There are domestic deities – and then there’s the rest of us. The DDs seem to have effortlessly clean, clutter-free homes, while the rest of us survey our domestic chaos and wonder how it’s possible. The simple trick is to get organised and have a cleaning routine.
You can spend a whole day binge-cleaning then do nothing for another week, but there are certain tasks that really do need to be done more often. Don’t be daunted. Break it down into chunks and spend 30 minutes every day to keep your house in order.
Enter your new Cleaning Routine: a collection of daily, weekly and monthly habits to tidy and clean your home while blending into the rhythm of your day. Think of these small jobs as gifts to your future self, sparing you from binge-cleaning marathons and drop-by guest panic.
Divide the cleaning week into ‘tasks’ or ‘rooms’ – whichever suits you best. You might do the washing on Mondays, dusting on Tuesdays, vacuuming on Wednesdays, or you might prefer to clean the kitchen on Mondays, the bathroom on Tuesdays, and so on. Use this 30-minute schedule as a basis
