How to Deep Clean Your Home in Six Minutes a Day

The clever way to deep clean your home! Get a sparkly clean home in just 6 minutes a day and never lose an entire week to cleaning your home again!

You know what I love even more than a home that looks clean all the time? A home that actually is clean all the time! I really love the idea of giving my home a thorough deep clean, organizing every nook and cranny, and having things just right for my family. And I’d like it to be like that always, if possible. If you think about how most homes with families living in them are, then you know that you’d probably need to spend at least one week out of every month doing a “spring cleaning” style cleaning to keep that up. Who has time for that? I know I can’t just give up a whole week of my life, really ever, to dedicate to cleaning. But I just love a good deep clean!

So here’s what I do instead!

I’ve always been a fan of tackling big projects a little bit at a time, because I just hate to give up a whole day and let all of my carefully crafted routines get out of whack. When you have a big project to tackle, whether it’s organizing the basement, or cleaning up your yard, I find that doing just a few minutes of focussed work each day is so much more effective than wasting a whole week on it. And it works if you want to deep clean your house too!

I know we always think of deep cleaning as the kind of thing where you tear your whole house apart, but it really doesn’t need to be that way. Actually, when you do the “let’s clean this whole house all in one shot” method, you actually waste a lot of time and you’re much more inefficient because you get tired. Or bored. Or distracted. It’s just the way things work! But anyone can find a few minutes to focus on something and get real results. Here’s how I do it!

Have a List

Having a list written down somewhere of tasks you’d like to accomplish goes such a long long way in helping you stay focussed and really get stuff done when you’re working with such a small amount of time. If you’re a big planner, spend a few minutes writing down a simple task for each day to deep clean your home.

If you like to go with the flow a little bit more, just keep a running list somewhere. I use the notepad in my phone usually, that way I can just write something down when I think of it. I’m a big fan of planning but for this stage in my life, the more free-form method of just having a list in my phone makes more sense because I don’t have to mess up my whole system when something goes awry and I miss a day. I just pick back up the next day, right where I left off. Starting out with a list when you want to deep clean your home sounds so ridiculously obviously and simplistic, I know, but it’s a key part of keeping yourself organized for this whole 6 minute deep clean process and it’s also something a lot of people seem to skip.

Set a Timer

If you’re going to be accomplishing big things in a teeny-weeny amount of time, you’re going to need to keep track of those minutes and seconds really well. Luckily, a lot of us carry around a timer in our pocket all day long on our phone without even realizing it. The timer on your phone is the perfect tool for this because you can adjust the volume and change the sound effect to suit whatever mood you might be in when you’re deep cleaning your home. So when you have your one task decided upon, and you have your tools at hand, and you have your phone with you, go ahead and set your timer for 5 minutes. That’s right, I said 5 minutes, not 6.

The reason for the extra minute is to give you a little bit of breathing room. When your timer goes off at 5 minutes, you may just find that you’re almost-but-not-quite done a job. That extra minute gives you a chance to complete the job without having to consider yourself having “failed” at getting it done in time. The extra boost from that feeling of crushing a task in your goal time will give you a great feeling of accomplishment and a boost of motivation for starting on your next task the next day!

There will be other times where you accomplish your task in much much less time than 5 minutes. You may think it’s crazy for me to say that you’ll be able to tackle your most dreaded tasks in that little time, but it happens to me constantly! Just a few minutes ago, I set a timer for 5 minutes and set out to clean out a really messy drawer that had been bugging me for weeks. Less than two minutes later, I was done and I was able to look around and see what else I could do for the remaining 3 minutes of my 5 minute timer. Then I had one more minute to do even more! It’s little moments like this that can really change how you feel about cleaning your home.

Use Great Tools for Efficiency

Having great tools to deep clean your home can make all the difference. It’s not just about how clean they’ll make your home look, it’s also about how you’ll feel when you use them. Using tools that get the job done well can actually be fun and this will motivate you to feel like “Yes! I can DO this!” every time you go to tackle a deep clean task.

