For those of us with busy schedules, maintaining a clean and tidy home can often be very difficult.
It seems like there just aren’t enough hours in the day to accomplish everything we need to, and a cluttered space only adds to this stress.
The concept of a ‘Sunday reset’ is hugely popular on social media, which involves dedicating a few hours to cleaning your house on the last day of the week to prepare for the new one.
However, this isn’t possible for many people – and who wants to spend their free time cleaning when they could be relaxing or spending time with family and friends?
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Luckily, a woman on TikTok has discovered the secret to keeping your space neat and clutter-free – and it only takes a few minutes each day, reports the Express.
Lifestyle influencer Leah Pagel, a self-proclaimed ‘former messy girl’ with over 82k followers, claims that there are a few simple tricks that are ‘genuinely life-changing’ for maintaining a clean home.
And these tips aren’t extreme – they’re more about developing small daily habits to prevent excessive mess from accumulating.
One of her suggestions includes spending as little as five minutes at the end of each day to perform a ‘closing shift’ on your house before going to bed.
This could be as straightforward as fluffing the sofa cushions, putting away dishes, or wiping down the bathroom sink – any small and manageable task that doesn’t consume a lot of time.
She explained that this strategy eliminates the need to commit a full Sunday to a ‘reset’, ultimately freeing up more time for enjoyable activities.
In her TikTok video, she said: “Instead of waiting until Sunday to clean everything, take 5-10 minutes at the end of every day to do a ‘closing shift’.
She enthused about the benefits of this routine, saying: “There’s nothing better than waking up to a clean home! And it feels so much more manageable than a big weekly reset.”
For 2025, another simple yet efficient habit to maintain cleanliness in your household is clever time management, especially while you’re cooking.
Leah advised: “Water boiling? Unload the dishwasher. Pizza in the oven? Throw in a load of laundry.”
Showing off her breakfast, she said: “I make this yogurt bowl every morning and I unload the dishwasher when the frozen berries are defrosting in the microwave.”
She added: “It’s a minute of my day that I would have been standing around wasting anyways.”