We’re all guilty of a few bad cleaning habits. It might just be because they seem like the “easy” way of doing things or because we never even knew they were bad habits to begin with. Whatever the case may be, reversing bad cleaning habits can make maintaining a clean house a whole lot easier.
Are you guilty of any of these bad cleaning habits?
1. Using more cleaning product than directed
Aside from costing you more money in the long run, using an excessive amount of cleaning product can leave the surface you were trying to clean with residue, which then attracts dirt. Only use the amount of cleaning product recommended in the directions, or simply start out with less and use more if needed.
2. Not using the right cleaning product for the surface you want to clean
We’re sorry to have to tell you, Dad from My Big Fat Greek Wedding: Windex is not an all-purpose household cleaner, much less a miracle cure for any ailment. Even gentler, homemade cleaning solutions can cause irreversible damage to some surfaces during cleaning. For instance, cleaning solutions with white vinegar can etch the stone of a marble countertop because of the vinegar’s high acidity.
3. Letting dishes “soak” in the sink
Always try to wash your dishes or load them into the dishwasher immediately after each meal. Allowing dirty dishes to pile up in your sink not only looks untidy, but it also attracts flies, ants, and cockroaches and encourages bacteria growth.
4. Scrubbing dishes before loading them into the dishwasher
In most scenarios, using your dishwasher as opposed to handwashing your dishes will save you time, water, and money, so that’s one reason to let your dishwasher do the “dirty work." Interestingly, your dishwasher will also have a harder time doing its job properly if there isn’t some kind of food residue left on your plates for its cleaning agent to interact with. Next time before you load the dishwasher, rinse larger food remnants off of your dishes but load them still a little dirty.
5. Letting papers pile up.
This can happen quickly due to the amount of junk mail that winds up in our mailboxes. Make it a habit to sort your mail daily and toss junk mail in with your recyclable garbage. Buy your household a small paper shredder for discarding bills that no longer need your attention or other documents that you don’t want to keep but that contain personally identifiable information. Better yet, switch to paperless invoices and statements whenever possible.
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