I use e-cloth cleaning tools because they just work, every single time. You’ve heard me talk about this many times before, but I just love how they clean perfectly with just water so you can just dampen whichever specially-designed cloth or tool you’re using for your specific task and go to town! All of the tools are uniquely designed for specific cleaning tasks around the house and they really do make tough cleaning jobs easier and more fun.

Break Up Bigger Tasks in to Bite Size Pieces

So what if you have a task you’d like to do that takes longer than 6 minutes? Just break it up into smaller chunks! We all know that we can do this with large tasks at work or even home improvement projects, but for some reason, when we think about deep cleaning, we think that we need to do everything all in one shot. If you have a something like house full of dusty, marked up baseboards that need to be cleaned, feel free to just tackle it for a few minutes each day instead of working on it for hours at a time.

It will still get done and you won’t feel like you’ve wasted your whole day just to get your home looking semi-acceptable. I love to use my e-cloth general cleaning cloth when I have really built-up grime that I need to tackle. One or two cloths is usually perfect for tackling about 5-6 minutes worth of mess and when I’m done, I toss them in the wash and they’re ready to go again the next day!

Do it Every Day

This is the key, of course! Just 6 minutes of cleaning isn’t going to deep clean your house but you will be amazed at how much you can accomplish if you do 6 minutes every day!

What Kind of Tasks to Add to Your List

So what kinds of tasks should you be adding to your deep clean list? What kind of task counts as a deep clean task instead of just a regular ol’ everyday cleaning task? Well, think of these tasks as the ones you’d do maybe one to ten times a year, not the type of thing you’d like to get to once every few days. Save this time for the real heavy-hitters and you’ll start to notice real progress and get that feeling of having a home that really is clean, not just a home that looks clean.

I have a few really thorough lists in my book The Cleaning Ninja, so definitely make use of those if you have a copy of that. If you’d like to just start making your own, think of things like those really inconvenient high-dusting jobs that can sometimes get left for years because they just seem so inconvenient. Chances are, those will actually take you less than 6 minutes if you have something like this handy dandy 2 in 1 Extendable Duster.

Also think about adding things like cleaning the oven, cleaning upholstery, washing windows, and cleaning glass light fixtures.

Deep Clean the Oven

I think cleaning the oven is definitely one of those most dreaded of all deep cleaning tasks. I’ve just discovered this product called Universal Stone which e-cloth sells and it has totally changed my perspective on oven cleaning. I hate really strong, toxic chemicals so this is right up my alley. This product is 100% natural and safe and it can be used on any surface that needs a really, really good deep clean, more than you can manage to tackle with just your e-cloths and water alone. You just wet this special sponge that comes with the Universal Stone, rub it a few times across the stone, then start gently scrubbing your oven. You’ll see a ton of that baked on mess start to come up right away, which is pretty amazing for a non-toxic cleaner!

This Universal Stone is also perfect for my six minute method. You don’t need to worry about setting aside a whole day to clean your oven, you really can just work on a small section (like the glass on the door) for five minutes, rinse it off by wiping with an e-cloth and continue on with your day. No need to worry about what kind of crazy chemicals you’re leaving behind, like I do with traditional harsh chemical cleaners.

Washing windows seems to be another thing that we often feel like we need to set aside an entire day for, so it doesn’t end up getting done as often as it should. Who has time to lose a whole day to washing windows? I love using the e-cloth window genie on windows because you just need to spray the window with water, then wipe it down with the window genie for a totally smudge-free, streak-free clean. That’s it! This tool works really well inside and out and gets right up into hard-to reach corners and edges too. The fact that it cleans windows so efficiently and with so little fuss means that you can get to more windows in your 6 minute time frame! It’s also great for glass light fixtures!

When you’re putting together your deep clean planning list, you’ll also want to add thoroughly wiping down your walls, door and window trim, light switches and baseboards. When it comes to general dusting and wiping like that, I generally like to make a list that tackles these items in each room from the top of the room, down. While you’re on a roll, definitely make sure you use this time to declutter a few areas of your home that have been really bugging you because you can’t get a good deep clean with a bunch of junk in the way! Decluttering 6 minutes at a time is a magical thing too.

