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How to differentiate Housekeeping vs. Homemaking vs. House Cleaning

by Maid Cleaning Nashville - December 31, 2017

Housekeeping vs. Homemaking vs. House Cleaning

Before Good Housekeeping Magazine hit the shelves in 1885, a few books were published on housekeeping, homemaking, and house cleaning. The differences between these terms are subtle but worth deciphering. Lydia Maria Child’s book “The American Frugal Housewife” [published in 1832] was a very popular wedding gift for brides in the mid-19th century. Beyond recipes for roasting a pig, she included tips for removing grease stains and cleaning white gloves.

Good Housekeeping’s circulation topped a million in the mid-1920s, maintaining its subscription base even through the Depression. The blend of articles covered many facets of housekeeping, homemaking, and house cleaning. “Housekeeping in Old Virginia” is another once-popular book with contributions from more than 240 ladies on skills in “branches of domestic economy.” Understanding the differences between these home-related terms can help with knowing what to expect from a premium house cleaning service like maidcleaningnashville.com, where you can become a customer and arrange an appointment in a flat minute. 

Housekeeping

This word can be broken down backward to explain its meaning. Keeping house entails everything from normal light cleaning activities like wiping counters and floors and dusting and cleaning the bathroom to doing laundry, changing beds, planning meals, organizing closets and drawers, and generally keeping a house in smooth operating condition, literally and figuratively, for all the inhabitants.

Homemaking

This word can be broken down backward to explain its meaning. Keeping house entails everything from normal light cleaning activities like wiping counters and floors and dusting and cleaning the bathroom to doing laundry, changing beds, planning meals, organizing closets and drawers, and generally keeping a house in smooth operating condition, literally and figuratively, for all the inhabitants.

House Cleaning

It is just that—cleaning the house. It is task-related and includes, but may not be limited to:

      • Dusting: from baseboards and trim to ceiling fans, over doorways, and everything in between like dressers, bookshelves, windowsills and ledges, tables and table legs, furniture, lampshades and light fixtures, etc.
      • Cleaning Bathrooms: showers, tubs, counters, toilets, floor, shelves, window ledges, mirrors, etc.
      • Vacuuming rugs and carpeting
      • Wet mopping tile and wood floors with appropriate cleansers
      • Dusting high corners and over art pieces and tops of curtains
      • Moving large furnishings as appropriate to dust and vacuum behind them
      • Bringing all the supplies and equipment
      • Being cognizant of indoor air quality and using only eco-friendly products (like maidcleaningnashville.com)
      • Wiping indoor windows from paw prints, doggie noses, and children’s fingerprints

Hiring a house cleaning service is a wonderful way to extend the time for your own social life, job responsibilities, and recreational opportunities, all of which contribute to a healthy, well-balanced lifestyle. Back in the day, Greyhound Bus Lines was known for its slogan “… and leave the driving to us.” At maidcleaningnashville.com, the mantra is “leave the cleaning to us” and spend your time where it counts.

Not all house cleaning services, however, are created equal, and it is imperative that you know not only all the tasks that will be accomplished but also at what level of quality with which kinds of cleaners and by whom. Maidcleaningnashville.com is not only a virtual, contemporary, all-easy online modern company; it also embraces a deep cleaning philosophy for every job. Cleaning products are approved by the Green Seal Organization, and every employee has been vetted and trained.

From the flat rate pricing and eco-friendly approach to the joy of cleaning your home to the highest quality standards in the industry, maidcleaningnashville.com can be your new best friend. While we tackle the house cleaning, you can spend more time with your real BFFs and come home to a spotless, sparkling house where you can relax and enjoy yourself, with or without those BFFs.

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