Can I really make the kitchen sparkle everyday?

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I've now reached week 3 of my domestic dummy makeover and this week I am trying to turn giving the kitchen a super quick clean into a daily habit that I do on auto-pilot with NO excuses!

I wasn't brilliant with last week's daily habit of putting the bins out - my pathetic excuse being the snow! - so this week I must be realistic and not set myself up for something that just won't happen.





In my fantasy world where I am a wonderful mother, always look stylish and immaculate, hold down a demanding job and keep my house pristine and perfect I would daily:

• Clean table & work tops 
• Hoover & wash floor
• Change tea towel & hand towel
• Thoroughly clean sink with cream cleaner
• Clean cooker after use

Back on planet earth this ain't gonna' happen, so every day I will just - just! - try, try, try to:

• Quick wipe table & work tops
• Sweep up obvious crumbs
• Spray kitchen sink & quickly wipe down
• Change tea & hand towels (am paranoid about germs that lurk within!)

To motivate myself to actually do it I will try and remember the big benefits:

• Hygiene, hygiene, hygiene!
• Will start the next day less grumpy with self and life
• Will be able to start job in hand without having to clear up first
• If crumbs swept up, don't end up all over sitting room floor as well
• Oh and hygiene, hygiene, hygiene!

I would love to hear about your daily housework routine - the high points and the lowest lows! - so do come and talk to me about them on Twitter and Google+. 

And if you're looking for some help with cleaning the kitchen, check out these tips on Pinterest.

I am linking up this post with the fabulous blog hops at A Bowlful of Lemons, Clean and Scentsible, Delightful Order, We Are That Family, Not Just a Housewife, The Gunny Sack, Under the Table and Dreaming and Domesblissity.