‘Decluttering doesn’t have to be a full day event’ busy mum says as she shows 20 spots you can clear in five minutes

DOES the thought of cleaning your entire home feel a bit overwhelming? We're with you there.

But as far as Kallie Banciforte is concerned the best way to tackle a messy home, especailly when you've got kids running around, is to break it down into five minute jobs.

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That's why she shared 20 different clean up tasks you can do in five minutes or less to help keep your home organised when you're on the go.

The cleaning whizz shared her helpful tips on YouTube and said: "Looking to declutter your space but short on time? Decluttering doesn't have to be a full day event."

"I made a full list of 28 simple and speedy tasks that you can tackle in just 5 minutes each.

"Whether you're looking to organize your home, office, or digital space, our practical tips are designed to make decluttering manageable, even on the busiest of days," she added.

Your car

It's easy to forget to clean your car, since you don't have to look at in when you're not actually in there - but it's quicker to tidy up than you probably think.

Kallie suggested keeping a large tote bag in your car so you can gather everything from your kids' toys to rubbish and remove it all in one trip.

Your night stand

"My night stand just accumulates all kinds of stuff, when I'm waking up at five in the morning I'm not thinking to take my water bottle with me," Kallie said.

But a quick tidy up of your night stand will take less than five minutes, plus you'll feel more organised when you go to bed and don't have to deal with all the clutter that's usually there.

Bathroom vanity

The area around your bathroom sink can gather a lot of grime, especailly when little hands are in and out of there all day.

But the good news is a quick wipe down will only take a few minutes at most - you can also clean any products you keep there in this time.

Kallie noted that she usually does this in the evening as she brushes her teeth to save even more time.

Toy sweep

Any parent knows that toys rarely stay where they're meant to go.

The mum and cleaning whizz suggested getting a basket and doing a house-wide sweep for any stray toys and putting them back where they belong for a quick fix.

A single kitchen drawer

Sure, organising all of the drawers in your kitchen might seem daunting, so just do one.

Whether it's your tea towels or your cutlery, even doing one drawer will help keep things more organised.

Medicine cabinet

If you have a special place for medicine at home it can easily get jumbled.

"It somehow gets disorganised really quickly, but it usually takes me about five or six minutes to pull everything out, get rid of the stuff I don't need anymore and put it all back," Kallie said.

Quick sweep

Similar to doing a toy sweep, this task involves getting a rubbish bag or basket and quickly going around each room in your home to collect things that shouldn't be in there.

"Downstairs stuff ends up upstairs, and upstairs stuff ends up downstairs," the mum said.

Your desk

If you have a desk at home it's probably full of stuff that shouldn't be there, from your kids' toys to empty glasses and notes.

You don't need to make it perfect, but just getting rid of any immediate clutter can maa huge difference.

Your handbag

Handbags are meant to carry the essentials, but if you've got kids you know all too well they're also to carry rubbish, toys, snacks and all sorts.

So, have a rummage through and get rid of those out of date snacks, bin the receipts you don't need and stop carrying around all that junk.

Dining room table

Another place junk seems to just pile up out of nowhere.

If it's piles of laundry, or just general rubbish, a quick sweep of your dining room table can make a huge difference to how overall clean your home looks.

The junk drawer

"I find that if you take five minutes once a month, a junk drawer is not all that hard to maintain," Kallie said.

So, just sift through and get rid of empty batteries at first, and before you know it there won't even be much junk in there to deal with.

Wires and cables

"We tend to organise them and not be good about maintaining that organisation," Kallie said.

She suggested buying a plastic organiser for wires you can't get rid of but don't need to use all the time so they can all be kept in once place.

Paperwork

Whether it's paper bills or junk mail, paperwork can build up quickly but only takes a matter of minutes to get rid of the stuff you don't actually need to hand on to.

Shoe area

"The nice thing about shoes is they come together and get organised really quickly," the mum said.

Start by making sure all the pairs are together, then line them up or sort them however you prefer for easy access.

Your freezer

It might seem like a big job, but sorting through the grub in your freezer won't take as long as you think.

It will also help you know what you need to stock up on and what you don't need to buy any more of for a while - we're looking at anyone with five bags of frozen peas lurking in the bottom drawer.

The stairs

Do you leave piles of stuff on the stairs hoping someone will take it up with them?

Well it will only take a few minutes to clear all that stuff and keep your stairs looking spick and span.

Laundry baskets

"One of my favourite ways to declutter is as I'm putting laundry away I'm actively getting rid of clothes that don't need to be in there anymore," Kallie explained.

This works for your kids too, so if you realise something doesn't fit them don't put it away to deal with later, get rid of it there and then.

Jewellery

Start by sifting through to see what you actually want to hang onto, then organise into different catagories.

This should only take a few minutes but will mean you get to see and wear more of what you love.

Makeup bags

Having a one in and one out rule is a good idea for makeup because it can be easy to keep buying new products and not using your old ones anymore.

It will make getting ready in the morning loads easier.

Email inbox

Ok, so not technically somewhere in your home, but clearing it out will definitely make you feel more relaxed.

Take five and sift through the ones you need to reply to later and the junk you can bin.