I’m a cleaning whizz and my ‘10 minute’ method will keep your home sparkling – it’s the only trick you need to try
HAVE you ever looked around your home and wondered how you’ve managed to get in such a state?
Thanks to the help of a cleaning whizz that can be a thing of the past – but only if you follow her simple but effective trick.
The social media user, who is called Morgan, has become a talking head for all things home decor and home related.
And in one of her most recent videos Morgan shared her advice for keeping a tidy home at all times via her TikTok account @olivebranchcottage.
What’s more, her cleaning hack can be used in every room of the house and won’t feel like much hard work at all.
And all you need to ensure you’re always on top of things is put in some elbow grease for ten minutes a day – and she says it’s the secret to “how she got better at cleaning”.
Morgan explained: “If you want to form a more consistent cleaning routine, this is the best advice I ever received.
“After dinner, set a timer for 10 minutes and 10 minutes only.
“Even if you’re in the middle of a task when that timer goes off, you’re going to stop.
“That’s because this method isn’t necessarily about the cleaning itself, but it’s about forming better habits.”
As she continued with her explanation, the US woman showed exactly what she meant as footage played of her wiping down her cooking, hoovering the floor and loading the dishwasher.
“Tell me if this sounds familiar to you.
“What I used to do is let the kitchen get so bad, let things pile up for 2 or 3 days.
“And then I would have to spend an hour or more cleaning when I could have broken this up into little increments over a few days and never let my tasks get out of control in the first place.”
Morgan also shared that her timer hack wasn’t exclusive to the kitchen – it works for almost anything you’d like.
She continued: “You can use the timer method for any room in your house.
“And, actually, for any habit that you want to develop.
“I really recommend it for people who want to stay off their phone and read more because it retrains your attention span.”
And her advice went down well with her almost 400k following, as they shared their own tips on keeping on top of cleaning.
One wrote: “Thanks for the idea, I’m going to give it a try.”
A second added: “I’m trying to get back to the habit of saying, ‘if it takes less than 3 minutes, do it now,’ so I can stay on top of smaller tasks so it’s not overwhelming.”