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Housework Cleaning Checklist - Part One
By Vincent Platania, Fri Dec 9th
by Vincent Platania http://www.fullerstore.com Today’s homemaker is usually a harried soul. She may well have ahouseful of children or pets, even if she is single. Sheprobably does her housework when she is not working at her “dayjob.” She has the pressures of entertaining, of impromptu visitsfrom family and friends, and of wanting her surroundings to beneat, attractive, sanitary, and comfortable. To top it all off,the homemaker can as easily be a “he.” The modern homemaker hasa full life outside of cleaning the home, and thus, has thegoals of finding housework techniques that are simple and thatquickly result in a clean house. This goal of “simple and clean”is one that can be attained. What is more, with thoughtfulplanning and a housework checklist, the homemaker can quicklyhave a clean house, and have completed a daily workout as well. To achieve these goals, the first step is to get the righttools. As every construction worker, artist, seamstress,engineer, cook, or mechanic knows, jobs are easier with good,sturdy, well-designed tools. Good tools are designedspecifically for each job, taking into consideration the motionsa person makes as he does the job, the best size tool tocomplete the job, and the best materials to create a tool thatlasts. Brooms (Fuller Brush Angle Broom), mops (Fuller Brush DryMop and Fuller Brush Wet Mop), brushes (Fuller Brush PremiumScrub Brush), and dust pans (Fuller Brush Upright Dust Pan) aresome of the tools for efficiently completed housework. Acarpenter will shop around to find a well-made hammer, knowingthat purchasing a good hammer is an investment that will enablehim to produce quality goods. A homemaker must also invest ingood tools to meet the goals of “simple and clean.” A broom thatsheds straw will never sweep a floor clean.
Second, write your plan down. Not only will this houseworkchecklist help you stay on task, but you can organize youractivities for the week so you will plan to clean the kitchenfloor after the heaviest cooking days (instead of mopping thefloor and then spilling the flour) and will remember to dustAunt Tillie’s photo BEFORE she shows up at your door on Sundayafternoon. As an added bonus, write down how many calories youwill burn if you complete each task in a certain amount of time.Keep a daily log of these “housework calories.” Studies
have shown that it is not the type of exercise you dobut the combination of how vigorously and how long you exercisethat creates quick results. Simply taking a 10,000 step walkevery day will keep most people fit. If the exercise activityyou choose is one you can work into your everyday life, it canalso create permanent results, without the guilt or stress oftrying and failing to include an inconvenient exercise routinein an already busy schedule. Housework done in a consistent,vigorous manner is an excellent exercise, and has theadded benefit that necessary work is completed at the same time,freeing time for relaxing and socializing in a clean house. These “housework calories” can easily be scheduled throughoutthe week, during one continuous session a day or scatteredthroughout the day. Doctors now say that frequent ten-minutebursts of activity are just as effective as one long stint ofexercise in controlling weight. Your list may look like the onebelow. These calorie counts are for a 150 pound person doing atask at a moderate speed for ten minutes. Recommendations arefor everyone to “exercise” for thirty minutes to an hour a day. Making Beds – 39 calories Mopping Floors – 46 calories Standingwhile you fold clothes or wash the dishes – 24 calories WashWindows – 42 calories Light gardening – 36 calories Generalhousework (i.e., sweeping floors, picking up toys) – 41 caloriesWalking up stairs – 175 calories Walking downstairs – 67 calories As you can see, each of these chores would probably need to beextended for twenty to thirty minutes in order to complete thetask at hand. Twenty minutes of mopping floors and anothertwenty minutes spent sweeping and tidying up will become aworkout that burns 174 housework calories. Walking up and downstairs while straightening the house can add another 200calories burned. Counting these chores as part of your dailyexercise routine allows you to focus on their benefits to yourhealth. Keeping a housework checklist and calorie count ofchores completed will bring the homemaker closer to the goal of“simple and clean,” and a bonus goal of being physically fit. About the author:Author Vincent Platania represents the Fuller Brush Company.Fuller Brush has been in business since 1906, and offers safe,environmentally friendly products for keeping your home and yourbody clean. Visit http://www.fullerstore.com
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