroom, she immediately collects bottles of cosmetics and everything on the dressing table or on the shelf. “It helps fight the temptation to simply wipe the dust around these objects and put them back on the wet surface, which can leave wet marks,” she says.

They prefer microfiber for dusting.

The secret to effective dust removal lies in the right fabric. Microfiber is the most suitable fabric for dusting. If you do not have such a fabric, use a rag made from 100% cotton, for example, from an old baby diaper, a used pillowcase or T-shirt. Try not to use terry towels or polyester for this purpose - they can create even more dust.

They clean the curtains regularly

Dust particles from curtains can circulate around the room for a long time. “The best way to rid the curtains of dust is to discard them with a wet or dry towel,” says Maria Stikny. “Take a medium-sized towel — it should be heavy enough for the blow to be strong but light enough for your hand to not get tired.” into the straw and beat off the curtains. Knock all the dust on the floor, and then vacuum it. ”

They vacuum the floor before moping

Always vacuum or sweep the floor before moping. “You don’t want to detect wet hair on the floor - it’s very difficult to remove,” says Stickney. “When it's time to clean the floors, start from the far corner and move to the door.”



  They clean the bathroom last

It is best to start cleaning from the bedroom, not from the bathroom, in order to minimize the transfer of bacteria, of which there are always many in the bathroom.



  They know that cleaning products take time to get going.

Let your cleaners do the work for you. “Spray the walls of the shower and toilet with cleaning products and leave for a few minutes,” says Stickney. - Use this time to clean the mirrors, windows, first aid kit, and everything else in the room. You will spend less energy, and the dirt will move away more easily. Because your funds worked. ”


  They do not vacuum as you were taught

Your mom may have taught you that you need to vacuum from the far side of the room and move to the exit, but Anderson uses a different method: “First you need to vacuum the places in the room where you go most often, and then move to the exit - this way you clean the most used areas of the floor or carpet. "



  They use vinegar for cleaning

“Do you think we use some sort of secret weapon for cleaning?” But the best we have is white vinegar and water, says Stickney. - This tool cleans well and even can remove traces left by other cleaning products. Fill the sprayer with a solution containing one part vinegar and three parts water and proceed. "