No matter what jobs you’re tackling around the house, always carry a glass and polishing cloth with you as you go about your speedy cleaning duties for that perfect final touch. This is truly the best, completely lint-free, grabs-on-to-any-smudge polishing cloth that I’ve ever used and I love it. It’s my secret weapon for making me feel like I’ve done a really beautiful job of cleaning my home, even if I’ve only worked on it for a few minutes.

I just did a thorough decluttering of my cleaning pantry area because I really don’t use a lot of my old cleaning tools and cloths anymore now that I have these e-cloths. This has definitely made the whole 6-minute-a-day deep cleaning process a whole lot more efficient!

How do you go about deep cleaning your home? Have you tried something similar to my 6-minute-a-day method?

Thanks so much to e-cloth for sponsoring this post! I was compensated for my time spent putting this post together, but all opinions, ideas, and suggestions are my own as always!

 

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6 Home Maintenance Tasks You May Not Even Realize You Have to Do

By Audrey Ference

Home maintenance and ownership go hand in hand, so you’re no doubt aware that there’s plenty you should be doing (hello, gutter cleaning!). Sorry to lengthen your to-do list, but we thought you should know that there are actually a few more home maintenance tasks that may require your attention—and odds are you don’t even realize it.

Curious what you might be overlooking? Here are some home maintenance chores that might be flying under your radar—and why they’re important to cross off your list.

1. Clean your refrigerator drip pan

Did you know many refrigerators have drip pans? I did not. But as you can imagine from the name, it’s a thing you really should be cleaning once in a while.

Doug Rogers, president of Mr. Appliance, puts it this way: “Failing to clean the refrigerator drip pan will result in mold growth.” Yuck.

How to do it: To clean it, first you have to find it.

“Remove the kick panel at the bottom of your fridge, and trace the defrost drain line to the pan, which is where it empties out,” says Rogers. Use a flashlight if you need to.

“Be sure to gently pull the pan out as it may be full of water, and dump any excess liquid in the sink before cleaning with an all-purpose cleaner,” he says.

2. Flush the water heater

“Flush” the water heater? What does that even mean? Great question. According to Doyle James, president of Mr. Rooter plumbing, you need to remove the water sitting in your water heater to remove any sediment that may collect there.

“Sediment causes corrosion, reduces efficiency, and shortens your water heater’s life span,” James explains.

How to do it: First, turn off the electricity or gas to the heater. Open a bathroom hot water tap and let the hot water run for a few minutes to lower the temperature of the water in the heater. Then shut off the cold water valve at the top of the tank, and put a bucket under the water heater drain valve. Open the valve and drain the water until it runs clear, with no sandy stuff. Be careful, because the water can come out hot! When it’s clear, put everything back the way it was and you’re done until next time.

To keep your water heater running at its best, James advises setting the temperature no higher than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

3. Reseal your grout

When your tile was installed, whether it’s floor tile, bathroom surround tile, or countertop tile, the grout was sealed to protect it from wear and tear. But did you know that you’re supposed to reseal it every year? If you said no, you’re not alone.

“You have to reseal grout every year, and most people don’t,” says Debbie Gartner of The Flooring Girl blog.

The reason: Most grout is a mixture of sand and cement, which can absorb water, bacteria, and stains.

“A grout sealer protects your grout so it’s waterproof,” explains Gartner. Sealing will help your grout look better and last longer. The only exception is epoxy grout, which is generally used with glass tile.

How to do it: To reseal grout, apply grout sealant, wipe off any excess that gets on tiles, wait 15 minutes, apply a second coat, then clean the tiles again. Let it cure for 24 to 48 hours. After it cures, test it: Water should bead on top of the grout instead of being absorbed.

Here’s more on how to reseal grout.

4. Test for water leaks

Checking for water leaks around the home—even small, slow ones—will pay off big-time down the road. Why? It can help you save water (and money on your water bill); but more importantly, it will eliminate damage to your house done by water behind the walls or in other hard-to-see places.

How to do it: “Take a water meter reading and avoid using your water for a couple of hours. After two hours, if the reading changes, you have a leak,” James says.

