How do I quickly clean up when the house is such a disgusting MESS??!?

Question

There stuff all over the floor in the living room, objects everyone, somehow crumbs from a burgerking crossaint is everywhere, in the hallway there are clothes galore, and the bedroom is just frightful... Clothes EVERYWHERE, junk everywhere... the kitchen is nasty with tons of dishes and mess everywhere... clutter everywhere... A plumber is coming by tomorrow..

How would I quickly clean all of this, or at least do a few things that makes it appear to be cleaner?

Answer 1

Sounds like a few days work. Been there and know how hard it can be to start when it all looks like so much.

Try to get the rest of your family to help. It's easier if it isn't just one person facing the tons of stuff.

Start with where the plumber is going to be working and walking. Get some empty boxes and start picking up the clutter. Have a box for dirty clothes, a box for stuff to go in the bedroom, stuff to go into the kitchen, stuff to go in the garage, stuff to go in the trash, stuff to go to charity -- you get the idea. Put all the stuff in its appropriate box, then go unload the boxes putting things away, not just leaving or dumping the boxes.

Once you've got the junk out of the way, you can dust, scrub, sweep, mop (work down: ceiling, shelves, furniture, floor so you don't get dust from the shelves onto the clean floor).

Good luck.

Answer 2

Get a sturdy box/es, a clothes basket, and a large plastic garbage bag. Begin at the door where the plumber should enter. Place the box on the floor and clothes basket nearby. Begin bending or squatting and designate as a keep (box or basket) or a toss (plastic bag). The rest should be self explainatory. Run hot water in the sink with detergent. Place any dishes in it that are gooey or have stuck on foods. After all clutter has been removed, go over surfaces with a soft cloth (or old sock) to remove dust (I'm allergic to polishes)...remember the TV screen, too. Place items that are too big for the box along the edge of the room/s. After all the clutter is picked up...do the dishes. After the dishes are washed and rinsed (and draining) ... make the bed. Sweep and or mop either thoroughly or spot clean any muddy areas with broom or vacuum. Put away the dishes...clean the surfaces of the bathroom counter, use baking soda to clean the tub with a soft cloth (or old sock) and bleach the toilet with 1/2 to 1 cup of bleach allow this to remain for awhile (at least an hour and preferably overnight) and then brush with a bathroom brush or wear a rubber glove and wipe any stuck on matter from the toilet...flush. Extra time should be spent on a manicure...you've earned it! The amount of time for this to take place should be within 2 hours except for the toilet soak. Febreeze anything that has mold. After the visit, do the laundry...and go through the box/ex contents to determine disposition of items. Also remember to clean the door that the plumber will use and dispose of the garbage bag appropriately.

Good luck! Bake cookies to improve air aroma, too.

Answer 3

Set a kitchen timer for 15 minutes and grab a trash bag. Go through as much of the house as you can until the timer goes off. When the timer goes off take a 5 minute breatherand then set it again. This time grab the clothes and put them in their place, hamper, bedroom etc. Keep this up until you've accomplished what you were hoping for. You'd be amazed at how much you can do with 15 min. at a time. Be careful not to get sidetracked with different things just tackle one thing at a time, before you know it you'll have a clean house.

Good Luck and God Bless

Answer 4

Decrease clutter. Was in the same situation bout 6 months ago, but it is a habit to keep a house clean. start simple.. one room a month and go through everything.

Kitchen: get rid of all the old adn really used left over containers. the old plastic cups, pots and pans you dont use, outdated stuff in your cabinets. Set a goal for yourself to wash dishes after a meal or rinse and put in dishwasher it only takes a few minutes.

Living Area: Pick it up when u lay it down. Use a blanket? when your done put it away. supper in the lving room, wash dishes and clean up all dishes or trash in there when it happens. we got rid of our coffee table becuase thats where all of our junk ended up on. stuff from work or school or plates ended up there, got rid of it and nothing stays out any more.

Hallways, bedrooms: Go through closet a couple times a year. i ahve a closet full of clothes that i have no clue when the last time i wore them are, but all my clothes old and new fit. I hate hanging them up, but i amke the habit to hav hanges by the dryer and hang them up as i pull them out, that way it avoid the folding process. as for dirty laundry set a specific place for dirty laundry and each time you see someting pick it up and put it there. it is ok to rewash something if you are unsure if it is clean or not

Un cluter clean out.. form habits.. you will be hapier and less stress with a clean home

Answer 5

start in one area with an empty laundry basket and pick up everything off the floor...then sort that ..into ...dirty laundry,trash,... stuff that has a spot to store -put it there NOW, Then again starting in the area the farthest from your vacuum's storage area ...start vacuuming..that way it is just as easy to vacuum as you go... I always save the kitchen till last because I know I won't quit if it is still a mess...lol... same for the kitchen...gather everything that is not where it is supposed to be into basket and then sort, toss or store...if you are ready to give up by now..stash those dishes in the oven till tomorrow then clean and put away.. If you put things away as you use them or clean up messes when they're made it is a lot easier to do a fast and thorough cleaning when you need to.

Answer 6

Declutter!!!! Clothes to the laundry basket or hung up. If there is no room, they go to Goodwill. Never have more clothes than you can properly care for and store.

Clean the kitchen! Think of the roaches and filth. You are eating from their dirty feet and breathing their excrement. Same thing for the floors.

Junk goes to Goodwill. If you haven't used it for a year, it's gone!

It will not appear cleaner until you declutter!

Don't kid yourself, you place will never look clean until you get your act together!!!

Answer 7

put all clothes in hallway into a room and shut door lock if nessesary or if you will not be home.
Do dishes and vacume
clear clutter by only grabbing things such as my junk my room -his junk -his room kitchen stuff-kitchen ect...ect.. when in that room if something belongs in another room take it there before you know it several areas will become cleaner.

Answer 8

Get off the computer and clean that dump up!