Hứa Đặng Thanh Trúc is a housewife who often shares useful tips on household care on social media. For Trúc, cleaning is also a fun activity that helps her relax.
“Cleaning gives me a sense of stress relief and peace of mind. A clean and organized home boosts my mood and helps me work more efficiently because I don’t waste time looking for things,” Trúc shares.
In modern society, women not only do housework but also work outside to earn a living and take care of their children. Instead of waiting for days off to start cleaning, which takes a lot of energy and time, practicing the 10 habits below will help keep your home neat and tidy.
Thanh Trúc taking care of her home
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1. Make the bed every morning after waking up
Spend 2 minutes to arrange the pillows and spread the blanket every morning not only keeps the bed neat but also creates positive energy for your whole day.
2. Do the laundry
Living in a tropical city makes us sweat more, so doing the laundry every day helps prevent unpleasant odors from developing in your home.
3. Vacuum (including carpets and sofas if you have pets)
Vacuuming the floor every day not only helps collect dust but also improves the air quality in your home.
4. Dust furniture
In addition to vacuuming, dusting furniture every day with a microfiber cloth is beneficial for air quality and prevents dust from accumulating over time (microfiber cloths are woven with tiny holes that absorb water very well and dry quickly when wrung out).
5. Never “leave the room empty-handed”!
It may sound strange, but leaving the room with 1-2 items and putting them back in their proper place helps reduce mess easily.
6. Put shoes in the closet
Putting shoes in the closet immediately after use makes your home tidier. If you have pets, this also helps prevent them from playing and damaging your shoes.
7. Practice the “clean as you go” method
Developing the habit of cleaning up as soon as possible helps keep your home clean with less time and effort. For example, after opening packages, immediately clean up the paper and packaging, put scissors back in their original place after use…
8. Assign a place for each item in your home
The key to an organized home is assigning a place for all items so that everyone knows where to store things and can easily find them when needed.
9. Hang, fold, iron clothes after doing laundry
Sorting clothes after washing and then hanging, folding, and ironing them makes organizing your clothes easier. Thanh Trúc usually hangs most dresses and easily-wrinkled items, so folding and ironing the rest only takes about 15 minutes. For clothes that need ironing, if you don’t have time to deal with them, hang them up instead of folding to save time and avoid creating extra wrinkles.
10. Take out the trash at the end of the day
A simple way to keep your home odor-free is to take out the trash every night. Forgetting to take out the trash not only makes the house smell bad but also takes your time and effort to eliminate the odor.
Finally, Thanh Trúc advises everyone not to try to clean your entire home at once, but to start by cleaning one room or area at a time. The best way to keep your home clean and organized is to develop a habit of cleaning for just a few minutes every day. If you truly don’t have the time or energy to clean, consider hiring a cleaning service 1-2 times a month.
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