If you have a leak, inspect the pipes of your water-using appliances like the dishwasher and washing machine for cracked, bulging, or damaged hoses. Leaky hoses are easy to replace yourself. If, however, the damage is more extensive, you can hire a plumber.

5. Reseal stone countertops

If you have granite or marble countertops, you should be sealing those babies every year, or possibly more often. The only exception is if you have a presealed countertop. In that case, you’re excused from this one. Not sure if you need to seal? Put some water on your countertop. The more quickly it is absorbed, the more porous your stone is, and the more frequently you should be sealing. That’s also a good test to see if your sealer has worn off: If the water doesn’t bead on the countertop, it’s time.

How to do it: Wash your countertop with mild soap and water, and wipe it dry. Apply a stone sealer, let it sit 15 minutes, then wipe away the extra.

Here’s more on how to reseal countertops.

6. Wash your dryer lint screen

You know that thing gets gross, right? You’re always scraping piles of lint, shredded tissues, and other weird substances off of it. But it can get clogged in less obvious ways, too. The residue from dryer sheets and fabric softener can start to build up on the screen, blocking the airflow. That can lead to less efficient drying and even fires.

How to do it: “Soak it in hot water and dishwashing soap designed to remove grease and oil,” says Rogers. “Gently scrub the screen with a soft brush, rinse it, and let it air-dry before reinserting it into the slot.”

It’s a small thing, but it’ll help extend the life of your dryer, reduce your energy bills, and keep your home safer.

Link to the article: https://www.realtor.com/advice/home-improvement/home-maintenance-tasks-you-may-not-realize-are-important/

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How to Easily Kill 98% of All Mold in Your Home with Just One Ingredient

Tea tree oil is an essential oil that has been used for centuries by Aborigines. The oil is taken from the leaves of the melaleuca alternifolia, a plant native to Australia. Interestingly, you cannot find tea tree oil naturally occurring anywhere else.

The Aborigines would crush the leaves, then place them on a wound or burn, holding them in place with a mud pack. In the 1920s, Australian researchers discovered that tea tree oil is an antiseptic 100 times more effective than carbolic acid, a well-known germicide of the time. It’s antiseptic properties are unimaginable. Studies have found that Tea Tree Oil can effectively treat respiratory problems ranging from common sore throats, coughs and runny nose to asthma, tuberculosis, and bronchitis. It also possesses antibiotic properties that help treat skin infections, rashes, burns, dandruff and much more.

But you can also use tea tree oil to remove mold.  It disinfects and removes all types of germs and mold.

How To Remove Mold With Tea Tree Oil

Ingredients

• Tea Tree Oil (where to find)

• Cloth

Instructions

1. Mix 2 teaspoons of tea tree oil with two cups of water and add it to a spray bottle.

2. Spray down moldy areas. Allow the mixture to sit, and then wipe away. It really works!

 

Link to the article: http://thinkorganiclife.com/how-to-easily-kill-98-of-all-mold-in-your-home-with-just-one-ingredient/

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Health Risks of Mold Allergies in Your Mount Laurel, NJ House & How to Get Rid of Mold Spores

Understanding mold can be your best ally if your home becomes overwhelmed with it. Ross Environmental Solutions would like to share some basic information when it comes to mold in an effort to help you avoid it or deal with the problem if mold spores are already present. Mold only needs 24 hours to take hold and thrive under the right factors. Moisture, darkness, temperature, food, and time are all mold needs. For example; for any water that has seeped under the baseboards after a minor flooding, humidity is created with warm temperatures. Dust particles, lint, and other forms of debris are all contributions to the food mold needs and the other elements such as darkness and time form the perfect living conditions for mold to flourish unseen. Winter provides perfect conditions for mold growth via moisture from snow, but contrary to popular belief, summer also provides ideal circumstances for mold via moisture from humidity. The season doesn’t matter, because moisture is the main factor mold needs for rapid growth!

Mold Allergy Problems

There are some health risks that come with mold interaction. Most cases of long term mold exposure exhibit symptoms. Especially those that suffer from mild to severe allergic reactions to mold can typically feel the effects early on, depending on the severity of the allergic sensitivity. Those who get asthma attacks, have respiratory issues, and a weak immune system is most susceptible to the negative impacts when it comes to mold.

