You decided to hire a housekeeping service, and your home is looking better than ever. However, in the days leading up to your professional cleaning service’s visit, you’ve started to notice the clutter and grime becoming unmanageable. If you are not ready to increase the frequency of your appointments, perform the following tips to keep your house a bit tidier before the next cleaning.

3 Tips to Maintain Your Home Before the Cleaning Service Returns

1. Pick Up After Yourself

Even if the cleaning service isn’t back to clean yet, you can give your home the appearance of tidiness by not leaving items hanging around in rooms they don’t belong. Anytime you walk into a different room, pick up whatever you see on your way that shouldn’t be kept in this area. Getting in the habit of doing this will make it less likely for towels, toys, dirty dishes, and other items to start taking over your free space.

2. Take Your Shoes Off

Whenever you enter your home, leave your shoes by the door. Also, ask your guests do the same. Shoes are one of the prime causes of dirt and other debris coming in from outdoors. As these intruders build up inside your home, they won’t only make the floors dirty, but they’ll also affect your indoor air quality.

3. Keep Food Out of the Bedroom

Although you might remember to bring your dishes back to the kitchen after eating in your bedroom, you may not remember to clean up the area where you ate. This allows crumbs to accumulate in the room, which then becomes a welcome environment for bugs like cockroaches and fruit flies. If you don’t plan to wash your sheets at least every three days to keep them clean, it’s best to keep food in the dining room.

Your time is precious, so let someone else take care of the tidying up. At A Affordable Cleaning By Diane’s Service, they provide commercial and residential cleaning services to the Anchorage, AK, region, including move-in and move-out cleaning. Call them at (907) 248-3909 to schedule their assistance, and stop by the website to learn more about the services.