50 life hacks to make cleaning fun

What could be easier than cleaning? Thank God, not higher mathematics. But the modern hearth keeper needs more than just a clean home. And so that it is clean in the shortest possible time. To facilitate and speed up the process, savvy women have come up with a lot of life hacks. And we have collected these simple recipes in a heap. Surely, out of fifty tips, even for the most experienced housewife, something will be new.

General organization of life

1. To prevent garbage from consuming us, it needs to be organized and led. Often apple cores, scraps of paper and broken pens accumulate in rooms. After all, there is no time and laziness to carry the trash to the trash can every time. Let each room have its own trash can. Do you think that this is not aesthetically pleasing or hygienic? Well, what if the role of a trash can is played by a cute vase on the computer desk? If you empty it in a timely manner, there will be no harm to hygiene...

2. Cleaning supplies should be at hand so as not to waste time getting them and transporting them to the place. Shoe polish is where we take them off. Sink cleaning powder - in the bathroom. And the washing powder is at the machine. A beautiful cloth for wiping glass is by the mirror. I have a few seconds to spare - I walked here, brushed off dust here. And half the battle is done.

It seems that this can only save seconds. But in fact, we often don’t even begin to tidy up, knowing that in order to wash the mirror in the closet, we need to go to the closet and get glass cleaner from the top shelf. If aesthetics bother you, pour/pour the products into beautiful small bottles, now there are a great variety of them.

3. The beginning of any cleaning is to put things in their places. You unload everything “non-local” from the room you are cleaning into some kind of basin, and then travel with it around the apartment, delivering what has accumulated to the addresses. There is no need to run with every toy to the nursery. This saves tens of minutes!

4. Horizontal surfaces - countertops, window sills, shelves - filled with objects create the impression of chaos and disorder. Even if all these things are in their own places. In addition, figurines, vases, etc. make cleaning difficult. The solution is to unload the open “horizons” as much as possible. Place the ladle spoons from the kitchen table into drawers, interrogate the figurines with passion: “Are you really supposed to stand here? Or maybe you’re completely redundant?”

5. If you need to store many small items on open horizontal surfaces, they need to be grouped. Let's say a dressing table. Nail polishes, bottles of perfume, tubes of creams, etc. Wiping dust in this case is hard labor. Pick up each bottle, wipe under it, and return it back... We put everything in a beautiful basket (drawer, cosmetic bag, etc., depending on the situation). Now, to wipe the dust, you only need to lift one basket.

Hallway

6. To avoid spreading dirt and sand from your shoes around the house, keep a small brush and dustpan in the hallway. Trampled? They immediately threw the dust into the trash.

7. In rainy weather, wrap the door mat on the apartment side in a damp cloth. Dirt will be better wiped off the soles. If necessary, it is easy to wipe away marks with a rag.

8. To avoid spreading street dirt around the apartment, if not all household members are able to sweep up after themselves, lay a mat-like rug in the hallway. Sand will spill between the rods, but the surface will remain clean.

9. In the hallway, be sure to keep a basket for important little things, the contents of which you sort out once a week. Unpaid bills from the mailbox, temporarily unnecessary keys - you never know what you’ll find in your pockets and bags. To prevent it from lying around at any risk of getting lost, put everything in a specific vase. Just remember to sort its contents. Start a tradition: on Wednesdays I take apart the “emergency drawer” from the hallway.

10. For small clothing items, it is also convenient to have your own basket or drawer - hats, gloves, scarves, etc. are put there after arrival. This is convenient if the family has small children. They, unlike adults, are not yet able to put accessories on the top shelves of the hanger themselves.

Bathroom

11. The cheapest vodka, poured into a beautiful bottle with a sprayer, will help maintain hygienic cleanliness in the bathroom. While you are brushing your teeth and getting ready for work, spray it on the faucet, door handles, and mirror. We cleaned our teeth - wiped the surfaces with a clean, dry cloth - and voila!