Symptoms of Mold Allergies; Fatigue, Headache & More

For allergy sufferers or those feeling the effects of mold on their body, you could be experiencing the following symptoms:
– Coughing
– Eye irritation
– Nasal congestion
– Skin irritation or rash
– Fatigue
– Throat irritation
– Wheezing
– Headache

Mold Can Cause Property Damage

Mold isn’t only a potential threat to your health, but in conjunction with the right circumstances mold can infest homes quickly and silently destroying many of the materials it infests; breaking down the composition. Water damage is often a leading cause to mold. Even if the slightest bit of moisture is left behind, that combined with warmth, darkness and a food source, from dust for example, can grow mold. This mold will quickly consume the raw materials used to construct your home. Mold spores are easily introduced into the air and will cycle in your HVAC system depositing mold spores anywhere in the home, even in the ducts themselves. Mold spores will advance into evolving stages with the right combination of conditions. Mold can even be transported by people and pets. When a mold spore lands on a person or pet, which then takes root somewhere inside the home when it gets left behind, it can begin to grow in other places. If left untreated, soon your home can be overran with mold.

Mold from Leaks & Water Damage

If you had experienced water damage in your house, a professional is the most recommended course of action as they have the water extracting and drying equipment, as well as the expertise to properly and efficiently manage and contain the water. Many professionals are also equipped to handle the situation in the event mold does evolve. Mold doesn’t need a flood-like scenario catastrophe to take hold either. For example, mold has manifested in a bathroom due to improper ventilation for an extended period of time. To keep you and your loved ones safe from hazardous mold, ensure you are doing what you can to prevent it.

How to Prevent Mold from Growing on Walls, in Closets & Other Places

Helpful tips:
– In rooms such as bathrooms, laundry rooms, kitchens, and areas where humidity is easily surging, use the exhaust fans and all other means of ventilation.
– Get any leaky pipes and plumbing fixtures repaired as soon as possible.
– Properly use your air conditioning and dehumidifiers to maintain humidity levels; which should never reach over 50% in your home.
– Dry any water spills or condensation immediately.
– Mold dissolving products to clean bathrooms should be instituted.
– Add mold inhibitors to paint when painting your home’s interior.

Mold Removal & Remediation

If you have any mold issues creeping in your home or business, contact Ross Environmental Solutions and let our experts take care of the rest.

 

Link to the article: http://www.rossenvironmentalsolutions.com/health-risks-mold-allergies-mount-laurel-nj-house-get-rid-mold-spores/

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Protect Your Home While on Vacation

Better safe than sorry.

We do lots of planning, struggle, and legwork, research at the time of home buying or selling. But how much preparation we do for its safety. But most of us forget how to keep your property and belongings safer. Article specially intended for all those you are leaving home for long vacation or family function or for any celebration but without any preparation.

Read out our home safety checklist suggested by top realtors or how to Set Up strong security before you head out.

Hold your mail and newspapers.

Envelopes pouring out your mailboxes are dead giveaways that someone hasn’t been home for a while. It’s one of the common and easy things we forget and that make your home a sure target. Ask your trusted friend, family member, or neighbor to collect the paper and mail daily and to keep an eye out on your home while you aren’t home. If not possible then call your newspaper service to stop deliveries until you get back. And also contact your local post office to stop mail delivery before going on a long vacation.

Many states in USA have a feature to submit a stop email request service online; address and stop and start dates that’s what it needs.

Ask your friend or neighbor to keep eye on things

Give a spare key to your home to a trusted neighbor or friend so that they can keep an eye on things. Some people think it’s a smart idea to hide a spare key outside the home to access by a trusted person in an emergency situation. But really it’s not a smart deal.  To fool the burglar is not an easy thing. Best to cover your home is to ask your friend or trusted person to monitor your home. If asking your next door neighbor to check on your home is not possible or comfortable than a controllable lock may help you in an emergency situation. The controllable lock can be opened or closed using a dedicated app on your smartphone. So you can allow a trusted person to enter your house in a needy situation without giving the spare key.  A home monitoring system to access real-time home happenings is also a better option.  Although there is no alternate of trusted friend or neighbor as mail or newspaper is not being delivered is also a tell-tale sign that someone is not at home.

