does anyone have any organizing and house cleaning tips???

Answer 1

keep a basket in each room on a shelf or on the floor... it could be decorative. At the end of each day take each basket in that particular room and gather all the things that don't belong in that room then put them where the do belong. This should only take about 15 minutes when you do it everyday.

Answer 2

Most people go out and buy containers and shelving systems first when organizing should not cost you very much if anything. This only adds to your current clutter or disorganization. You first need to do a general cleaning, this eliminates a lot of trash. Then do a room a day eliminating clothes that no longer fit and stuff you no longer use and duplicate items. If you have children get them involved. Have them go through toys and clothing. After you have eliminated overflow and unused items then go room by room again and evaluate your belongings making sure everything has a place. You already have a routine whether you know it or not and rather than trying to change what is already working for you go with what you know. Create zones in those familiar areas. For example if you've always done your bills on you bed don't go buy a new desk to put in the living room you will probably end up right back on the bed. Instead put everything you need in a basket and place it next to the bed.

There is no big secret to cleaning and if you are organized cleaning is easy. Do a general cleaning daily and try not to put off anything for another day. Maintain the organization by purging regularly. Remember the one in one out rule, if you buy something new something else has to leave.

Answer 3

Go to flylady.net or get the book "Sink Reflections". She has an emergency cleaning routine, and even better, a plan that work very well, especially for people who hate to clean. She does it in Babysteps, and goes on the premise that you can do anything for 15 minutes at a time. It really works! And, no, I don't work for her :) Good luck with it, and great sympathy.

Answer 4

Well here's some advice from my mom from me to you. Pick up after your self and clean when you see something needs to be clean. If it's someone Else's mess yell at them. MY sister has dirty cloths all over my room and i bite her head off all the time about it. CURSE THAT 16 YEAR OLD!!!!!! It's sad being the fact I'm the younger sister. . .

Answer 5

Your probalby going to hear this often. But check out flylady.net.
I read tons of organizing books, checked out every website but this one was the only one that worked. Her "system" is foolproof. I've been a flybaby for over 3 years now. Is my house perfect? No, not by a long shot. Is it better then its ever been? YOU BET! check it out, she WILL help!

Answer 6

i just asked a similar question LOL...
here's my tip for making cleaning go really fast and staying focused...start in a room of your choice and set a kitchen timer for 10 minutes....clean as much and as quickly as possible and when the timer goes off you move to another room and set the timer agian...this forces you to prioratize and work quickly...you'll be amazed at how much you can accomplish in 10 minutes.....works really well for those of us who tend to spend 1/2 a day cleaning out one drawer or closet.....of course you can't use this tip for all your cleaning, sometimes you do need to "deep clean", but for intermittent jobs it works great

Answer 7

Keep all your cleaning supplies together. Clean room by room. Like do all of your bathrooms one day, clean all your bedrooms the next, kitchen one day, den, common areas the next. Or you can do it all in one day, but do it room by room. You'll get done faster and feel like you've got something accomplished when you go from one room to the next.

Answer 8

Put all of your appliance manuals, guarantees, and receipts for same in a 3-ring binder, placing the paperwork for each appliance into a separate sheet protector.

Answer 9

Hire a cleaning lady!!!!

Answer 10

Try; www.clutterbuster.com