Cleaning can be easier if you follow a cleaning plan and use effective cleaning techniques. Assigning household chores to family members helps get the work done faster and teaches responsibility.

• Involve your family members – then there will be more time for Family Fun!

• Don’t delay . . . get started.

• Make a convenient place for everything.

• Clean one room at a time.

• Learn which one to throw or give it away.

• Eliminate running back and forth by putting the cleaning supplies in a bucket or carry all.

• Choose the hardest chore first.

• Clean everything ie from top to bottom

• Do the same for each room in same order - windows, dusting, floors.

• Work  on a particular area at a time.

• Create convenient areas to store kitchen equipment ie. pie plates, cake pans, etc.

• Play upbeat music while you clean.

• Don’t be distracted by the phone. Clean while talking – use the cordless.

• Use paper plates more often.

• Serve dinner buffet style to eliminate cleaning serving dishes.

• Bake while you do dishes – dovetail tasks – iron while doing laundry.

• Clean as you go – wipe out sinks with dirty towels; squeegee shower stalls after each use.

• Use odd moments to do odd jobs.

• Utilize a junk drawer for miscellaneous items.

• Put things in order before going to bed. Less clutter gives you more time, money and energy