But everyday life, partners, children, pets and flat-out working hours can conspire to prevent that feeling of calmness an orderly home provokes. Which is why we at the Maid Service Rockville HQ recommend a 20-minute cleaning routine you spread throughout the week to keep tasks manageable.
The power of routine
Why do cleaning routines work?
They fit your schedule. When you’re not working (obvs!), when the children are out, at the start of the day when you’re blessed with a surge of energy. Choose the time that works for you and stick with it.
(A useful tip… schedule the routine in your online calendar and that way you’ll get a reminder via text or email.)
They make tasks manageable. Who wants to spend an entire day cleaning? No-one! (Except for the pros at Maid Service Rockville but that’s just us…) Regular, short cleaning slots are far less intimidating and easier to stick to.
You don’t forget the necessary but infrequent jobs. Sure, washing the dishes every day is easy to remember. Otherwise, you run out of plates to eat your food off. But oven cleaning and fridge cleaning can fall by the wayside. A routine and schedule reminds you if a task is overdue.
Setting up a routine
How do you set up a routine? We at Maid Service Rockville work to a schedule when we clean clients’ homes. You can start by writing out a list of all the cleaning tasks that need done and how often, and then slot them into your routine.
An everyday routine might look like this:
- Ensuring everything is where it belongs–coats, bags, shoes, kitchen equipment etc., should be stored in the same places
- Wash, dry and put away the dishes, pots and pans every day, and wipe down the kitchen surfaces
- Choose on room to focus on one day a week–such as cleaning the kitchen on a Monday and the bathroom on a Thursday
- Put out your trash every day
- Alternate some chores, such as changing the bed linen one week and washing towels the next.
Finally, if 20 minutes is beyond you (and we know lots of people lead extraordinarily busy lives), then why not employ the professionals? Maid Service Rockville offers budget-friendly, fast and efficient cleaning services in the Rockville area and beyond. Click here for an online, no obligation quote.
