It is exactly on the day that we are in the hurry, that unforeseen events usually happen, isn't it ?! A meeting that lasted a few more minutes; a last minute service; traffic that was congested etc. All this on the day you arranged to have some friends at home!
To make things a little more complicated, do you come home and encounter a big mess? entitled to washing dishes, clothes to store and many more? and it only takes about 60 minutes to fix everything.
Where to start? This is certainly the first question that comes to mind. But the overriding orientation, of course, is "keep calm"! Yes, it is possible to do an emergency cleaning in just one hour (or even less), as long as the housewife uses good strategies! Below, the personal organizer Claudia Moura, qualified by OZ! Organize Your Life and company director Claudia Moura Personal Organizer, gives tips on how to do this.
Where to start?
The first thing, according to Claudia Moura, is to add the mess spread around the house: clothes, shoes, toys. “A very practical tip to start with is to collect everything and put it in a large basket, and then distribute it to its original room. Just put it in the room, ”he says.
Once that is done, the orientation is to get into each room and put everything in its place: shoes in the shoe rack, clothes in the closet, toys in the closet or bookcase, dirty clothes in the basket. "If your things are already in the right place to keep, everything is easier," says the personal organizer.
Then Claudia's tip is to make the beds. “After all is organized it is easier to sweep the house and dust it, leaving the house smelling. The less things are on the floor or under beds, the easier and faster the cleaning will be ?, he explains.
Sweeping the house or? Disguising? the dirty
If, due to the short time, you do not have time to sweep everything, Claudia Moura gives some ideas:? Either you sweep and mop only the rooms where you will receive the visit (for example, living room and kitchen) or direct help of a damp cloth to wipe off most of the dirt, dog hair etc ?, he says.
A good tip too, according to the personal organizer, is to pass a magic brush on the couch. • This brush removes dirt without throwing it on the floor as it has a reservoir. If you have children and they eat cookies on the couch, for example, will this brush help you a lot?
The kitchen
If you have a lot of dishes to wash, start with glasses, plates and cutlery. Then go to the platters and plastic pots. And lastly, pots and pans ?, says Claudia.
“But if the amount of dishes is really too large, you can keep what you didn't have time to wash inside the oven. That's right: hide it! The important thing is that the plates, glasses and cutlery are already clean and if you need to serve a meal for the visitors, will everything go well ?, highlights the personal organizer. "In that case, give preference to serving something easy, like pizza, so you make sure you don't need the hidden pans," he adds.
The bathroom
Claudia Moura explains that you can already leave in the bathrooms a quick cleaning kit with disinfectant, a cloth, a dowel or some other product that you are used to using. “This way you don't even have to go to the laundry room to pick up the products as they are already in the bathroom. Clean the toilet (outside), the sink and the countertop with a cloth with the product you like. Clean the inside of the toilet with a suitable plug for this and leave a little disinfectant in the water. Mop the floor? He says.
The personal organizer points out that it is always good to keep some product that scents the environment in the bathroom. ? There are many options on the market: some that can be shown and part of the bathroom decoration and some more discreet that can be placed behind the door ,? he explains.
• If you have more than one bathroom and don't have time to clean them all, clean only the one the visitor can use. If you have a toilet, is it the priority?
1 hour to keep everything clean and organized
Did you like the tips? To do this emergency cleaning, personal organizer suggests the following (approximate) time division:
- 5 minutes to put the mess together;
- 10 minutes to the rooms: 5 for each (if you have 2);
- 5 minutes to the toilet / bathroom;
- 15 minutes to sweep and mop the house;
- 25 minutes in the kitchen.
Claudia Moura adds that if the house is not too big and does not have so much dishes to wash, certainly in less than an hour, everything will be in order!
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