Don’t publicize while you’re on a vacation

Show some caution when you share your travel plan on social media or on your blog. Broadcasting your travel plan to the world through Instagram or Facebook can be risky. Through your social posts, checking in at the airport or your vacation destination can reach to the wrong ears and eyes so wait until you reach home.

Pull the plug out

Disconnecting the power to some of your electronics, like your desktop computer, refrigerator, television, coffee maker, and other small appliances can save your home from an electrical fire or power surge.

Turn off your garage door to keep away from the eye of experienced or motivated criminals from opening it by a universal remote. You can also opt for a manual lock.

Install programmable light

Leaving your lights on all the time or if the lights go off are not only cost effective but more likely to invite the wrong eyes. The programmable light switch is a better choice that turns on and off at certain times of the day and can also vary each day.

Keep Safe your Valuables

Get a small safe for your valuables such as jewelry, the deed to your home, wills, and any other valuables or sensitive documents.

Link to the article: https://www.fastexpert.com/protect-your-home-while-on-vacation/

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Improve the Quality of Your Home by Maintaining Your Exterior Doors

February, 2018 by Alma Abell

There are a lot of things to keep up with when owning your own home, and oftentimes making sure your doors are functioning at top notch are at the bottom of that long list. Unfortunately, making sure you promptly address all of your residential door repair issues is key to maintaining safety and security in your home. The exterior doors of your home are the gateways between you and the outside world. They protect you from extreme weather, and are your first defense against potentially unwanted guests. When you experience issues with warped or broken doorframes, thresholds, hinges or knobs you immediately have a security and safety issue on your hands.

Improper Door Seals can Cause Safety Issues and Structural Damage

Even the seal on your door can cause issues with the structure of your home, and water damage from severe weather leaking to your floor can compromise the integrity of its structure. This means you could potentially be out even more money needing to replace flooring that has been damaged by continued exposure to moisture. Not to mention, if you experience this type of leakage, it is more than likely costing you extra money on your energy bills as your efficiency is probably low. In order to avoid possible safety, and structural issues it is always best to have your exterior doors serviced and repaired by professionals.

Finding Reputable and Professional Door Repair Services in Your Neighborhood

If you are researching residential door repair in Oklahoma City, OK be sure to check out Windsor, Door, Siding and Windows. Their professional services include residential door repair for both exterior and garage doors of your home. Contact their friendly staff and improve the quality, safety, and security of your home today.

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Cold temperatures create problems for garage doors

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) It’s well known by now how cold weather can affect pipes in your home. But it can also damage your garage door, which can create an added danger for you.

In the summer heat, you’ve probably heard how concrete expands. There’s an opposite effect that happens in winter and things like metal springs on your garage door can contract and break, making it difficult to get in and out of your garage safely.

Tuesday’s dangerously cold temperatures created plenty of business for Reddi Overheard Door. The company’s phones rang all day for people needing service on their garage doors.

The company says complaints about failing garage doors aren’t uncommon this time of year.

“It puts more stress on the springs and so things are just bound to go more wrong when it’s colder,” says technician Zack Beden.

He says people often don’t realize how much they rely on their garage doors until one of the door’s springs breaks.

“I would say most people use their door on average between eight to a dozen times a day and don’t even really think about it,” Beden says. “That also affects how often your spring breaks. The more you use your garage door, the more wear and tear the springs get.”

A spring breaking can leave you vulnerable.

“It is a scary thing when your door or operator breaks and it’s wide open and you (have) valuables in your garage and you don’t know what to do about it,” Beden says.

He says it’s important not to try to force your garage door open or closed because it can burn out the operator motor and pose a safety risk if the door falls.

He says if you think a spring on your garage door is breaking, call a certified technician to fix it.

Link to the article: http://www.kwch.com/content/news/Cold-temperatures-create-problems-for-garage-doors-469630283.html

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