Have you ever been to the house of someone who is always busy and involved with a lot of activities and marveled at how clean their home is? You know they work a lot of hours each week, they volunteer as well, and they take care of their kids. So, when do they find time to clean the place?

That doesn’t have to be a mystery any longer, and I am here to share with you their secrets to a clean house. Once you know how they do it, you will be able to copy these tips and make your own house look spotless.

They Have Discipline

It’s not easy to keep a home looking good all the time. Let’s just get that out of the way. It doesn’t happen by accident, and the people are probably not living with other people who always clean up after themselves. However, they are disciplined.

They do the work of cleaning up after their own selves, and they make an effort to clean every day, however. They may choose small cleaning tasks to focus on for different days of the week and save the bigger tasks for the weekend, but they are always doing some kind of cleaning.

That is the only way to keep a clean and tidy home. You have to be doing small cleaning chores constantly. This kind of person who stays busy but manages to keep a clean house is finding ways to get rid of messes and to reduce cleanup times by being smart and being disciplined

When they wake up in the morning, they don’t create more mess, but instead they clean up any remaining mess. They don’t add to the untidiness of the house when they cook, but instead they will clean as they cook. If you are not doing any of this already, then it will take a change of mindset to make it happen. You won’t clean your home by accident. You have to take the first steps toward a cleaner home starting now.

They Hire Help for the Cleaning

Another secret of people with tidy homes and busy schedules is that they don’t tend to do the cleaning all by themselves. They get help occasionally, and that help may be in the form of professional home cleaning services. They may hire skilled cleaners once a week or once a month, but they do it often enough that they make life easier on themselves.

This is a simple method for cleaning your home quickly and effectively. If you want the best results, you have to go to the experts. If you want more time in your day, then hire someone to come clean for you. They can take this burden off of you and give you back a large chunk of your day when they come and clean.

When some people hear about hiring someone to clean for them, they say “I would never!” But if you have not tried this kind of service out before, then you don’t know what you are missing out on. You could get help quickly and save yourself so much effort. Once you try it, you may never want to do the entire house cleaning by yourself again.  

They Pull Everyone Together

The people with clean houses may not have a perfect family, but they will be unified. They have a habit of getting their entire family to help with the cleaning. This takes effort and may not happen overnight, but the difference is incredible. Imagine having your kids and your spouse pitching to clean up after themselves and to do some of the housework. Imagine if you don’t have to do all the dishes or make up all the beds. Imagine if other people in the house occasionally folded the laundry or vacuumed a floor. Wouldn’t that make life easier on you?

If you want to keep a clean home all the time, then this is something you have to try to do. You  may not achieve your togetherness goals immediately, but it is worth the effort to make it happen. You can sit down and talk to your family together and tell them that you need help with the cleaning. You can gently coax them to clean up after themselves and to do a small chore every so often. Even if they only help a little, that can make an impact and make things easier on you.

They Know All the Cleaning Hacks

There are tons of great cleaning hacks you can use to clean faster. Most of these are simply a matter of using the right method or the right cleaner. They may not be hacks at all, but to someone who was never trained how to clean their own house, it can seem like exciting new information to finally learn the right way to do something.

For instance, it is so much easier to wash dishes when you pre-soak them. It is also easier to clean away grime and stains when you allow the cleaning agent o soak not eh spot in questions before you attempt to scrub.

Also, if you have trash bins in each room and laundry bins in every bathroom, that makes life a lot easier on you. It is easier for people to put things where they go and easier for you to collect things to clean or get rid of each week.

In every area of the house, there are ways you could probably improve cleanliness and organization. You just have to learn the method. Start with some online cleaning tutorials and see what kind of tips can apply to you and can help you to clean more efficiently and conserve some energy.

Closing Thoughts

I hope that this information is helpful. It is somewhat general because I don’t know your situation and I only have limited space on this blog before it becomes too big and no one wants to read it. However, if you apply some of these rules to your own home, you should see a difference.