I am doing my housework ... Got no time to fool 'round

A few years ago, a friend of mine was a cleaner, and now and again I'd go with her to help.  I was always amazed at the work covered in just 2 hours! When my house is getting me down and the job just seems so overwhelming, I set my oven timer for 2 hours and don't stop until the timer pings!

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This is what I do (at high speed!) - if you do each job as it is laid out you will get through it all - don't be tempted away from the task in hand by starting on something else!

• First of all I go all round the house with a bin bag emptying bins and picking up any rubbish I can find
• Collect all old newspapers, magazines and paperwork for recycling
• Pick up dirty clothes, sort and put a wash on

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• Next I throw away dead flowers and put the vases/jugs/jamjars in the dishwasher/sink ready for washing
• Then I collect any mould encrusted  dirty crockery from various offsprings rooms and put in dishwasher/sink
• Collect soap dishes, tooth mugs, etc, from bathroom and put in dishwasher/sink

• Spray the sink, bath and toilet with a spray made from white vinegar, drop of washing up liquid and water - leave to do its magic! This isn't my bathroom spray, but you get the drift!)
• Do the same in the kitchen, spray the hob, sink and worktops using the same spray
• Tidy the most important rooms, ie, the ones you spend time in ... other people in the house can tidy and clean their own rooms (haha, as if that'll happen) - straighten curtains, tidy magazines, plump cushions, and put things back where they belong

• Straighten bedding/make beds
• In living rooms, move items from surfaces and wipe them down, then replace items (obviously 2 hours isn't long enough to do a big spring clean ... this is just to make you feel better about your home!). 
• Spray and wipe mirrors.
• Wipe down the bathroom and kitchen - they should be sparkling by now!
• Hoover right through the house

Timer should be pinging by now, but depending on the size of your house and how thoroughly you do everything it may take a longer or shorter period of time

Sit down in your lovely, clean, tidy house and make a cup of tea, served with a cupcake and your favourite magazine!

If you still feel energetic, set it for another hour and spray and wipe windows.

Go out and treat yourself to some lovely flowers, as a reward to yourself for all your hard work!

I'm not for a minute telling anyone how to clean their homes, yours always look so lovely and welcoming on your blogs, just sharing with you what works for me when I feel overwhelmed!

If you have visitors arriving at short notice and your house is a pigsty  untidy, with no time for the above, get everyone to pick up and shove behind the sofa move from view anything that shouldn't be there, if you have hard floors, sweep round rather than getting the hoover out, plump cushions and put the coffee machine on!

Must go now ... the lovely Maria's coming tomorrow so I really need to practise what I preach! Can't let her see my house like this, haha!

Have a lovely day

Love, Claire xxx