Day 6

Clean – Bathrooms

Aah the bathrooms, if neglected they become quite grotty. The key to the bathroom is to routinely clean it which will then reduce the amount of scrubbing you will need to do. I clean my bathrooms each week and wipe over them daily.

Cleaning task

Today’s cleaning task is to do the following in the bathroom:

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Here are a few posts I have shared previously about organising the bathroom room:

When my kids were younger there were mornings that my kids would rush brushing their teeth, I check that they have brushed well and if not they have to brush again. There was a stage that this was happening far too often so I created a chart (I love charts!!). I use these charts to mark off if they have brushed their teeth well, at the end of the week it is acknowledged and rewarded in something as simple as picking what movie we watch or which board game to play.

Brushing teeth charts are available in my shop. Click here to download

{The Organised Housewife} Kids Bathroom Brushing Teeth Chart

Declutter – Top of Bathroom Vanity

Note: Please don’t declutter or organise your vanity cupboards, this is planned for another day.

Remove as much as you can from your bathroom vanity to make it look tidier and easier for you to clean. I have always loved this caddy which we used as a toothbrush holder in the kids bathroom. It suctioned to the mirror to make it easier to wipe the bench. This holder was purchased from woolworths (can usually be found hanging in random aisles).

{The Organised Housewife} Kids Toothbrush Holder

I try to keep the top of my bathroom vanity clutter free. Keeping handwash, toothbrush/toothpaste, makeup remover wipes.

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Organise – Shower caddy

In the pre task challenges I got you to create a shower caddy, today I wanted to share with you why the shower caddy is separate to the cleaning caddy.

I adore my hubby, he has always cleaned our shower as I am very sensitive to a lot of chemicals. To make it easier for him I created the shower caddy which ideally needs to be a plastic peg basket as it goes in the shower with you and will get wet, the peg baskets have holes in the bottom for easy water drainage. I purchased the basket above from Howards Storage World a few years ago (it’s no longer in stock), however you can purchase peg baskets from most department stores like Big W and Target or even the local discount stores.

Over the past few years I have learnt that it’s not necessary to use chemicals in the bathroom, that vinegar/bicarb solution with a toothbrush or strong grout brush works wonders. So I have been able to clean the shower more often. I don’t necessarily clean it on a certain day, just a day each week that I know I have the time to spend a few extra minutes in there. It stays in the shower until the caddy and contents are dry and then I put it away in the evening.

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New Habit – Clear and wipe your bathroom vanity

While you are brushing your teeth, put away all items left on your vanity. Once finished wipe your vanity bench and sink. I keep an absorbent cloth in my vanity cupboard. Wipe the vanity bench and sink each or every second day, rinse out the cloth and it dries overnight.

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5 Minutes Only – Wash the lines on your clothes line

Wash the lines on your clothes line, removing all the dust and dirt build up.

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DOWNLOAD

Print the daily sheet and checklists to keep for reference while you are completing the above tasks.

DAY 6 DAILY TASK SHEET – file behind ‘Daily Task’ divider – click to download.
BATHROOM CLEANING CHECKLIST – file behind ‘Checklist’ divider – click to download.
BLANK BATHROOM CLEANING CHECKLIST – use this to create your own checklist, file behind ‘Checklist’ divider – click to download.