Our House Cleaning Blog

When life gets busy, it can seem impossible to find motivation to clean after a long day.  Still, it needs to be done. In this week’s blog post, we’re sharing the top 5 benefits of cleaning your home regularly – helping to keep you healthy, both physically and mentally. 1. Reduces Allergies To help reduce your allergy triggers (dust and other allergens), regular cleaning is a must. You can help prevent these triggers by sweeping, dusting, vacuuming at least two or three times a week, with a deep clean every two weeks-allowing you to have fewer symptoms and to breathe easier. 2. Lowers Stress Levels A clean home can help to reduce your stress, which can help improve your mental and physical health. According to Psychology Today, NiCole R. Keith, Ph.D. who’s a professor at Indiana University, found the following during a study: “People with clean houses are healthier than […]

We often remember to clean the more noticeable and essential areas in our homes, like the toilet and the floors, but often don’t think about or neglect other spots, leaving some areas untouched for long stretches of time. In this week’s article, we’re sharing the top four areas that we should be cleaning, yet often forget. 1. Top of  Your Refrigerator Chances are, like most of us, the top of your refrigerator hasn’t been cleaned in a while, which means that it’s time for a deep clean. According to C&EN, there is more to our dust than we know: “More than just dirt, house dust is a mix of sloughed-off skin cells, hair, clothing fibers, bacteria, dust mites, bits of dead bugs, soil particles, pollen, and microscopic specks of plastic.” By cleaning the top of your refrigerator at least once a month, you can help to reduce the amount of […]

Getting your kids to join in the cleaning process can sometimes seem like an uphill task.  However, it doesn’t always have to be that way. There are creative ways that you can incorporate your kids in those cleaning chores that makes it fun for them and also takes some of the load off your shoulders. We share some of those tips here today. 1. Include Your Kids in The Process When life gets busy, it can feel simpler to take charge of the cleaning because you feel like you can get it done quicker. That could be true in the moment, but in the long-term, it’s beneficial to have your kids be a part of the process from a young age. 2. Make It Fun Regardless of your age, cleaning isn’t a fun experience for most people, especially younger kids, so make it exciting for them. If your kid loves […]

Did you know that Q-Tips have more than one use? Yes, those little Q-tips are multi-purpose tools. Besides cleaning out the wax from your ears, Q-Tips can become a powerful tool for your home as well. See below for some house cleaning hacks! 1. Reaching All The Nooks And Crannies Within your home, there are endless places that are hard to get into and clean properly. But with a handy Q-tip, you can easily get into some of those nooks and crannies. Here are some of those places that your Q-Tips can help you  reach easily: Window Sills Dirt, dust, and sometimes even mold can get stuck within the tracks and corners of your windowsills. It can be difficult to fit a rag into those cracks to help remove the buildup, but Q-Tips are the perfect size to get the deep clean you need. Medicine Cabinets Most people have their […]