The four-step floor cleaning routine.

My father used to buy appliances which were from some popular German companies like Philips etc. But the shopping habits have changed down a generation, I don’t know about the rest of my siblings, but I shop on Amazon after going through the reviews. And I am usually satisfied. 

Always read the manual. I know someone who became a pro at machines just by reading the manual for each of them. Now I don’t want to be a pro at machines, but it’s good to have the basic understanding of how your device works and all its functions.

Omg. Getting a cordless vacuum cleaner is already a life changer for me. I realized that the basic hesitation I had about vacuuming floors was about having to manage the long cord that came with it, and now with a sleek and cord-less vacuum cleaner, that trouble is all gone. Truly, sometimes you don’t know what you are missing until you have it.

So I formulated a three-step floor cleaning routine. In the first step, all the visible trash like paper pieces and Cheetos, has to be handpicked or swept away with a brush or broom.

The second step is vacuum-cleaning the floor which will extract all of the other dirt including hair, those small pieces of dirt that keep sticking to your feet etc.

Then is the time for mopping. 

There is an additional fourth step in case there is a tough stain on the floor that you need to scrub. 

So these are the four horse-men of floor cleaning for me. 

I have a to admit that I never liked cleaning. I didn’t really know how to clean properly until I moved in. And it was long after having moved in, that I realized the proper steps of cleaning through trial and error. 

In life when I truly realize that I have to do something, then no matter how much I dislike the task, I try to see how to incorporate it into my routine without resenting it. Because no matter how much I disliked cleaning, I disliked living in an unclean home more. 

Also the thing about resenting a task is that,  If I resent it, I still have to do it. Why feel so bad about it? I realize that making things fun or simpler for myself really helps me in staying motivated to do them. Like now I have a four step floor cleaning routine and my mind sticks to it, without going crazy.

Oh another way to make it fun is that you listen to a playlist, or Ted-talk or whatever :-)