When you’re six months pregnant, teaching third grade full time, and have a toddler tornado on the loose, deep cleaning your house is not a top priority. SLEEP and EAT take precedence over everything. If I do find the energy to clean, I stick to laundry and organizing since my nesting instinct is in full effect. That means that the scrubbing of the surfaces in our home is now someone else’s job.
Time to Create No-Fail Cleaning Tips for Husbands
Until I can convince my husband to hire a cleaning service, I have had to teach him some tricks for keeping our home from resembling his college apartment. I’ve always thought that if the countertops in the kitchen and bathroom are clear of filth, we can maintain a semblance of cleanliness, no matter what the rest of the place looks like.
Since grabbing a spray bottle and paper towels seems like a hassle, I’ve purchased Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes with Micro-Scrubbers for my husband to use. Not only do they wipe out germs, dirt, and grease; but also they are textured to scour away stubborn messes (like toothpaste or spaghetti sauce) other wipes leave behind.
Trick One: For Germ Messes
We bring all of our personal items in from the garage every evening, so most of the funk I encounter during the day ends up in our kitchen. Since avoiding germs when you work in a school and your daughter attends daycare is like trying to stay dry in a monsoon, the kitchen can end up a cesspool for bacteria. I encourage my husband to wipe down the bench where we keep our work bags as well as the fridge, microwave, and door handles every few days.
Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes with Micro-Scrubbers Kill 99.9% of common germs*, including those that can cause cold and flu, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella enterica, that can live on surfaces for up to 48 hours. There are plenty of other germs that may find there way into our home, but these arrive on a vehicle called FOOD.
All of that lovely food this pregnant lady likes to cook in her kitchen poses a threat to our health if I don’t take care of the area where I prepare it. Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes with Micro-Scrubbers can kill E.coli or Salmonella, so once I’m done whipping up dinner, my husband thoroughly wipes down my area.
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Trick Two: For Kitchen Messes
Some people think a black gas stove and black/gray marble countertops are a blessing. I think their dark appearance is more like a curse. The messes that are camouflaged by the coloring of these items in our kitchen are not worth the visual aesthetics. Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes with Micro-Scrubbers have the ability to rid my kitchen surfaces of crusty pizza sauce, caked on grease, and any other dried mess that we didn’t see the first time around.
Trick Three: For Bathroom Messes
Potty training a toddler is no joke. Nor is trying to keep the tubby in which she bathes in nightly, or the counter where she accidentally spits her toothpaste, clean. Thankfully, with the help of Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes with Micro-Scrubbers, we can easily wipe away messes our little princess may make. These wipes are double-sided for multipurpose use.
The texture side is perfect for scouring tough messes, like soap scum, and the smooth side is useful for simply wiping away our cat’s fur from the bathtub ledge. To all of my expecting Momma friends out there, share these tricks for cleaning with your husband! Let him know that keeping your house clean doesn’t have to be difficult when your maid, er wife, is in the throes of pregnancy exhaustion. With Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes with Micro-Scrubbers, a healthier home is just a wipe away.
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My tip is to assign chores to the kids so that the work is divided.
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Here are some great tips to get your house clean fast. After showering-Spray a no-wipe cleaner on your shower walls every time you bathe.Make a conscious effort to put something away every time you get up to go to a different part of your home.If you have carpet, keep Stomp ‘N Go pads for emergency stain removal.
And when my husband is not busy-8. I have him Multitask during idle time!
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My tip is to keep Clorox wipes in every bathroom to clean daily and also swiffers are great for quickly dusting hard surfaces.
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My tip is to clean a little bit every day
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One of my cleaning hacks is to use Clorox disinfecting wipes in the kitchen and bathroom, I even keep them in the car. I love that they are so easy to use even men can figure it out.
One of my cleaning hacks is to use Clorox disinfecting wipes in the kitchen and bathroom, I even keep them in the car. I love that they are so easy to use even men can figure it out.
My tip is to list jobs you would like completed. And cross your fingers. 🙂
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My tip is do a room each day of the week
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My tip is to create a calendar detailing specific rooms or tasks to be cleaned/performed each day. I would suggest telling spouses to take a piece of trash with them every time they leave a room too.
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After 43 years of marriage I found the best way to get my husband to clean is to say thank you when he does. I think other times I just thought well he should clean but unfortunately most men don’t think like women. We see a mess we clean it they need to know it is appreciated.
After 43 years of marriage I found the best way to get my husband to clean is to say thank you when he does. I think other times I just thought well he should clean but unfortunately most men don’t think like women. We see a mess we clean it they need to know it is appreciated.
After 43 years of marriage I found the best way to get my husband to clean is to say thank you when he does. I think other times I just thought well he should clean but unfortunately most men don’t think like women. We see a mess we clean it they need to know it is appreciated.
After 43 years of marriage I found the best way to get my husband to clean is to say thank you when he does. I think other times I just thought well he should clean but unfortunately most men don’t think like women. We see a mess we clean it they need to know it is appreciated.
After 43 years of marriage I found the best way to get my husband to clean is to say thank you when he does. I think other times I just thought well he should clean but unfortunately most men don’t think like women. We see a mess we clean it they need to know it is appreciated.
Clorox products are always trusted and reliable – a name that you can count on! Love them!!
My husband is great at cleaning up after himself and even after our kids. I make sure to let him know how much I appreciate his help.
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My tip is to divide chores. In our family we usually vacuum once a week but it’s divided among the 3 of us so each of us only has to do it every 3 weeks. We also divide chores based on what we like to do. I actually like doing laundry so I do all of it.
