Let’s face it. Young people don’t like cleaning in general. Barely moved out of your mom’s house (where she did the cleaning, organizing and everything – Love you moms!), now you have to do it all and don’t know where to begin. Here’s our list of lazy people cleaning hacks – tried and tested – and mom-approved!
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Updated on 01/02/2021.
Good morning, lovely dreamers, and welcome to another blog post. In today’s list, we’ll go over some life hacks we’ve picked up along the way, in the cleaning department. And of course, celebrating the amazing women that taught us these
Mothers are amazing, aren’t they?
You called your mom, and she explained that you don’t need to turn into Wonder Woman or Superman to make cleaning happen fast and easy, nor that you should make absurd sacrifices to the Lord of Light, Melisandre! (Wow, that was a blast from the past, wasn’t it?)
Thankfully, I like my house clean and somewhat organized, and I’ve picked up some tricks from my mom, grandmother and future mom-in-law along the way.
They are actually the inspiration behind today’s top of cleaning life hacks.
And as Covid-19 hit and all of our lives are now turned inside out, you know now more than ever how important having a clean home can be for your health and safety.
If you are lazy, don’t have time, don’t like to clean in general, these hacks are for you.
But enough with the chit-chatting! Let’s get to it!
5+ Lazy People Cleaning Hacks you need to know
1. Pick a spot
Let me explain. The easy way to keep it all clean is to have a cleaning schedule every week, for the places in your house.
If your time is super limited, have just 30 minutes of cleaning scheduled per day, and by the time Sunday comes you can relax.
Let’s say that today you clean your wardrobe, tomorrow you vacuum and dust, the next day you clean the bathroom and so on. Pick one spot out of the house to clean every day, for half an hour, and you are done!
2. Dance cleaning
Make cleaning a fun activity. Even though it’s work, that doesn’t mean that it can’t be fun. Put on some great music and dance while you clean. It can be anything you like and makes you feel good and energized.
For me, it’s mandatory to listen to Queen- “I want to break free”, every time I vacuum clean. I can’t function without it! since I was a little girl I loved cleaning on that song.
3. Always make your bed in the morning
This is an advice that I got from my mother when I was a little kid. When you make your bed, your room instantly looks cleaner. That’s why I made it a habit to always make my bed in the morning, especially now that I work from home.
4. Cook and clean
Even if you are a messy monster in the kitchen when you cook, always, always find time to clean while you are in there. For example, if you are making cupcakes, while they bake, clean the bowls, utensils and the surface you used to make the mix on.
If you are cooking a soup and it spilt a little on the stove, clean it right away! Don’t let it sit there because the spot will burn and harden and it will get hard to clean. By the time the meal is done, you’ll be tired, but at least your kitchen will be clean.
5. Dich the dish monster ASAP
I call “the dish monster” the pile of dishes that formed in the sink after every meal. Even though the last thing you want to do after you finished eating is to clean anything, this is something you have to do, for your own good.
Stuff like potato, cheesy sauces, and pasta get stuck to the plates if you don't clean them right away, and you will have to torture yourself and lose precious gaming time(just saying) so that you can properly clean them before using them again.
That's why you need to fight your flight instinct and wash them right away.
If you have roommates, even better: make up a system where each of you needs to clean the dishes every other day, so you don't have to do it all the time.
Bonus!
6. What's that smell?!
No one wants a nasty smelling space. But did you know that you can make your house smell great by using things you already have around the house? My favourite tip is to "cook" something that smells great, and later use it as a freshener.
In a pot, mix a few slices of citrus fruits ( lemons, oranges - that kind of thing), add some cinnamon, a few drops of vanilla extract and let it simmer for an hour or even two.
The house will smell amazing, and you can use that same water afterwards to refresh your house, by adding a few drops of essential oils and a tablespoon of baking soda in it and spraying it around the house.
7. Kitchen check
The spot I spend most of my time is the kitchen. I cook something new almost every day, so it's always busy in there. The most important thing I learned from my future mom-in-law is to always leave it clean at the end of the day.
Dry and put all the dishes in their places, put the utensils where they belong, and clean the floor after you are done. It's a 5-minute job. You will thank yourself in the morning.
Aaaand that's all for today, lovely dreamers! We hope you enjoyed our 5+ lazy people cleaning hacks we gathered for you today, and if you did, please be sure to share it, pin it, tweet it!
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My question for you is: What other mom approved hacks do you use?