We all have important work at hand that we would do instead of cleaning our living room once in a while. So, to make the cleaning process easier, we make routines. However, the catch here is that routine doesn’t always mean they are good, and some habits make things more challenging instead of easing up.
So, in this article, Cleanzen has discussed a few bad living room cleaning habits which you can break and transform your living space. So, without any further ado, let’s see if you have any of these habits.
Directly getting to vacuuming
This is a mistake I have seen people make quite often. The main goal of vacuuming is to accumulate the dust in your home, right? But without dusting the walls, furniture or ceiling, how do you expect the dust to come off? So, before you get to vacuuming, make sure you have perfectly dusted everything starting from the ceiling and working your way downwards. Then finish by collecting the loose dust.
Cleaning and organizing simultaneously
Organizing your stuff is definitely a good habit. But when you try to do that while cleaning your house, it can turn into an even bigger mess. If you start to organize cluttered stuff at home midway thorough cleaning, you might lose the interest, time and energy of cleaning. In the end, neither cleaning nor organizing will get done. If you don’t have time to organize stuff, keep cleaning around the clutter and declutter things afterwards.
Working with dirty tools
How can you expect optimum cleaning results if you keep working with dirty cleaning tools? Dirty cleaning tools will only invite more dirt instead of cleaning your rooms. People often think that cleaning tools don’t require maintenance and cleaning, which is entirely wrong. A clean set of tools are the precondition to having a clean house.
Soaking dishes to clean later
After eating, we often leave dishes in the kitchen soaking in water. That might help you loosen up the grimes and stains on the dishes, but you are leaving the cleaning task for later in the process. In short, soaking the dishes for loose grime looks like an excuse for doing the cleanup afterwards. Moreover, the wet food debris can attract bacteria and cockroaches too. So, instead of leaving dishes, try to clean them right after eating.
Keeping a pile of dirty clothes
Keeping a pile of dirty cloth isn’t the endgame. After a few days, you still have to clean your clothes; they will not clean themselves. So, instead of piling dirty clothes in your laundry room, try cleaning after a small pile accumulates. This way, the germs from your clothes won’t have the chance to grow, and you won’t feel stressed thinking about a big pile in the laundry either.
Not following an organized routine
Yes, you might have a habit of cleaning your living space regularly. I appreciate that effort. But do you follow any specific routine while doing so? If not, cleaning your house in random order can make the whole thing complex. Besides, it can kill your interest in cleaning your home if you are new. So before anything, make sure to prepare and follow a routine of cleaning.