Day One
Declutter the room - put away any piles of 'stuff' that doesn't belong here! By the phone, on a table, or on a bench - the 'stuff' seems to pile up when we aren't watching - put everything away where it belongs today.
Day Two
If you have a couch or lounge in your living room, this is a job for you... Take the cushions off the couch. Wash the cushion covers and plump the pillows when you insert them back in the clean case. While the cushions are off the couch, check down behind for any random items that have fallen in there. Then vaccuum the couch from top to bottom.
Day Three
Our fireplace is in the Living Room. It is getting warmer now, and we probably won't use the fire again until next year. So, I am going to clean out the kindling/wood baskets, store the fireplace tools in the garage and do a good clean-out of the fire place today (read more about cleaning the fireplace here). I love my fire in winter, but I don't miss the mess it makes! If you don't have a fireplace, your job to do wipe over the light and power switch-plates with a damp sponge - it really should take you less than 2 minutes! A small thing, but it makes a difference :)
Day Four
Wipe over the skirting boards in this room. Get all of the dust off the base of the walls, and then vaccuum the room, ensuring to get to the edges.
Day Five
Brighten up the room with some flowers. Buy a bunch of your favourite flowers and put them in a pretty vase, and admire them as you walk into the room. If you can't afford to buy flowers, go out into your garden and pick some - even a small vase of a few flowers will make the room feel 'loved'.
So there you have it! Five weeks of examples of how to stay on top of the detailed cleaning in your house. By breaking things down into manageable steps, I hope that you have been able to see just how simple it can be to maintain your house, simply by dedicating 15 minutes per day to each zone in your house.
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