12. Store dish cleaning powder in a small bottle among the tubes on the sink. Have you come to wash your hands? Spend another 30 seconds cleaning the sink. You won't need it anymore if you perform this procedure regularly. Moreover, dish detergents are softer than sanitary ware, and they are not so dangerous to apply without gloves (which sometimes you don’t have time to put on).

13. An acrylic bathtub can be kept clean between major cleanings using dishwashing detergent or cheap liquid soap. What's the point? There is no need to put on gloves and then rinse the bathtub for a long time, as after using killer “chemicals”.

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We quickly wipe sinks and faucets in the morning, before leaving for work, and in the evening, before going to bed, with a dry cloth. When this becomes a habit, you will have to spend no more than half a minute on it. It is easier to prevent water stains than to clean them up later.

15. It’s convenient to wipe the toilet with toilet paper between times. After use, simply wash it off.

16. To prevent unironed laundry from piling up, sort it even at the washing stage. Hang clothes to dry, turning them inside out, and hang paired items (socks, gloves, stockings) right next to them. When the laundry is dry, remove it, immediately laying it out in the same piles as they will be in the closet. My husband's underwear is in one pile, the children's pajamas are in another, etc. Distributing the finished stacks takes two minutes.

17. Thin blouses and men's shirts can be easily dried on hangers. If you have time, iron them immediately after drying. No - we remove it the same way, on hangers, and iron it as much as possible.

18. If the bathroom space allows, place a drawer in the bathroom for dirty linen with a color divider. Then you can take the contents in a heap for washing at once.

Kitchen

19. It is convenient to cover the tops of cabinets with newspapers (grandmother’s recipe) or cling film (modern version). Dust is especially corrosive in the kitchen, where it combines with grease. And in order not to rub it off the top of the cabinets, it’s easier to take and change the newspaper/film.

20. To avoid scrubbing the gas stove, you can cover the cooking surface with foil. If it gets dirty, take it off and throw it in the trash. This, of course, is not very aesthetically pleasing, so the method is rather temporary - for a period of severe time pressure (session, emergency at work, etc.) or a temporary loss of strength when the owner is sick.

21. A dishwasher washes dishes more economically (judging by water consumption) and cleaner than a person. Try to find an opportunity to purchase it.

22. The shelves and drawers of the refrigerator can be lined with beautiful rags made of non-woven material. Cleaning will become easier - just change the cloth to a clean one, and the humidity will also decrease. This means that vegetables, for example, will last longer.

23. Cloths for wiping tables, etc. It’s better to have a dozen. Used it for a day and washed it. It is best to wash everything en masse in a washing machine at high temperature. There is nothing nastier than a stained, greasy rag. I don’t even want to take on something like this.

24. A sponge for washing dishes can be disinfected by placing it with the dishes in the dishwasher.

25. You can also disinfect a sponge in the microwave. Keep in mind that the washcloth must be damp and must be heated for at least 30 seconds. up to 1 min. depending on the power of the stove.

26. Colorless soda such as Sprite will help wipe off deposits on a teapot and scale on an electric or coffee maker. Just pour in the lemonade and leave for half an hour.

27. Adhesive tape or a damp dish sponge will help to collect fragments from broken dishes. You should throw the sponge away after use, fortunately it costs a penny.

28. If the dishwasher suddenly becomes difficult to clean, pour about a glass of a strong fat-breaking agent (such as schumanite) into the bottom of the dishwasher (without dishes!). And run the longest program with the highest temperature. Most likely, the machine is simply clogged with grease from dishes and needs to be cleaned.

Trash

29. Garbage bags can be stored directly in a roll at the bottom of the bin, under a stretched bag. When you take out a filled package, you don’t have to run around looking for the next one.

30. If you have a free minute, pull 5-7 bags onto a bucket at once. When the top one is full, you pull it out, and you can immediately continue to use the trash can.

