Earlier this week, we looked at how to de-clutter your house and keep it more organized. Once that’s done, house cleaning is next, and there’s a few steps you can take to make it easier for yourself.

It starts with organizing what you have and then tackling the cleaning tasks that need to be done on a regular basis. Ready to get started?

A Place for Everything. Once you’ve gotten rid of your clutter, it’s time to make sure everything you have has its own home. Find sensible places to put the things you own and whenever you use an item, put it back where it belongs.

It’s a simple step that might take a little bit of practice to habitualize, but it will be worth it as, over time, your house stays neater and cleaner.

Tidy Daily. This step will save you a major amount of time and effort and make bigger cleaning ventures much, much easier. Once or twice a day, grab an empty laundry basket and walk from room to room. Whenever you see something out of place, throw it in the laundry basket.

When you’re done with every room, walk back through, putting things where they go.

Save Cleaning for the End. Wait to do your sweeping, mopping, dusting, and vacuuming until the very end. This ensures that you won’t be adding any mess to cleaned areas. 

For the same reason, always work from the top, down. The last thing you want to do is drop crumbs from the counter you’re cleaning onto a freshly mopped floor!

It might take a bit of doing and re-doing to get into these habits, but once you do, you will enjoy a tidier house every day.