The hot days continue, making us reluctant to go outside, but this is precisely the chance to thoroughly clean your home!
Instead of doing one big cleaning at the end of the year, if you do a "mid-year" cleaning during the summer, your year-end cleaning will be much easier.
So, this time, I will introduce the correct steps and order for cleaning your house efficiently.
Before cleaning, start with decluttering!
Are your rooms overflowing with clutter, making it impossible to sweep or wipe?
The first thing you should do before cleaning is to get rid of unnecessary items.
You'll find that this actually takes more time than cleaning itself.
So, first, sort out what you need and what you don't. For items you don't need but others might, you can sell them on flea markets.
You might even get a surprisingly high price and some extra income. For things that don't sell, don't hesitate to throw them away as trash.
Start cleaning from top to bottom
Once you've gotten rid of unnecessary items and tidied up, remove dust from high places like the ceiling, lights, curtain rods, and shelves, working your way down, and then wipe them with a cloth dampened with a neutral detergent.
After that, wipe the window glass.
It's generally okay to wipe in an S-shape from top to bottom, but when using a special cleaner and spraying it, it's often difficult to properly wipe away drips, so it's better to wipe from bottom to top.
Next, clean from back to front.
After cleaning the "top" areas like ceilings and shelves, and "middle" areas like windows, it's time for the "bottom" part – floor cleaning.
The rule for floors is "from back to front." Proceed from the innermost room towards the entrance, and within each room, clean from the back towards the door/entrance.
For cleaning, first, use a floor sweeper to gather and dispose of large dust particles, then vacuum.
After that, thoroughly wipe with a well-wrung cloth or a wet-mop floor sweeper. Finally, dry wipe to finish.
Recently, robots that not only vacuum but also wet-mop have become popular, so if you have one, utilizing it effectively can lead to an easier and cleaner daily life.
Also, after a thorough cleaning at this time of year, try to keep clutter to a minimum and always stay organized. This will likely eliminate the need for a major year-end cleaning.
