10 One Minute Cleaning Tips

Have you got a minute to spare?  Use it to clean!  Ugh, you think – why would I want to clean in my spare minute?  Well, there are plenty of cleaning tasks that can be done quickly and easily, without even having to dedicate specific time to completing them.   Consider using some of these speed cleaning tips while waiting for your kids to get ready before leaving the house, while you are put on hold on the phone, or in between commercials during your favorite television show.  By cleaning for just one minute at a time and following these easy cleaning tips, you can get many overlooked and simple cleaning tasks done, without taking any precious time out of your day.

The following quick cleaning tips can all be completed in less than one minute.  They require minimal effort yet go a long way towards keeping your living space clean and uh, well, livable.  If you’ve got a minute, you can accomplish a lot! 

Ten 1 Minute Cleaning Tips:

1.  Use a disinfectant cleaning wipe to wipe down door knobs, switch plates or the handle of the refrigerator.  These items are often overlooked during regular cleaning time and house lots of germs.

2. Empty a small trash can.  You can keep extra trash bags at the bottom of the can so they can be easily replaced.

3. Clean out the lint filter on the dryer.  It only takes a few seconds and will result in your dryer operating more efficiently and will reduce the danger of fire.

4. Dust air vents.  This is an often overlooked cleaning task, but it only takes a minute to clean off the dust that builds up and may cover air vents.  You’ll breathe a lot easier!

5. Dust a ceiling fan.  If your ceiling fan runs non-stop, it’s easy to forget about the dust that builds up on the blades.  Turn it off and you’ll be surprised by how much dust collects and a quick wipe down with a rag or dusting brush will stop the dust from being spread throughout the room.

6. Wipe a window sill.  Take a damp rag and wipe down sills to remove dust and grime.

7. Bang dirt out of entryway rugs.  Take the rug outside and just bang it around or shake it for a quick and easy way to remove the dirt that accumulates by the door.

8. Water and dust plants.  Unless you have a lot of plants scattered around, it only takes a minute to water the plants.  And if they look dusty, take an extra minute to wipe down the leaves with a damp rag or paper towel.

9. Wipe dust off window blinds.  The best and quickest way to clean window blinds is to put an old sock on your hand, spray with cleaner, and wipe each individual slat.  This method also works well to quickly clean fireplace mantel accessories or other knick knacks that are scattered throughout your house.

10. Clean front of appliances.  Just spray cleaner on and wipe.  While we are usually very aware of cleaning the horizontal surfaces in our house, we sometimes forget about the vertical ones.

These quick cleaning tips can help you accomplish a lot in just the spare minutes of your day.  Although we may think we have no time in our day to do anything “extra”, there are often many spare minutes that we spend waiting for others or wasting time and by following some of these speed cleaning tips, we can work smarter, rather than harder.  If you have any additional cleaning tips that can be accomplished in a minute or less, please share them with us by leaving a comment below.  Thanks!