Keeping your house orderly, tidy and clean might be a serious work as a woman especially when you have children. But, having toddlers around shouldn’t be an excuse for any woman to be dirty since the children will consciously or unconsciously inculcate clean habits from you.
Keeping your house clean becomes a difficult task if you don’t keep track of things as a person.
Here are 11 major habits women must have to keep a clean home
- Put your clothes in the right place
You should endeavour to keep clothes properly. Put dirty clothes in the laundry or spread on the rack to air dry. Don’t throw clothes anywhere and anyhow. It makes the room untidy.
- Keep your bedroom neat
One way to make the bedroom tidy is to always lay your bed. No matter how tired you feel, you should endeavour to lay your bed as soon as you wake up in the morning. Also, arrange the pillow(s) and the covering cloth
- Don’t keep things you don’t need
It is in the habit of some women to keep clothes they don’t need for a long period of time. Whenever you have clothes in excess, do yourself good by giving it out. It will litter your house if you don’t.
- Keep books organized
Children books can be another source of litter in the house. Provide a bookshelf for proper keeping. Also, keep their homework books in their school bag.
- Return kitchen instruments after every use
Whenever you are cooking in the kitchen, return each item after each use. Another way to be organized when cooking is to make sure you bring out all the items you will need, then as you use one; return to its place.
- Keep shoes and bags properly
Don’t drop your shoes and bags just anyhow. Keep your shoes in a rack and hang your bags where they are meant to be in order to maintain their shape.
- Have a section of the sitting room for your children Children will definitely make the house dirty due to their playful nature. So, it will be in your own interest to create a part of the sitting room for the children so that cleaning that particular area will be less stressful for you after a tiring day
- Pack your husband shoes from the sitting room
Some men are in the habit of throwing their shoes and even suit in the sitting room once they come back from work. If your husband is that kind of man, kindly help in keeping his shoes or clothing properly. Be patient with him as he may stop such a habit and begin to do the right things.
- Wash dishes immediately after use
It is commonly said that how neat or otherwise your kitchen is as a woman will say a lot about how your bedroom will look like. Don’t form the habit of storing dirty dishes; wash them once you are done eating.
- Empty trashcan
Whenever your dustbin is full, carry it to where you usually empty them even if it takes getting downstairs if you live on the first or the second floor of a building. Also to keep the dustbin clean spread the waste nylon inside before pouring dirt.
- Sweep and mop regularly
Look for a convenient time and day of the week to sweep and mop your house. Keep your house clean by all means
If you don’t have anyone to help with house cleaning, you need to adopt a method that works best for you with the view to keeping your house clean and tidy.
Remember, everybody likes a clean and neat environment but if you don’t keep your home clean, nobody will do it for you.
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