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How to Keep your House Clean Without Going Insane
It’s all about breaking it down
Unless you’ve a maid, it’s damn near impossible to keep your house clean every single day. Either you’re too tired from work, too lazy, too intimidated, or kids ruin it every second they get, your house gets messy and stays messy. My house often looks like a tornado went through it and I always notice that it gets this way whenever I stray from my cleaning routine. I know, what a surprise, that my house got messy when I stopped cleaning it. I can’t believe it, either.
A cleaning routine made it easier to keep my house in order without making me feel overwhelmed and exhausted. There are already too many things in life making us feel that way.
Break it down into smaller sections.
Instead of viewing your whole house as messy and trying to tackle it in one go only to get exasperated, quit and then have to do the whole thing over again on the weekend, break it down. Focus only on one section of your house at a time, like the dining room or living room, or just the floors.
Designate Specific Days for Specific Chores
On Mondays and Fridays, I sweep and wash my floors. Rarely will I sweep or wash any other day unless I spill something. I…
