What a 15 Minute Cleanup
Is:
A 15 Minute Cleanup is a brief
step-by-step guide to cleaning a room in 15 minutes or less. While the room
may not be white glove clean, it will be presentable to guests. 15 Minute
Cleanups are a great way to maintain a home in between more thorough
cleanings. These cleanups include step-by-step instructions, a list of
supplies, tips, and links for more thorough information.
What a 15 Minute Cleanup
Isn’t:
A 15 Minute Cleanup is not
the only cleaning regimen you’ll need to keep your home in tip top
shape. It’s not an intense cleaning, but only a brief pickup of a
room. To really keep a home clean, more thorough work will need to be done
according to your cleaning schedule. Before intensely cleaning a room,
it’s a good idea to start with that room's quick 15 Minute
Cleanup.
The
Cleanups:
15 Minute Living Area
Cleanup
This cleanup can work for formal and informal
living areas and sitting areas. It also works for formal dining rooms, and
other rooms where entertaining is done. The idea with this cleanup is to
get the room ready for guests, or events without spending a lot of time on
the details.
15 Minute Kitchen
Cleanup
The kitchen cleanup aims to
remove trash, dirty dishes, and unwanted items from a kitchen, making it
ready to be used, or in good shape for guests to be around. While you
won’t scrub out the refrigerator, or clean under the sink in this
cleanup, you will remove any offending trash and dishes, making your
kitchen clean and clutter free.
15
Minute Bathroom Cleanup
The bathroom
cleanup helps you quickly organize and wipe down bathroom surfaces. This
cleanup will work to maintain your weekly bathroom scrub down, or get a
bathroom ready in a hurry when unexpected guests show up.
15 Minute Kid’s Room
Cleanup
This kid’s room cleanup
is great for parents at a loss for where to begin when faced with a
disaster area child’s room. It’s also perfect for older readers
who can actually follow the list themselves to get their rooms clean. Print
it off for them and watch as an all day chore turns into a 15 minute
miracle.
15 Minute Bedroom
Cleanup
Like many people, I usually
leave cleaning my own bedroom for last. After a busy day or week, a bedroom
can be in terrible shape. This cleanup will help maintain a bedroom or give
it a quick pickup just in time for a restful night.
15 Minute Dorm Room Cleanup
The dorm room cleanup is for those who live in a very small
area like an efficiency apartment, or campus housing. These small places
can quickly fill up with junk and trash, but this quick cleanup will help
organize even the worst-case scenario.
Why A 15
Minute Cleanup Works:
A 15 Minute Cleanup works
because it recognizes that there are three types of items we need to clean
up in a room. Everything falls into one of three categories...
Trash
Things that don't belong in the
room.
Things that belong in the room, in a different
place.
Having only a few categories to sort
items into makes a pickup run more smoothly. The 15 Minute Cleanups also
work because they are designed to maintain a room. Having a 15 Minute
Cleaning session in a room several times a week will keep your home looking
great between more intense cleanings.
More Intense
Cleanups:
If you need a little more intense
cleanup, you can try the following. These cleanups will take you between
1-2 hours per room depending on how much cleaning they’ve had lately.
When you make your cleaning schedule, you can use the 15 Minute Cleanups
and the Intense Cleanups together to create a perfectly clean
home.