How to Clean a Room in 10 Minutes

No one likes a messy home, but with today's busy schedules it can be hard to find time to give your home a good cleaning on a regular basis. But it's not so hard to find just 10 minutes here and there to give your rooms a quick fix in between your big cleanings.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• All purpose cleaner
• Vacuum
• Vacuum bags
• Broom
• Dust pan
• Disposable cleaning wipes
• Paper towels
• Rubber gloves
• Scrubber
• Dust rag
• Bleach
• Trash bags

1. Enlist helpers if you can. Get your kids, partner or roommate to clean a room with you and you can cut your time in half. For example, have your kids pick up toys while you're getting the supplies ready.

2. Turn off any distractions so you can stay focused when trying to clean a room in 10 minutes. Turn off the TV and the ringer on the phone. You may want to turn on some music with a fast pace to get you moving and get your cleaning rhythm going.

3. Remind yourself that you want to clean this room in 10 minutes. This is a quick cleaning so save your really thorough work for when you have more time. If it's not dirty, don't clean it.

4. Make supplies easily accessible. Keep all of your cleaning supplies in one area of the house, wear a cleaning apron and keep needed items in your pockets. Carry a portable caddy of cleaning supplies.

5. Use a clean vacuum bag so it will have more pick-up power to clean the room faster in those 10 minutes.

Tips & Warnings

• Use both hands when you're trying to clean a room in 10 minutes. Spray the counter with one hand and wipe with the other, push the vacuum with one hand and pick up stray items with the other.
• Keep cleaning products out of the reach of small children.

Resources

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