By now your house is probably looking neat, tidy and presentable, thanks to your daily and weekly cleaning routines. Doesn’t it feel awesome being in control of the clutter? In addition, you have even deep cleaned several areas of the house.
Keep the momentum going and move on to the another area today. You are doing just great!
Day 6: Deep Clean the Extra room
The extra room in your house could be anything – a guest room, a study room, home office, play room, a store room.
If you have more than one extra room, either do them all today or clean them over a few days – you decide! Whatever works for you, is fine. And, if you do not have any extra rooms, today would be the perfect to catch up with anything you might have missed or skipped.
Important Note:
So, whatever you do, don’t get overwhelmed and work at your own pace. It doesn’t matter if you take a bit longer to complete the challenge.
Do whatever works for you – skip certain tasks, add others. But, just clean something!
Today’s Cleaning Plan
Daily Cleaning Tasks: Keep that daily routine going and use a checklist to stay on track!!
Weekly Cleaning Tasks: Surface clean the Extra Room
Monthly Deep Cleaning tasks
- Deep Clean the Walls and Ceilings: Dust the ceiling, walls and corners with the help of a long handled brush to get rid of any cobwebs. Wipe down the walls and spot clean any stains that you might notice. Clean the air vents, switch plates, wall decor and anything else that’s up on the wall!
- Deep Clean the doors and windows: Take down the curtains and set them aside to be washed on laundry day. Thoroughly clean the windows – the panes, the window sill, grills, frames etc.Wipe down the doors and clean up any stubborn stains. Don’t forget the doorknobs and/or handles!
- Deep Clean all the fans, lights, fixtures etc: Thoroughly clean the fans, lights and all other fixtures. and make a note of anything that needs fixing or replacing.
- Deep Clean the floor: Clean any carpets or rugs. Thoroughly sweep/vacuum and mop the floor. If possible, move away the furniture and clean all hard to reach areas – behind the furniture, cupboards etc. Don’t forget to clean the baseboards and spot clean any stubborn stains.
- Finally, re-arrange the furniture and put up a fresh set of curtains!
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Tips to remember throughout the 30 Day House Cleaning Challenge
- Before you begin, gather all the necessary tools and keep them ready. You could get yourself a cleaning caddy or just use a basket or box.
- Decide on a specific amount of time that you can/will spend cleaning and set a timer. Work as quickly as you can within this time and don’t get distracted. (Except if it’s an emergency of some kind!)
- Start cleaning from the top of the room and work your way down. This will prevent dust falling on surfaces that you have already cleaned.
- Work from one side of the room to the other side, in a systematic matter, so that you don’t miss any spots.
- When the timer goes off, stop working! You can catch up with what you have missed during your next cleaning session.
- Use checklists to track your progress and to ensure that you don’t miss out anything. Checklists are especially useful in instances where you cannot complete a task and need to reschedule it.
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