How AI can help you make a custom house cleaning checklist

How to stay organized before cleaning

Managing your home might seem like a full-time job, but it doesn’t have to be stressful. By taking the time to carefully plan out your routine, you can ensure a smooth day of spring cleaning. Take a survey of your home and note all the rooms and how much attention you’ll need to pay to each.

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Ask AI specific prompts related to house cleaning

You can ask AI certain prompts that offer advice for removing stubborn marks, search for products online, and recommend common remedies and solutions that can clean and deodorize your home. Be as specific as you can so that you can get answers tailored directly to your needs:

• What cleaning products do I need to clean every part of my bathroom?
• Where can I find deals on dust mop sets in my area?
• What are some techniques for mopping a 6×15 living room that ensure I won’t need to clean the same place twice?
• How can I get stubborn stains out of my oven without having to turn it on during the summer months?
• Which non-toxic household solutions can I use to get red wine out of my fabric couch upholstery?
• Are there any cleaning products I should avoid if I have cats?
• What supplies will I need to remove mineral deposits from a showerhead?
• How can I freshen the refrigerator with natural products?

Custom house cleaning checklists generated by AI

With carefully worded prompts, you can leverage AI to create a comprehensive checklist that includes the rooms you should cover first based on your needs, as well as the appliances and fixtures that you might overlook. For example, if you’re preparing to host friends and family, you might need to pay particular attention to the living room, or if the weather is bad, you won’t need to worry about cleaning the patio or deck.

Ask AI to create a list of tasks to focus on from room to room, such as a list of kitchen appliances to clean from the likely messiest to the least. Compare the results to the ones that you own—perhaps AI might have overlooked that you have an espresso machine. When cleaning the bedroom, for example, AI can create a list of tasks to do that begins with decluttering and organizing items, vacuuming floors, dusting furniture surfaces, and then spot cleaning pesky stains.

As you ask AI different prompts related to housework, keep in mind the 20/10 method: clean for 20 minutes, then take a 10-minute break. After all, making sure that your living spaces are clean is just one part of staying organized, and it’s a task made much easier with digital tools like AI.