5 Tips To Maintain A Clean and Tidy Family Home
Being a mother who works as well as looks after the home can be super hard one. One thing I struggled with in the beginning was keeping the home clean and tidy with a toddler running around and into everything.
Now my son is 3 years old I have learned tips and tricks along the way that may be of use to some of you.
- Antibacterial sprays – Kids touch all kinds of filthy things then rub them around the house. I always make sure I have anti bac sprays to clean all surfaces and door handles at the end of everyday in a hope to not spread too many germs.
- Storage Solutions – Toys can soon take over the house and make it look untidy and keep them clean and off the floor storage solutions are key. My preferred type of storage are cube shelves were you can organise the toys into categories and give them a wipe down on a night before putting them away all organised ready for the next day.
- Minimal Carpet – A major change we had in our home after kids was removing any unnecessary carpets around the home. Kids spill drinks, have accidents when toilet training and crunch food into carpets and the idea of that gives me the chills. Laminate Flooring was the answer for us. A steam clean surface which dirt can be vacuumed, swept, steamed and easily seen has meant we can keep hidden dirt and germs to a minimum.
- Make a Rota – Some cleaning things like skirting and Sils can sometimes be overlooked until its too late. By making a rota of what you clean and when means everything will be done on an even cycle. Like my mum always said if everyone did a little, no one would have to do a lot. I find this method better for spreading the work load rather than spending all my work free weekends cleaning.
- Green Clothes- I Love to do my bit for the environment, some times in the house you need to change some items regularly to keep a clean sweep but that doesn’t mean we need to throw everything away. Rather then buying throw away clothes I have built a stash of well designed clothes and scowerers that will last for years to come if they get washed as per instructions. My top tip would just to always wash the cleaning clothes on a high heat on there own and run a cleaning cycle after you have done them.
What do you do to keep your home clean and tidy?
TTFN
Trini
xxx
*** This is a collaboration post but all words are my own***
April 29, 2019 @ 10:18 am
I’m a big fan of antibacterial sprays especially when you have little kids. Laminate flooring is so easy to keep clean too
April 29, 2019 @ 11:54 am
These are all great tips. We cut out carpet completely to help keep our home cleaner.
May 3, 2019 @ 8:22 pm
It made a big difference to dust in our home
April 29, 2019 @ 3:49 pm
I have more time now my kids are older but I used to swear by my rota when they were small. Mich x
April 30, 2019 @ 8:22 am
Our hallway is the high traffic area of the home with all the downstairs rooms leading off it. I’d love to change the carpet to laminate so that it is easier to clean
May 3, 2019 @ 8:21 pm
This is the same with my kitchen super high traffic meeting area so we have wood floor
April 30, 2019 @ 5:35 pm
I antibac everything. It’s the besting to get rid of any unwanted germs
May 3, 2019 @ 8:21 pm
I think so too! If only kids didn’t get more germs at nursery then home
April 30, 2019 @ 7:56 pm
No antibacterial anything for us – but love the idea of saving old clothing pieces instead of throwing them away!
May 3, 2019 @ 9:05 am
These are really top tips. I think the one about making a rota is a great idea for sure xx
May 3, 2019 @ 8:19 pm
Happy cleaning
May 3, 2019 @ 8:47 pm
These are some great tips! It is so important to keep a clean and tidy home, especially when you have kids running round.
May 7, 2019 @ 6:54 am
Some great tips and advice here! I will definitely have to take some of this on board next time I am having a big spring clean x