21 Cleaning Hacks You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner Story

21 Cleaning Hacks You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner

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I sheepishly admit that I haven’t done much spring cleaning in my time, but, this year may be different. Why not roll up my sleeves and give the house a good going over?

Take one hour (or 30 minutes) a day to clean. Cleaning could become a small part of your daily routine.

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Clutter keeps our homes feeling messy, even after we straighten up. That’s why cleaning a home can feel so overwhelming and endless.

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That means get the cobwebs off the ceiling before you sweep the floor. My mom used to have an actual cobweb cleaner.

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After getting the cobwebs down from the entire room, you start in one corner and work around the room. This would be the corner where the thing you hate to clean is.

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By moving the furniture you can vacuum little touched areas that have accumulated much debris.

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