This Mexican Cleaning Routine Is Genius

Get Bertha's Cleaning Book, every method for the whole house, written down: https://berthacleans.com Last Saturday you cleaned from nine to four, walked back and forth for the spray, dusted after you swept, and the house still did not look finished. It is not because you are slow, mija. A hotel maid turns a wrecked room around in about fifteen minutes because she has an order and never touches anything twice. The women on my street had that same order fifty years ago, and every house on the block was clean by noon on a Saturday, with the rice on the stove. Here is my mother's Saturday, step by step. THE SATURDAY: 1. THE RADIO AND THE WINDOWS. At seven, music on, every window and curtain open. Quien canta, su mal espanta 2. THE TRASH IN ONE WALK. One bag, one circle of the whole house. Lo que no sirve, que no estorbe 3. THE BEDS IN ONE BUNDLE. Every pillowcase and towel into the bottom sheet, tied, into the machine before eight. Pillows to the sun. Al que madruga, Dios lo ayuda 4. ONE BUCKET. Zote, vinegar, baking soda, Fabuloso, a brush, the estropajo, the trapos. Ni un paso de más 5. THE TRAPOS NEVER CROSS. El trapo de la cocina no entra al baño. Pick a color per job 6. THE BATHROOM SOAKS. Spray it, walk out, come back and go clean to dirty, toilet last. Déjalo que trabaje 7. TOP DOWN, EVERY ROOM. Cobwebs, doors, frames, shelves, tables, handles and switches, then the floor. De arriba para abajo 8. THE FLOOR OUT THE DOOR. Back of the house to the front door, the water out with the dirt, Pinol in the last bucket. La basura se barre para afuera 9. THE LOOK FROM THE DOORWAY. El ojo del amo engorda al caballo 10. EVERYBODY HAS A ZONE. Muchas manos aligeran el trabajo Then lunch at one. Barriga llena, corazón contento. TWO WARNINGS: never mix bleach with vinegar or any other cleaner. The children get a damp cloth and water, the strong bottles stay with you. The first Saturday will not be done by noon. By the third, your hands will know the order. Sin prisa, pero sin pausa. This Saturday, put the radio on at seven and try it once. Tell me in the comments what song was playing in your mother's house on Saturday mornings, your county, and who in your house had the bathroom. I read every one.