Guide to Tasks that Need to Be Completed on a Regular Basis

All housekeeping, fashion and family magazines are continually featuring articles about tasks that should be completed in ones home on a regular basis. Yet, with all of the small articles and blips in these magazines or home television networks all of these tips are very useful but even more useful if they could all be found in one location. There are at least two important tasks that should be completed on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.

Weekly Tasks

1) Wash Makeup Applicators

The bacteria and oils on ones skin will grow on a women's makeup brushes and sponges. The bacteria that are in a women's applicators can then be passed to a women's makeup and also continue to grow there as well. My having clean makeup brushes and sponges a women is not continually putting bacteria and oil back on their face and having clean applicators will also shorten the amount of time it takes a women to get ready. Using either make-up brush cleaner or baby shampoo wet and gently massage the brushes, sponges and mascara combs and rinse with warm water until the water runs clear, then simply lay the applicators on a paper towel over night to dry.

2) Disinfect Kitchen Sponges

Everyone has probably been told not to use sponges in your kitchen because they tend to hold and grow bacteria that you then just spread the bacteria around their kitchens. There are several ways to disinfect kitchen sponges and these processes will also make your sponges smell better when finished as well. The first way to disinfect kitchen sponges is to place them in a pot of boiling water with some lemon juice or white vinegar and let them boil for five to ten minutes, then remove the sponges from the water and allow them to dry. Another way to disinfect kitchen sponges is to soak them in warm water and lemon juice and place them in the microwave for ten seconds.

Monthly Tasks

1) Clean Refrigerator

While it is important to remove spoiled food or food that is past its expiration date on very regular or weekly basis, yet monthly it is a really good idea to check all of the expiration dates on the food in a person's frig, throw out leftovers and thoroughly clean the refrigerator using a disinfection cleaner.

2) Go through Financial Documents

Depending on when a person receives their checking account statement will determine when in the month that they should sit down and balance their checkbook. Whenever, a person balances their checkbook it is also recommend that a person goes through their credit card statements as well an check for any fraudulent charges. This is also a good time for people to analyze their spending practices.

Quarterly Task

1) Replace Mascara

All women should throw away and replace their mascara every three months. This is very important because all women have bacteria on their eyelashes that can grow within a woman's mascara tube. By replacing one's mascara every three months it will lessen the chances of a woman contracting eye infections and the quality of a woman's mascara will be better because over time mascara dries out and becomes clumpy.

2) Replace Toothbrushes

Some people choose to replace their toothbrushes more often and every three months but it is very important to replace them at least every quarter. Toothbrushes can hold bacteria so it is important to replace them regularly.