My family and I have a small house but we are moving in semptember. Before then i want to get into the habait of cleaning and have a really celan house so we can do the same in our new home. do you got any ideas?
2007-03-02 14:26:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
The best way to keep a clean house is to start with a clean house. I recently moved into an 850 sq foot apt and lived in a 500 sq ft studio before that. First step. Toss it. Choose a closet, filing cabinet, book case and sort. If you haven't worn something in two years or it doesn't fit... toss it (preferable donate it). If you will never read that book again....get rid of it. Make piles and decide what you want to keep and get rid of the other stuff. With the stuff that you want to keep find the best way to organize it. A book shelf, plastic tub, or expanding file... whatever fits your need best. Second, don't hide things. A lot of people have a place where they just toss anything they don't have a place for. ( For me its the chair in my bedroom.) If everything has a place and you get in the habbit of putting things back in their place....your house will stay neater. Third, find out how often certain chores need to be done. Let me give you an example. I have two black cats and light tan carpet. So vacuuming is an every day task. I also have a glass top table in my kitchen. I use it maybe once a week. So a weekly cleaning will be fine. Lastly, make sure you really enjoy your decorations and furniture. If you are surrounded by things you like then you are more likely to take better care of them. It sounds really simple and it is. I help friends get organized all the time. I hope this helped.
2007-03-02 14:48:06 · answer #1 · answered by Stace_01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plan and organize is the goal!
What I do that works really well is first off, make a plan. Find out were you want to put everything. Next, find out what you can use for storage purposes. Many department stores will soon (if not already) have a stockpile of storage supplies (don't be deterred on the cost, since they last long and will be able to move easily for your big move in September. Thirdly, start throwing out things/objects before you start your actual organization plan. Fourth, start one section at a time and make sure you have that section at least 80% done before starting a new section. I hope this helps!
Oh and remember, a clean person always has a junk drawer (or two).
2007-03-02 22:47:02 · answer #2 · answered by K5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You had mentioned you were moving into a new home,
before you pack things up, discard anything that you don't want to take to your new home, I have moved many times and I just got used to doing that, and another big thing, is to label your boxes to save you time. I know that was not your question, but those are two important things to keep in mind,as far as cleaning once you clean good and discard, it is easier to keep on top on things.
2007-03-03 00:09:14 · answer #3 · answered by brown.gloria@yahoo.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Join flylady.com...she has a great technique for cleaning and keeping things cleaned and organized.
Hope this helps..
2007-03-03 00:50:59 · answer #4 · answered by badwarden 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep things simple decor should be simple bigger is better no clutter use wicker baskets or any typre of bins to place things in remeber LESS IS MORE...
2007-03-02 22:29:34 · answer #5 · answered by HEAR TO HELP 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uh, you just need to get up off your lazy butt and do it.
2007-03-02 22:33:20 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ it's katie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