Best cleaning tips
Words of wisdom
Put on good upbeat music or a good TV show while you do it.
Don't think you have to "do it all at once". If you only have 5 minutes, do one thing. And that's fine. It's one less thing to do.
Don't overthink it. You mostly don't need anything special. Honesty, warm water and dish soap can clean 80% of your house.
Room Routines
I usually keep a pack of biodegradable wipes in each bathroom and one in the kitchen. Easy to do a quick sink clean after (or while) I am brushing my teeth.
Kitchens
- Put warm water in the sink. Don't overfill, but enough to dunk a rag.
- Put a teaspoon of good dish soap in it and swish around.
- Get a clean cloth. Wet it with soapy water, squeeze out excess water and wipe down the counters.
- Dunk, squeeze, wipe down the stove, rinse, and wipe the extractor fan.
- Dunk, squeeze, and wipe cupboard fronts, handles, and fridge door.
- Dunk, squeeze, wipe backsplash. Then, use the same cloth to wipe the sink handle and wash the sink
- Then drain the soapy water, rinse the cloth with clean water, and rinse the sink.
- Hang the cloth somewhere to dry well (balcony etc.).
- Finish by wiping the sink dry.
Bathrooms
Don't use the cloth you cleaned the toilet with to clean your sink 🤢. This cloth you put straight into the wash, don't re-use!
Using the bathroom sink, you can follow the same formula as in the kitchen. But always do sink first, then shower/bath and toilet last.
If you have limescale in the bathroom, you get "Kalk Reiniger", which works well.
Lounges, Bedrooms, Dining
A dry dust rag or duster on surfaces, then a good vacuum of floor and fabrics. And you should be good to go.
If you sweep (or vacuum) every day or 2nd day, then mopping once a week is fine. It would obviously be more if you have a pet or if it is wet and you are trekking muddy shoes through the place. But I'd say once a week is sufficient.
If you have wood or laminate floor, don't over-wet it. Instead, just use a damp cloth. Otherwise, the floor could be permanently damaged.