It's a really messy home office. Looks like a joke. Tornado hit it. I've read a lot of organizing books but I'm not sure how to approach this. If I set up the whole Toss-Keep-Store piles then I am not going to be able to work tomorrow because the room has to be clean over several intermittent days. We need to be able to keep working here (several computer stations). My girlfriend told me to Attack Sections but when I try that one thing leads to another. Exmple, you clean one corner and find 65 things that belong in 65 other parts of the house that are not yet organized. I know this sounds nutty but I don't know what to do. How do I clean this room without making it dysfunctonal for days? What do you do with the gazillion things that need putting somewhere else, but you don't have time for that right now? Ack! There is so much stuff here and it is NOT just papers, there is clothing, artwork, supplies of ALL kinds.
2007-03-25 05:41:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
I'm tempted to shove messes into boxes as is, but my husband says if I do that, he will kill me. :-)
2007-03-25 05:41:46 · update #1
Why not just accept the fact that this is not a ONE day project!
Start by getting a large garbage pail. Start in one corner & just work your way through, making sure you have plenty of plastic boxes for sorting things out...put all pencils & pens and paperclips & small office equip in one box. Magazines in the garbage! Recycle newspapers, art work into a box to be sorted later, same with "found" mail. Get rid of all food containers opened or unopened! Get a file cabinet & file things in appropriate labeled folders. Its a big job just remember not everything can be accomplished in one day.
2007-03-25 07:45:25 · answer #1 · answered by Nick Name 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am in the same situation with my home office, deadlines time lines and a surgery on my shoulder are lurking in the near future. If I had 4 hours I would use it to get some rest from all of the other family responsibilities. The money I make is good if I could find someone I can trust I would hire them to help me organize. The problem is the office is in my home and I think the secretary type would feel uncomfortable working here.
2007-03-25 05:50:47 · answer #2 · answered by Cleophus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok you got me confuse you said something about yourr girlfriend in the fist paragraph and then in the second one you have a husband hmmmmmmmmm? it makes you want to think ... Well anyway back to the questiong well you can just start cleaning and put everything where it belongs I mean I know what you mean when you say that is really messy and that when you get into one spot and then another thing comes out. Well just do it , it might take a lot of time but just start like right now! ... Well good luck I need to go clean my room right now
2007-03-25 05:53:12 · answer #3 · answered by mari 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
actually, i saw this on Oprah.
1) You go into the room you want to clean
2) you empty out the entire room except for furniture
In this case, he had the lady take everything out and put it on a blanket on her front lawn
3) after room is completely emptied,, you then go to where pile of stuff is and SORT
4) you MUST be ready to throw away at least 50-75 percent of non essential stuff
5) you sort stuff you are keeping in to piles
6) get plastic storage containers or plastic dresser drawers to store stuff you are keeping. Plastic see thru is best
7) for maintenance, go thru stuff once a month and throw away little by little.
The trick is to see what is beeing used REGULARLY versus just collecting dust. Stuff that has not been used AT ALL in the last 6 months should be thrown out. Otherwise, you will be stock-piling again.
Hope this helps
2007-03-25 06:29:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What I often do is bypass around and choose what's grimy and if i can not % then I in basic terms wash it. Then I scoot the clothing the two sparkling and grimy outta the room(gotta have 2 baskets). in case you have in domicile washer dryer then good theory to place a load in. I grab a extensive trash bag and in basic terms p.c.. up however trash could be on the floor. I bypass away that around because of the fact maximum probable i'm going to discover greater trash later. Then in case you have dishes put in the sink(do later). Then make your mattress while you evaluate that in basic terms makes a extensive distinction. however is lost placed it the place it is going and if it does not have a place then it in all possibility should not be on your room or make a place for it. Now you gotta airborne dirt and dirt your fixtures and sparkling all the mirrors. next you the two sweep and mop or vaccum counting on your floor. as quickly as all it is achieved and you have dishs to bathe then do this. Then all fold your sparkling clothing and placed it away. this could be a good time to variety what you like and what you're able to do without. desire this facilitates:) And constantly make it a element to place the grimy clothing the place it is going.
2016-10-19 21:18:53 · answer #5 · answered by ramayo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...oh, my god...i'm going through the same thing...it's so bad, i just stand in the middle of it...not knowing where to start...overwhelmed...i need help, too...my whole house is a nightmare...it just got this way a couple months ago...i can't seem to get a grip...man, i hope somebody answers you with real life solutions!...we need to maybe start a group, or...something...e-mail me!...i'll support you!...
peace, tammy
2007-03-25 05:55:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the only site you need is marthastewart.com.
2007-03-25 13:29:25 · answer #7 · answered by barbara m 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