Spick-and-Span

We’re having a few friends come over our house today. And when visitors are about to come over, that sounds the alarm to do a good round of house cleaning! It may sound easy for some people, but with a couple of kids, that poses a potentially overwhelming challenge.

Kids are known to have a relatively shorter attention span compared to adults. I guess that statement comes to life when kids are engaged into their own activities. Be it playing, making crafts, painting or other sorts, they tend to start with exceptionally high energy and spirits. After a few minutes you’ll likely see them jumping into the next round of to-do’s. That means you’ll probably end up with a floor that has a good mixture of toys, pencils, and paper. Something worse may be a case of a carpet treated with watercolor, a dab of marker which was left with cap off, or even massaged with a tub of playdough.

Now there are a few choices to make things easier. The easiest is to keep all the toys and crafts away. Alright, that won’t work. Next option: follow kids around and pick up anything that moves from their hand to the floor. That would probably work. However, that doesn’t seem to be a very good option considering the huge amount of physical energy required to do it. How about hiring cleaners? Well, here in Sydney, it’s probable but not feasible (at least for us). The cost is probably unimaginable especially if we’re talking about regular (e.g. daily, weekly) cleaning.

With all the options, I guess the ‘clean after kids’ will be the most reasonable solution. ‘So what tools do I need?’ A vacuum cleaner is probably the most versatile tool. We do have one but I am looking for something more efficient. I used to have a cordless vac and I can still recall how easy it is to just pick it up and clean away! I found the Accucharge vacs to be pretty interesting especially as it has earned Energy Star approval. That means there is less pressure to keep the vac away to save energy.

Kids are kids… and it’s just a joy for a parent to see them do what they’ve got to do. Besides, you can still keep things spick-and-span with the right tools at hand.