With the arrival of spring the sun begins to illuminate those dark corners now full of dust. In fact, the time has come to polish the house to start the summer with an extra charge. Unfortunately, spring cleaning takes a very long time and this is a resource that is often in short supply. Between work, study, family and various commitments, it seems really impossible to find the time and energy to dedicate yourself to our home. However, we must begin to consider this activity not as a torture but as a cuddle towards ourselves.
In fact, a clean space makes us feel more serene and the very act of cleaning can also help us reduce stress. Once we have the right approach, it’s just a matter of shrewdly cleaning without overloading ourselves. This is the secret of how to best manage this work at home.
List of areas to clean during spring cleaning
Every week we clean certain areas of the house, such as the floors, the bathroom and the kitchen. During the spring cleaning instead we have to dedicate ourselves to all those corners that we often ignore. That’s why the secret of how to do them best could really make a difference.
Let’s start right from the kitchen. Here it may be necessary to remove food residues accumulated in the corners, completely clean appliances such as oven, microwave and refrigerator. We degrease the grease accumulated above the cooker hood and let’s replace the filter. We empty the pantry furniture completely and clean them inside. This can be the right occasion to realize what we have in the house and eliminate the superfluous or the expired food.
Let’s move on to the bathroom, which we can clean even in a short time. We spray the chosen product on all surfaces, especially those with limescale deposits and let it act. In this moment of waiting we can again take everything out of the bathroom cabinets and clean them. Then, we scrub all surfaces with a sponge and rinse. We put back products and objects that we decide to keep (remember that even the tricks have an expiry date).
As for the other areas of the house, this is the time to bring duvets, blankets, pillows and curtains to the laundry. Let’s ventilate the whole house and take advantage of it to move the mattress so as to expose it to the sun and air.
Then, let’s take care of the small objects by finding containers in which to keep them in order. Let’s dust both these and the place where they were and move on to the outside. Here it is a question of cleaning the windows in a day that is neither too humid nor too sunny, the shutters and any terraces or balconies.
The secret to spring cleaning while working full time
All of these tasks actually take a good amount of time, but with the right organization we can get them done even as we work. First, we need to establish a roadmap. We divide the cleaning into short appointments of a few hours each and mark them on the calendar. Let us get help from our partner or a friend of ours. Then we can return the favor, but at least we’ll be able to do the cleaning faster and with friends.
We follow the order suggested by the the most famous Japanese cleaning method in the world and we eliminate all the superfluous. Having fewer things will also help us maintain the order we have created for longer.
