Sunday, March 01, 2009

How to clean your place in 10 minutes

I found this in the Stanford University student housing guide, in the section on cleaning.

It's called the "10 minute quick clean", I'll reproduce it below for your enjoyment (from pg 1):

"1. Make the bed. Smooth out the sheets and blankets; straighten the comforter or bedspread and pillow/s.

2. Empty the trash. Toss garbage in the dumpster, cans and papers and other recyclables in the recycling bins.


3. Stuff your dirty laundry into a hamper or basket. Big clue: if the hamper doesn’t have enough room for everything, plan to do some laundry soon.

4. Gather odds and ends—the CDs you need to return, iPod speakers, poker cards—into a basket. Put food away.

5. Dust. Spray a little all-purpose cleaner onto a cloth or paper towels and wipe down washable surfaces.

6. Sweep. If you have a patio or balcony, sweep it.

7. Vacuum. First pick up paper clips, rubber bands, and bits of string that can clog the vacuum cleaner."


Personally, I don't think it's humanly possible to do all of the above in 10 minutes.
Comment below if you're able to pull it off.

2 comments:

Katie said...

I say each of those things takes 10 minutes. If you take out the garbage, you also need to replace the bags in your house. And dusting! Jesu Cristo! I think they assume you do this 10 minute cleaning at least twice a week. Then, maybe.

Scott Edward Jacobs said...

@Katie: My sentiments exactly! Dividing it out, it seems that one would have to allocate about 86 seconds per task. If anyone figures out how to optimize this, let me know!