If you lead a busy life, you might feel like there’s never enough time for everything. When it comes to keeping your house clean, you even might struggle to keep up with the basics. Keep your house clean without trying by following these four tips.

Develop Good Habits

Some cleaning tasks are much easier to accomplish if you do them immediately rather than waiting. Take care of the basics right away, and you’ll save time while enjoying a cleaner house. Start with these easy tasks:

• Wipe down the kitchen table and counters after every use. Spills won’t have the chance to solidify, and you’ll always have clean surfaces for eating and food preparation.
• Put your shoes, bag, and coat away as soon as you get home. This will prevent clutter and save you from searching for the essentials when you leave the house.
• Don’t leave things like books, small kitchen appliances, or the vacuum cleaner out once you’re done with them. Put them away as soon as you’re finished to save yourself from a major cleaning session later.

Set a Cleaning Timer

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At the end of a long day, it’s easy to decide to leave cleaning for the next day. Instead of leaving the mess in place, however, set a timer for a quick cleaning session. Decide how much time you can spare, and then challenge yourself to clean as quickly as possible during that timeframe. Once the timer goes off, stop cleaning and get back to the rest of your to do list. You’ll be surprised at how much you can get done in a short amount of time, especially if you make quick cleaning sessions a regular part of your routine.

Get Your HVAC System Serviced

Change the air filter for your HVAC system regularly and schedule preventive maintenance with the professional technicians at Air Specialty. When you have a working filter and a well-maintained HVAC system, you can substantially reduce the amount of dust in your home. After all, indoor pollutants can circulate through your home’s air supply five to seven times a day, and they can also build up in your HVAC system. Reducing the number of airborne particles in your home means less dusting and better indoor air quality for your family.

Throw Away Junk Mail

When pick up your mail, be sure to have a pen handy. Before leaving the mailbox, look through your mail and find anything that was either sent to you by mistake or intended for a previous occupant. Use the pen to mark envelopes either “Return to sender” or “Not at this address,” and send them on their way. Next, separate junk mail and deal with it right away. Unsubscribe from mailing lists or catalogs you’re no longer interested in, and throw away or recycle the rest before it has the chance to accumulate.

Following these simple tips doesn’t take much more time. In the long run, these four easy tips will help you maintain a cleaner, more organized home.