Children's room

31. It’s more convenient to store toys in spacious drawers where you can simply sweep them away. Of course, it’s beautiful when the dolls stand in orderly rows on the shelves. But how long will such beauty last? How much strength is required to maintain it?

32. It is more convenient to store bells and whistles for children's creativity by type of activity. Everything for drawing - in one box. In the other - everything for modeling. In the third - for application. And so on. Does your child want to draw? They got him a box containing an album, pencils, and a sharpener. We're tired, shall we sculpt? We throw everything into the box, take out the next one, etc.

Bedroom

33. It is convenient to store bed linen in sets. And so that it doesn’t get lost, put everything in one of the pillowcases.

34. Ironing bed sheets takes too much time. Is it worth ironing it at all, given that doctors do not recommend it - the hygroscopicity of the laundry worsens. Simply hang your sheets and duvet covers straight to dry, and then fold them neatly. They will smooth out under their own weight.

35. It’s more convenient to stack small things like T-shirts in dresser drawers not one on top of the other, but like index cards - one after another. When pulling out one item, do not upset the entire stack.

36. If your husband, despite admonitions, scatters socks around the bedroom, put him a small basket there. Let him practice basketball, and you take his treasures for washing right from this basket! Only the device for catching socks must certainly be without a lid - otherwise the trick will not work.

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. If you have a lot of flowers on the windowsills, it may be more convenient not to put each pot in a water tray, but to arrange several pots on one tray. Water will continue to flow after watering, and clearing the window sill if necessary will not be difficult.

38. To prevent dust from accumulating there, the bed should either be on a solid pedestal or on high legs - so that it can be vacuumed without problems.

39. If you have to store some kind of goods under the bed (for example, out-of-season shoes, etc.) - purchase a large under-bed box. And store boxes of shoes in it. You will need to wash the floors - it is easier to roll out one box than to take out 20 boxes.

40. To prevent chargers from equipment lying around anyhow, store them in one place, preferably right next to the outlet. You can use special cable channels or boxes for wires. Or you can use ordinary plastic baskets from the hardware store.

41. Using large office clips, you can fix the “tails” of the chargers directly on the desktop. And also fasten excess wires so that they do not curl around the floor.

42. Pet fluff is perfectly removed from carpets using the so-called laminate mop. This “lazy woman” has a microfiber cloth with pile in the form of thick noodles.

43. Cat “marks” on a carpet or mattress can be etched out by spraying the area with vinegar or vodka from a spray bottle. However, after this the room will have to be ventilated to remove the smell of alcohol or vinegar. And if the carpet gets wet, the procedure will have to be repeated again, because the stench will return.

44. When planning an apartment renovation, immediately think about what furniture and materials will require increased vigilance from you on the cleaning front. Even handprints, let alone the slightest speck, look sloppy on glossy surfaces. And corrugated materials require careful scrubbing. That is, the surfaces should be matte, but smooth. Any speck of dust is visible not only on a white background, but also on a dark one - black, wenge. Cabinets should ideally reach the ceiling to prevent dust from accumulating on top. It is better to cover narrow gaps between the cabinet and the wall with extensions.

45. In order not to let something get to an indecent state in your routine, make a list of household chores that need to be redone. And on the page next to it, mark what has already been done. Crossing things off from the general list is not the best option, because there are too many things to do at home - it will seem to you that you are fighting, fighting, and they are not ending... But looking at a separate list of things done, fill yourself with pride for wasted time.

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A few more secrets to follow

46. You can descale your dishwasher by running it at maximum temperature with a glass of vinegar. And in the next cycle, sprinkle a few tablespoons of soda on the bottom. The washing machine can be cleaned in a similar way.

47. Grease from dishes washes off mustard powder perfectly. Cheap and environmentally friendly.

48. Grease stains from clothes and upholstered furniture are removed with Fairy dishwashing detergent.

49. To clean the blender, run it with a drop of detergent.

50. To clean the coffee grinder, swirl baking soda in it.