Here are some of our readers favorite cleaning tips:

Evening Checklist - By Debbie at Suburb Sanity - With four kids, I have had an “evening checklist” typed and posted on the fridge forever. It rotates montly, but everyone gets a turn at trash, recycling, taking care of the cats, and cleaning our screen porch. Then, there are just items on there to remind them of what they should do every day (hang their shoes up, pack lunches, etc.). I had hoped it would just become second nature to them, which it hasn’t, but at least it gets everything picked up and tidy every night.

Set Your Days - By Erica at Fishbowl Sense - Having set days for things like laundry and shopping seems to help me a lot, as does cleaning as I go!! I try to take 5-10 minutes every night before I lay the baby down, to pick up toys, clothes, books, etc. This way it’s at least tidy when we wake up in the morning!

Keep Your Rooms Smelling Fresh - By Holly at 2 Kids And Tired - Vacuum the floor and spray febreze in the room, especially on the curtains. Even if you haven’t done anything else, it smells like you’ve been busy all day.

Quick Cleanup Tips - By Leslie at Reality Mama I keep a container of Lysol wipes in each bathroom under the sink. In the event that the men in my house (3) leave disgusting toilets and/or sink messes, I know I can just grab one of these wipes and be done with it! And By Jen at The Cubicle’s Backporch - I keep the bathroom cleaner underneath the bathroom sink so that wiping down the sink (which always gets really dirty at our house) only take a couple of seconds.

Lemons - By Zoya at Deals-R-Us - Whenever my sink gets dull, I clean it with a half of lemon: not only it sparkles instantly, it also smells great and no chemicals are involved!

White Vinegar - By Michelle at Heart of the Prairie - I like to make my own general purpose cleaner using a combination of water, white vinegar, dish soap, and a few drops of essential oils. It is safe enough for my kids to use and makes the house smell great. It works well on bathroom surfaces, appliances, and even mirrors or windows. The best part is that it costs just pennies per spray bottle.

Tough Dried-On Stains - By Trudy at Knit/Pickin’ - for tough dried-on stains on appliances or dishes, or whatever–just remember to use a really wet rag or sponge with your cleanser, and DON’T bother to scrub so HARD. Waste of time and energy. You need to get the top stain off first, so take more and easier, light swipes on it–the top part will come off and then the rest will follow. You don’t need elbow grease, let the moisture do the work for you. It really WORKS-you’ll see right away!

Clutter Free and Hardwood Floors - By Sarah at Ordinary Days - These aren’t exactly cleaning tips but the end up making cleaning so much easier! 1. Get rid of the carpets and go with hardwood floors! They are so much easier to clean, much more spill friendly and they don’t hold any odors. 2.Three letters- D-A-V! When you have less stuff, you ahve less to clean up. I am always going through toys, clothes and odds and ends to see what we can get rid of.

Get Your Kids Involved - By CPA Mom at Did You See That - Put your children to work as soon as possible. Seriously. My 5 year old LOVES to clean. I caught him in the school bathroom this morning, sweeping the floor “because it’s dirty mom!”

Turn Up The Music - Lisa at Are You Kidding Me and Christie at Divine Calling love to turn up the music. It will get you in the mood and get you moving around that house.

We had some great cleaning tips from a lot of our readers and if you weren’t mentioned here we will be posting another post that will include the rest of the tips.

Posted: 08|25|08 at 6:36 am. Filed under: Get It Cleaned.
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