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Advice From a Professional Maid on Cleaning Your Home

By Amy Mullen, published Nov 16, 2005
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A clean house brings about a feeling of peace and satisfaction.  There's nothing quite as unsettling as a house that desperately needs your attention.  Perhaps you feel like you just don't have the time to keep up with it properly or it just seems overwhelming. The good news is a clean home can easily be achieved if you follow a few tips from the professionals.  While taking night classes at a business school I worked as a professional maid during the day to pay for my expenses.  I found that if you have what you need close at hand and an orderly plan of attack, even the largest homes could be a breeze to clean.
The first time you use this method to clean your house you will essentially be priming your house for all future cleanings.  You will find from week to week each cleaning session will be come shorter and shorter.  

What You Need
The first thing you need is a really good vacuum cleaner.  The company I worked for supplied us with lightweight vacuums that sit on your back much like a backpack.  It weighs only eight pounds and was very easy to use.  These vacuums cost close to a thousand dollars each so they are not realistic for everyone.  Just make sure your vacuum has a hose and wand attachment that will reach up to your ceiling and has enough suction for your needs.  Some vacuums work well until you try to use an attachment.  Buy the most powerful model you can afford.  If anyone in your family suffers from allergies you may want to get a model that has a more efficient filtering system than the typical model.

Advice From a Professional Maid on Cleaning Your Home

Take the chaos out of cleaning.

Credit: Ronaldo Taveira

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Takeaways
  • Break your cleaning down into four segments: dusting, vacuuming, kitchen and bath.
  • Asking those you live with to pick up their clutter will cut your cleaning time down dramatically.
  • Vacuuming the bathroom and kitchen floors before mopping will make them easier to clean.
Did You Know?
Vinegar is an inexpensive and effective cleaning agent.
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THank you I own a business and your tips are wonderful Robin

Posted on 12/09/2007 at 2:12:56 PM

 
Thanks for this. I am a dismal housekeeper.

Posted on 11/20/2006 at 8:11:00 AM

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