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One of my clients was pregnant and due in 3 days. She invited us to her home to give her a thorough clean. She wanted us to clean her pavers, stones, gutters, and exterior walls. All throughout the cleaning, she was restless…telling my people to go back to places she felt were not done well. Then she went to the hospital for delivery, and a few days later when she returned, she was like “wow,….Victoria, the place is stunning, the breath of fresh air, the calming spirit, the hope.”

People are known to be restless in a dirty environment, this is true both at the office and at home. This is evidenced by the way people behave in public places like restaurants, malls, on the road, public transport, or public toilets and offices. This restlessness apart from affecting someone’s level of concertation, performance, and even esteem may affect someone’s health. A dirty home or office attracts dust, allergens, molds, and pests.

In Uganda today it’s believed that about four million people have mental health issues. The causes of these mental issues vary from individual to individual. We cannot underestimate the contribution of a dirty environment to this mental issue.

The first principle of maintaining a clean home according to Don Asslet is, not having to clean at all. This implies that at the earliest opportunity minimize your cleaning. This should be put into consideration at the design stage of the home.  One should ensure that there are no places that are hard to clean; either too rough, too delicate, inaccessible, un-washable, or unreachable.  

Nissi Classic Cleaners a cleaning company recommends the following as strategies that can help you achieve cleanliness and a clean mind in your home all the time at limited resources:

1. Have a routine: Establish a cleaning routine in your home. The cleaning schedule can be designed around your other activities. For example, if you are a working mum without help, you may choose to clean every day first thing in the morning when the babies are still sleeping. A cleaning schedule ensures that your home is cleaned regularly and no area is missed.
2. Let everyone in the home clean: As in the African culture, it's believed that it’s the women or children or maids who do the cleaning. But looking at the economic situation where both parents in the home are either involved in gainful employment or business. There Is a need to involve everyone in cleaning. Husbands should divide chores with their wives. The children too and the maid too should be involved in cleaning.
3. Clean after yourself, “if you are old enough to mess up, you are old enough to clean up.” There is no reason why one of the members of the family just drops utensils in the sink and walks away for others to come up and wash. This should be the same at the dining table or even in the bedroom.
4. Let in some fresh air. This is true, especially in the bedrooms where people are away from the bedrooms all through the day. These overtime generate a musty smell, that is not pleasant. This should be done every day to allow the bedroom to breathe.
5. Deep clean your home at least once a year. Every home should be deep cleaned. This is due to the fact that some places might be inaccessible during routine cleaning. Dust might also gather around for example picture frames and other antics. Some people miss under the beds, or fridge or cupboards. This can only be done through a deep clean. Nissi Classic Cleaners(www.nissi.ug) limited offers deep cleaning services to homes and offices.
6. Wash bedding and linen more often: This should be done every 4 or 5 days. Our bodies shed off skin more times than we think and then most people sweat at night. This makes the bed gather a lot of germs.