Cleaning the bathroom at speed of light

Copyright Meemal - Creative Commons

I am now into week 4 of my domestic dummy makeover and this week, the habit I am trying to master is a super quick clean of the bathroom every day.

"Every day!" I hear you shout, but the thing is after one day's use, our bathroom looks more than slightly scuzzy and after two days it's a pit and I have been converted big time to the theory that a quick whizz around daily stops you having to do a big scrub.




When I say "converted big time", I mean I believe that it would work very well if I actually did it! And when I say "quick whizz" I really do mean faster than light fast.  Basically all I will do daily is:

1. Quickly spray & wipe basin
2. Squirt cleaner into loo, brush round & flush
3. Rinse bath out & wipe around bath taps
4. Spray & wipe mirror if really mucky (i.e. someone has written on it in toothpaste!)

We're talking 2 minutes effort tops - OK 3 if mirror needs doing - so should be NO excuses!

Hmm ... well, I did have a go at this last year and my biggest excuse was not having the right stuff in the bathroom at the very moment I had 2 minutes spare.  So this time I need to make sure the bathroom always contains:

• Cleaning spray
• "Usable" cleaning cloths
• A microfibre glass cleaning cloth
• A roll of kitchen roll (for quick drying if cleaning before "company" arrives)
• Rubber gloves 
• Stash of plastic bags (ensures I actually empty the bin)

My second biggest execuse was always "I'm just so busy, I don't have time!" so also need to keep reminding myself:

• It is only 2 minutes!
• Can be done whilst littl'un is in the bath
• Can be done in no time after cleaning teeth at night

I would love to hear about your tips for keeping the bathroom sparkly in no time at all so do come and tell me about them on Google+ and Twitter.  Or if you're after more tips for both speed and deep cleaning bathrooms check-out this Pinterest board.



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