This month, I am going to focus on things around the house to get done daily. The other day at work during my lunch break, I watched a YouTube video on things people who have neat houses do every day. While my house is not unclean, it could use some daily sprucing up. Anyway, I thought that the video had some very good points. Not all of them applied to me, but about half did so those are the ones I am going to work on this month.
1. Wash and put away dishes - There really is nothing like going into the kitchen first thing in the morning to make my coffee and the kitchen is clean. That does not happen nearly as much as it should. I am notorious for leaving dishes in the sink. Either I'm soaking them because they've been caked on with something or I'm just being lazy. I need to make sure that the dishes are cleaned every day. And that could mean also just making sure dirty dishes are in the dishwasher and not left out. I don't have to run the dishwasher every day as I am just one person so at least getting them correctly out of side would be sufficient.
2. Trash - I don't take the trash out every day. Again...one person here. But what I can do is make sure I empty all of the random trash cans throughout the house into the kitchen trash can every day. I don't like to take the kitchen trash out if the bag isn't full. Unless, of course, something in there smells then by all means let's take it out. And this way, the kitchen can will fill up more often.
3. Make beds - I already do this every day. I like to crawl into bed each night in a bed that's been made. It makes me feel neater than I really am. I put it here as a reminder to keep doing it!
4. Bathroom surfaces - I hate cleaning the bathrooms. If I can get myself into the habit of wiping down the bathroom surfaces and making sure the mirrors are cleaned, then when I go into clean the entire bathroom, my job will be a little easier. I just cleaned my bathroom sink yesterday and hated the experience. Like I said, I had let it go on far too long and it was a pain in the butt to try and clean it. It's still not amazing looking but it is much better. I think I would appreciate not having that level of cleaning stress on me if I just took the initiative to maintain it.
5. Kitchen sink and counters - I use my kitchen every day in one form or another. Whether it's cooking or reheating leftovers or making coffee, etc., my kitchen is in constant use. But, again, I am notoriously bad at cleaning my sink and counters. Michael used to do it a lot because a dirty sink drives him crazy. For me, I can live with it apparently. But, that's not a good excuse. I need to get into the habit of wiping them down every day. Especially after I have been cooking, particularly if I have had raw meat out to cook. I have so many wipes available to me right now that this is a good place for me to use them.
These are things that I should be doing every day. Mainly because I keep saying that I want my house ready for company if the occasion ever arises. Doing these on a daily basis will help me keep up with the house better. And in the end, I will feel better about myself and that's really what matters. Now, I'm off to wash my dishes.
That is all.
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