| Having a neat home can be achieved in a rapid | | | | twice as fast. Divide up the rooms and have a |
| manner with a few time management and house | | | | race. Put on the music and get to it! The winner |
| cleaning tips. Don't let procrastination and dread of | | | | gets to choose where you go for dinner or gets |
| drudgery keep you from checking off your | | | | a backrub. A cleaner house will happen more |
| tidying to-do list. Once a system is in place, | | | | quickly as well as a romantic date for later on. |
| household inhabitants can finish this task speedily. | | | | - Keep all cleansers in a caddy: Stock a plastic |
| Why take all day scrubbing when you can be out | | | | carrying tote with window cleaner, squeegee, |
| the door to more enjoyable endeavors? Here are | | | | feather duster, furniture polish, all-purpose |
| some tips for being a speedy cleaner: | | | | spray-on cleanser and rags. Don't waste time |
| - Set the timer: One of the easiest ways to | | | | running back to the cupboard to hunt down |
| nudge yourself into pulling out the cleansers, mops | | | | products and tools. Keep them all readily available |
| and buckets is to tell yourself that you only have | | | | as you run from room to room. |
| to clean for a specified amount of time. One | | | | - Black trash bag: As you make your rounds, take |
| hour? Two hours? Make a timeslot selection and | | | | a large black plastic trash bag with you. Empty |
| set the timer. Knowing that once the buzzer | | | | any debris, floor sweepings and the contents of |
| dings, you will be off the hook will be an extreme | | | | wastebaskets into the bag before toting it into |
| motivator. Not only that, your house will be | | | | the next room. Slam-dunk the thing into the |
| neatened up. | | | | outside garbage receptacle when you're done. |
| - Turn on the music: Drag out the wild | | | | - Work from left to right, up to down: Don't |
| rock-and-roll music of yesteryear and let Jimi | | | | waste time wondering if you cleaned something |
| Hendrix and Janis Joplin sing you into rapid cleaning. | | | | or retracing your steps. Move around the spaces |
| Dance along; sing along as your scurry around | | | | in a methodical manner and you'll be onto the |
| feather dusting to the oldies. Your place will be | | | | next room before you know it. |
| tidy, you'll get exercise and you'll have fun! What | | | | House cleaning doesn't have to be a long and |
| more could one ask for? | | | | drawn out process. Check off the chore list |
| - Enlist your housemate: Make a deal with your | | | | quickly and head out the door to have more |
| spouse or significant other in order to get them | | | | adventures. |
| to help. Cleaning partners will get the job done | | | | |