{"id":375,"date":"2017-10-24T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanandhappynest.org\/wpd\/?p=375"},"modified":"2022-02-25T13:38:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T18:38:09","slug":"guest-blogger-the-best-way-to-quickly-clean-a-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/guest-blogger-the-best-way-to-quickly-clean-a-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Blogger: The Best Way to Quickly Clean a House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are trying to get the house ready for guests or just want to tidy up at the end of the day, you need a good plan for cleaning a house quickly and efficiently.\u00a0 How about a couple simple and easy speed cleaning shortcuts you can use today?\u00a0 Start with number one and work your way through this list and before you know it you\u2019ll have a clean house!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>GATHER YOUR TOOLS<br \/>\nKeep your favorite cleaning tools and cleaners in a caddy or container so you can grab them and clean anytime.\u00a0 My must-have caddy tools?\u00a0 Feather duster (faux or microfiber), microfiber cloths, a lint roller,\u00a0your favorite all-purpose and disinfecting cleaners, cleaning wipes, and window\/mirror cleaner.<\/li>\n<li>SET A TIMER<br \/>\nIf you only have 15 minutes, set the timer and see how much you can get done.\u00a0 The most realistic timeframe for speed cleaning the entire house is 30-60 minutes.\u00a0 Of course this will vary depending on what condition your home is in.<\/li>\n<li>START WITH A\u00a0LAUNDRY BASKET AND A GARBAGE BAG<br \/>\nStart by collecting anything that can be tossed and throw it in the garbage bag.\u00a0 Items that need to be relocated and put in their proper places, can go in the laundry basket. Once the room is clean you can stash the laundry basket in a closet if you have someone dropping by, if not, take a couple minutes to return the items to their proper places.\u00a0 You can focus on main living areas or extend this into bedrooms as well.<\/li>\n<li>DO A QUICK DUST<br \/>\nA feather or microfiber duster is a great tool to quickly dust surfaces.\u00a0 Replace your duster when it looks dirty.<\/li>\n<li>WIPE SURFACES<br \/>\nSpray down any hard surfaces (counters, toilets) and wipe clean with a microfiber cloth or paper towels.\u00a0 Take care not to cross-contaminate surfaces by using the same cloth on multiple surfaces. For example, don\u2019t wipe the toilets and then wipe the counters. Disinfecting wipes also work great for quick cleaning.<\/li>\n<li>WIPE MIRRORS<br \/>\nA quick spray with your glass cleaner on your cloth and wipe the bathroom mirrors.\u00a0 Clean mirrors definitely make the bathroom look cleaner with very little effort.\u00a0 Don\u2019t miss this step!<\/li>\n<li>QUICK VACUUM<br \/>\nIf your floors need to be vacuumed, concentrate on high traffic areas, corners,\u00a0and visible dirt.\u00a0 If you just vacuumed your floors or they look good, just check under the kitchen table for crumbs and sweep or vacuum.<\/li>\n<li>FLUFF PILLOWS AND STRAIGHTEN THROW BLANKETS<br \/>\nA quick tidy and straightening up of pillows and throw blankets will give your room a completed and clean appearance.<\/li>\n<li>PUT OUT FRESH\u00a0TOWELS<br \/>\nDon\u2019t underestimate the look of fresh towels.\u00a0 Replace your kitchen and bathroom towels with clean towels as you\u2019re making your final sweep.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>With a little effort you can easily speed clean your home in under an hour.\u00a0 Try it the next time you have guests coming over, and you can relax and enjoy knowing you have a clean home to welcome them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are trying to get the house ready for guests or just want to tidy up at the end of the day, you need a good plan for cleaning a house quickly and efficiently.\u00a0 How about a couple simple and easy speed cleaning shortcuts you can use today?\u00a0 Start with number one and work your way through this list and before you know it you\u2019ll have a clean house! GATHER YOUR TOOLS Keep your favorite cleaning tools and cleaners in a caddy or container so you can grab them and clean anytime.\u00a0 My must-have caddy tools?\u00a0 Feather duster (faux or microfiber), microfiber cloths, a lint roller,\u00a0your favorite all-purpose and disinfecting cleaners, cleaning wipes, and window\/mirror cleaner. SET A TIMER If you only have 15 minutes, set the timer and see how much you can get done.\u00a0 The most realistic timeframe for speed cleaning the entire house is 30-60 minutes.\u00a0 Of course this will vary depending on what condition your home is in. START WITH A\u00a0LAUNDRY BASKET AND A GARBAGE BAG Start by collecting anything that can be tossed and throw it in the garbage bag.\u00a0 Items that need to be relocated and put in their proper places, can go in the laundry basket. Once the room is clean you can stash the laundry basket in a closet if you have someone dropping by, if not, take a couple minutes to return the items to their proper places.\u00a0 You can focus on main living areas or extend this into bedrooms [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[10,150,189],"class_list":["post-375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","tag-cleaning","tag-clean-house","tag-surfaces","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":381,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375\/revisions\/381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}