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I just enlist everyone in the house to help out; my husband is good about lending a hand on the weekends when we clean the house.
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I like to make a list so we can cross it off once we have each done a chore.
For husbands? I would say have every cleaning product laid out for him and have detailed instructions as to how to get it done.
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For my husbands, these wipes works wonder as they are so easy to use. He didn’t feel like he “worked” at all. 🙂
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For husbands, wipe is the easiest. My husband use magic eraser and Clorox wipes to clean everything.
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we usually split chores but he usually vacuums while i clean the counters. 🙂 I love the magic eraser too! works wonders!
My tip is to clean up after yourself that way you weekly cleaning doesn’t take as long.
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Not so much for them! But I’m a neat freak, so I have to have the kids clean up a few times a day.
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My tip is to clean as messes are made so you don’t have a ton of messes to deal with at once.
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I tweeted:
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These wipes are the best for the bathroom.
We always split the chores so we never feel like one person is doing more than the other! it helps a lot.
Get them to clean up after themselves!
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I keep wipes under every sink in the house so everyone always knows where they are. I also keep some in the cars for spills.
I use the MicroScrubbers on tools in the garage. they get filthy really fast.
I can use these scrubbies in the car on the steering wheel, shift stick and knobs.
My husband and I equally do the cleaning around the house. It is not so bad when you can share the chores.
If he helps me clean the house, I’ll let him have a boys night.
I ask him to do other stuff — I like to clean!
My tip is to clean a little bit each day and take advantage of organizational tools like bins and shelving so everything has a place and isn’t left around the house.
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I’m pretty useless when it comes to cleaning 🙂 My only real “trick” is to heat up water & lemon juice in the microwave for about ten minutes… Then, you can just wipe out the microwave with no scrubbing! It looses everything up 🙂
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My only cleaning hack is to get rid of everything in the house you don’t need or love. With less stuff around there is simply less to clean!
My wife and I share the cleaning duties but I do all the cooking. She helps with clean-up and now that the kids are older they lend helping hands too! Keeping the house in order is no small task, especially with 2 boys that are into sports. We always make sure when they get home from baseball that the clothes are removed in the wash room and not dragged throughout the house!
I shared on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FireRunner2379/status/734535243399626752.
My tip is to clean as you go
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we usually share the cleaning duties 🙂
Keeping cleaning supplies organized and in one spot make them easy to find when it’s cleaning time. I like to keep cleaning rags easy to find too.
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I haven’t found any good ones yet :/
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focusing on one section at a time helps
I write down a list of things. If he can check off at least 4, he can pick our date night activity!
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I have a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly chore schedule. I am a little ocd.
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The most obvious tip: pick up behind you =)
I try and clean as I go but also make a list and clean one room at a time.
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Not really a tip, but we share duties, sometimes we work together to accomplish chores.
My tip is to do a particular chore each day of the week so it gets done.
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I don’t have any special tricks, but I do use wipes….they’re so convenient.
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Everybody has chores to do.
I clean after I cook everyday!
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My tip is to keep wipes handy so they are easy for a husband to grab and use. No searching around trying to find them!
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I have found that my best trick is to be very specific about what I want done and how I want it done!
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I divide up the room over days so that cleaning isn’t too overwhleming
One way to keep paper clutter under control is the OHIO method – Only Handle It Once. I deal with the mail as it comes in the house and don’t let it accumulate.
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I try to make the chores I want the man to do a little bit easier: keeping wipes near the stove, keeping extra trash bags at the bottom of the can so it’s easy to put a new bag in.
I use the old Honey-do checklist.
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Make the husband do it all;)
Lists are great. If you break the chores down to small parts everyone can help, even the youngest children. At 18 months, my daughter liked to fold diapers for her baby sister ( back in the day before disposable diapers).
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Keep cleaning supplies in every room of the house so there are no excuses!
My tip for my husband is to wipe down the shower each time he uses it.
I keep a handy cleaner basket in each room so they can quickly be wiped down by my husband and the kids!
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I use them to clean the patio furniture. truckredford(at)gmail(dot) com
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Ha! Husbands cleaning! My hubby’s idea of cleaning is to move the clutter from one room to another. Drives me crazy. I’m probably an enabler because I don’t like the way he cleans so I just do it myself. Doing a little bit each day does help make the load seem lighter though!
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For husbands? hahahah! That is funny! My hubby is a better cleaner than I ever will be! hahaha HIS tip for anyone who cleans is to do it a room at a time. Do all you need to do in that one room and then move on to the next room.
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/748224254940971009
My tip is to clean and organize a little every day so it does not get out of hand.
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My tip is for clutter – I have decorative baskets in family areas to collect everything that gets left there that doesn’t belong there. At the end of the day I put everything back where it belongs.
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If someone loads the dishwasher the other person unloads it.
to use newspapers to complete art projects, which will make it easier to clean up
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My tip is to definately use Clorox wipes and clean daily so you are not overwelmed with a big mess.
Quick pick ups make the world of difference
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I do a little bit each day so it doesn’t pile up
I posted a tweet here:
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i love my sweeper it fast and cordless
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We focus on one room a day once a week. It makes things much more manageable!!!
I sent out a tweet: https://twitter.com/electricstar/status/748590992614375424
In order to to quickly and easily clean my home, I try to clean as I go every day, and keep germs down to a low.
I publicly Tweeted this giveaway: https://twitter.com/versatileer/status/748591711257931776
No hubby. My cleaning trick is to put on my favorite show tunes and sing along while I clean. Makes the time go much faster.
Thanks for the contest.
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