If you
hosted a New Year’s party this year, chances are that your home looks like a
riot site rather than a home right about now.
However,
life goes on, and you have to clean the place up and keep living your life
really soon.
Cleaning
is usually one of the least favorite things to most people, so replacing the
euphoria and joy of a New Year’s party with the tediousness of cleaning becomes
even more difficult.
Fortunately,
experts at Mythical Maids of Berkeley are willing to
share their tips on the most time-saving and best cleaning tips after a big
party. So you can use this tip now and any other time you throw a party.
Glasses First
Depending
on the type of party you had, there are a lot of glasses or plastic cups all
over your place. Getting these out of the picture is a great place to start.
Just remember to pour the contents of each cup before you throw put them away.
If you
have actual glasses, you can put them all in one designated location and wash
them at some later point, whereas plastic cups can be thrown into the trash
immediately.
The
same goes for other containers you may have had around, like snack plates or
bowls. If they are your actual kitchenware, put them away for later washing,
and if they are disposable, you can trash them easily.
Trash
If you
have started collecting the used cups and plates into the trash, you can
continue by discarding all of the bottles and cans and taking out the trash.
It
would be ideal if you could separate
the trash and recycle it, especially if you do it anyway. Don’t be
lazy and separate your trash into the new year as well.
Vacuuming
Once
the dishes are out of the way, chances are that the biggest source of mess
would be snacks that someone knocked over, confetti, and similar things that
found their way to the floor.
Fortunately,
vacuuming can help you get rid of the vast majority of these kinds of problems
very quickly. The noise from the vacuum cleaner might not agree with you, but
it is the quickest and the simplest way to clean everything up.
Stains
If
people spilled coffee or wine on your carpet or sofa, the best thing to do is
to clean it up immediately. However, if you didn’t see it during the party,
there is still a chance that you will be able to clean up the majority of
stains even a day or two after they have been made.
You
will need some warm water which you should put on the stain, to soften it up.
Take a cloth and blot the dampened stain. Don’t rub the stain because you will
only drive the stain deeper into the material.
If you
don’t have a store-bought carpet cleaner (most people don’t), you can make it
yourself. Adding some dish soap in some warm water and some vinegar creates a
strong detergent which will not damage your carpet or sofa.
Do Your Dishes
Once
the majority of things have been cleaned away and put back in their place, you
can start to do all of the dishes that you have.
Washing
dishes is generally low-key chore and you can do it as a cool down chore because
you still have one important task to do.
Clean the Floors
Professional cleaners tend to leave cleaning
the floors as the last task since everything else can fall on the floor and
make all of the effort cleaning them useless otherwise.
If you
have vacuumed your carpet, it is time to clean the rest of your floors. Take a
mop and some floor cleaner and go through the whole house.
While
you are doing that, check for any things you might have missed, like spills on
tables, chairs or even windowsills.
Once
you clean the floors, you can relax and take the rest of the day to rest. And
think whether you want to host the next New Year’s party at your home.
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