15 Ways to Clean without Cleaning

15 Ways to Clean without Cleaning

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     As a kid the worst thing in the world was to have nothing to do on the weekend.  As an adult the best thing in the world is to have nothing to do on the weekend.  So, let's stop spending our weekend "off" time cleaning our homes and spend it enjoying our lives!  I've combed through my brain and have come up with a list of 15 "cleaning" tips that help me have more time to myself and family on the weekends.  Hopefully you'll find something you haven't done before and try it out.  If you do, comment below and let me know how it goes.

1.  Put things away right away.

This has to be number one even though I didn't think of it until I was on number 8, but it should have been number one.

2.  Clean in the morning.

My family does chores in the morning before we get ready for the day.  It seems like a breeze because we are not rushing through to go relax like we would in the evening.  Now it's just part of our morning routine.

3.  Pick up items as you walk through a room.

Are you walking from the kitchen to the living room by way of the dinning room?  Pick up what ever belongs in the living room that is sitting in the dinning room.  Take it with you on your way.

4.  Grab things that belong in the room you are going to.

I often will be in the living room and pick up what ever belongs in the bathroom when I decide to take a restroom break.  Think ahead and take it with you.

5.  Hang your clothes as you are looking for an outfit to wear.

I am notorious for not putting the laundry away right away.  Some of the best solutions I've come up with have included hanging my clothes up as I'm searching for something to wear.  If I've got to take it out of the basket to get to what is under it, then I might as well hang it up too.

6.  Put everyone else's clothes at their chairs in the dinning room. 

 I really dislike going from room to room dropping off laundry.  Sometimes I'll just fold the clothes at the dinning room table and place their clothes at their spots.  Then they can just come by and grab their clothes.

7.  Prune flowers as you walk by them.

I've got these flowers just outside my front door that have to be pruned as they die so that more will bloom.  I just pluck them as I walk by and drop them in the soil to be decomposed (like you would roses).

8.  Stand outside with your dog as they do their business in the back yard.

Two reasons for this.  1. you can pick up the poop right away and not have to pick up a weeks worth on Saturday.  2.  You get fresh air and can spend sometime playing with your pet.

9.  Wash your dish right away and don't use a drying rack.

If you wash right away you won't have to wash a pile later.  If you don't use a drying rack you are then forced to dry and put away the dish as soon as you are done rinsing it.  My 7 year old taught me that one.

10.  Wipe down the bathroom counter after you brush.

Super easy.  You were gonna wipe off the water you spilled anyway, why not wipe down the entire sink.

11.  Wipe down the toilet rim.

Did a guy leave the seat up?  Take the opportunity to wipe down the rim before you put the seat back down.

12.  Take your bedroom trash to the bathroom.

I take medication in my room so I often have empty water bottles.  Easy way to take care of that is to pick up the bottle and place it in the trash can in the bathroom when I get up in the morning.  Didn't take any extra energy.

13.  Hang it back up!

Do your clothes still smell good and look good?  Hang them back up when you undress.  Of course you won't want to put back your sock and underwear. :)

14.  Have a command center.

Great things about command centers besides that they keep you organized?  They also keep your mail in one place that isn't your coffee or dinning table.

15.  Clean while you watch T.V.

I have a baby so I already have baby wipes in the living room.  Sometimes I'll just take one and wipe down the coffee table, entertainment center, and window sills.  We also happen to have seating right up against each of these places so I don't even have to get up.  Lazy cleaning.

Hopefully you have found some tips/tricks that you haven't thought of before.  If you have some other tips/tricks, let me know.  I love to find out how to make time to enjoy our lives.