Today’s feature is from Woman’s Day Magazine with 40 Household Jobs In 5 Minutes or Less, I’ve also included another 12 ideas below:

You’ve done it, you know you have: looked at a messy room, sighed and walked away. Just thinking about cleaning the house is enough to exhaust, and deter, most of us. Then one day it hit me: I could clean my entire refrigerator (a job that always seemed overwhelming) one shelf, and a few minutes, at a time—and never feel the pain. I began timing other routine housekeeping tasks and found that almost all can be broken into five-minute “bites.” You’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish in such a short amount of time.

A quick peek at some of the 5 minute jobs listed:

• Change the linens on one bed
• Bathroom: Toilet Tidy-Up
• Declutter and tidy a small, or half of a large, under-sink cupboard.
• Iron one cotton shirt, spraying with water or steam as you go.
• Gather old newspapers and magazines and prep them for recycling or donation.
• Clean the top and blades of a ceiling fan with a damp soft rag.

12 more ideas from Tipnut:

1. Wash the cutlery organizer and replace utensils neatly
2. Dust tv & computer screens
3. Do a quick wipe inside the microwave (the more you do this, the less you’ll need to do this)
4. Wipe down a chair for pet hair
5. Wash your broom
6. Wash and wipe down the outside of the washer and/or dryer
7. Shake out and sweep an entrance mat
8. Dust some lampshades
9. Wipe down a door or two, top to bottom–both sides
10. As FlyLady suggests, clean out your kitchen sink, wash it then polish it to a shine
11. Give your kitchen drain a boost (monthly recipe found at the bottom of this post)
12. Wash out a small garbage pail or can (inside and out)

Here are more ideas for using time wisely with 10 Productive Things You Can Do While Watching TV and Let’s Use Our Minutes.

Do you have more ideas? Please add them below :).

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