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Household chores are a necessary yet frustrating part of our lives. There is a lot to do to keep your home spick and span - sweep, mop, wipe, organising your clothes, to removing grime from the backsplash. after cooking. To help you get organised, here are 6 household chore tips to frame your tasks around.
1. Household Chores Checklist
A checklist keeps track of completed chores and ensure better time management.
Every room has its own concerns. For example, removing or preventing mould in the bathroom and keeping reorganising drawers and cabinets in the kitchen and bedroom.
Come up with a list of chores you need to do every day, once every week, and once every month according to the different areas.
Consider creating room by room cleaning checklists. If the bathroom is a problem area for you, then create a bathroom-specific cleaning guide. On a bi-monthly basis, you should also set aside time to clean your tech gadgets correctly.
2. Put Things Back Into Their Place
Put away furniture and furnishings before starting so nothing gets in the way.
Doing chores is already annoying enough. You do not need dining seats, your cat food bowls, and books stacked on the floor to hinder your cleaning regime.
3. Store Cleaning Tools Together
Gather all your tools in one area so they are easily accessible.
One way to do this is to gather all your tools such as the mop, broom, feather duster, sponges, and the various solutions in and around the common bathroom. This way, everything you need is at one spot.
Alternatively, or additionally, you can place necessary items such as a bucket of water, a rag, and cleaning solutions in a tiered trolley. Simply bring it around the house with you as you tackle one task at a time.
And ensure your stick vacuum cleaners are charged adequately before you start, too! You would not want it dying on you in the middle of cleaning.
Household Chores: 5 Tips to getting monthly & daily chores done
Household Chores: 5 Tips to getting monthly & daily chores done
4. Buy Multi-Purpose Cleaning Detergents
Housework – not the most popular activity but pretty much a necessary evil. Multi-purpose products aim to help make household chores easier to tackle, so you get to save time on cleaning and spend more time with the family.
Instead of having a different detergent for each area, try and find a multi-purpose cleaner. Often, you will find that natural cleaning agents like baking soda and lemon can do the job for most surfaces. However, you should still check for the best cleaning solutions for specific materials such as marble and wood.
Mr Wonderful Sanitising Water ($57 for 500ml)
Give all your home surfaces a good clean with Mr Wonderful, a 100 per cent purified pH 12.5 ionized alkaline water that doesn’t just remove grime but is lab-certified to eliminate up to 99.9999 per cent of harmful bacteria, viruses, organic odors and gems*.
It comes in an easy-to-spray bottle that delivers an even mist. It’s baby-safe too, and is an alcohol and chemical-free surface steriliser – spritz on a surface and leave for at least 30 seconds to clean, or 10 minutes to sanitise before wiping dry.
And it isn’t just for wiping surfaces – you can use the spray on toys, jewellery, and even utensils.
5. Get a dryer machine or rack
With the bouts of erratic rainy weather, drying your clothes can be a pain. And if you’re looking to get freshly laundered clothes in a jiffy, consider a washer that doubles as a dryer.
Getting your clothes wearable in just 160 minutes, the LG AI DD Washer Dryer counts on AI technology to determine the best settings based on the weight, texture and softness of your clothing. It then uses steam to remove allergens like dust mites by up to 99.9 per cent.
Get it outfitted with the Twinwash Mini to clean delicates or daily wear items at the same time.
Still find these chores unmanageable? That's ok. Not everyone has the time, headspace, or even interest to clean a house. And honestly, that's fine. Do not let anyone make you feel any lesser for not being interested in cleaning the house.
LG AI Direct Driver Washer Dryer is price at $1,300 to $2,320.
Steigen Solar Laundry System ($700 to $1,000)
The days of hanging out the laundry on bamboo poles are over with Steigen Solar, an indoor system that can hold up to 45kg of laundry. You don’t have to worry about drying your laundry on wet weather days, too.
The Steigen Solar utilises solar heat to combat germs, bacteria, and odour – leaving you with a fresher, more hygienic load of finished laundry.
You can also control your Steigen laundry rack remotely via a controller or on a mobile app.
6. Hire Part-Time Cleaners
However, you'll still have to play your part in your household. If you're not keen on cleaning, consider engaging the help of a part-time house cleaner from one of the many online cleaning services.
Hiring part-time cleaners is the perfect solution for those who need a helping hand with the chores but do not want a live-in helper. Some of these apps and services can even clean your home while you are away on holiday!
We asked Singaporeans on Orchard Road to find out which household chores people hate the most (and the least), as well as their own tips on acing these chores.
Part of this article first appeared in The Singapore Women's Weekly.