Socks in the den? Shoes under the coffee table? Has every surface become cluttered with family member’s items throughout the house?
Don’t get overwhelmed or frustrated by the unheard requests to keep things picked up. Use this quick and frustration-proof method to de-clutter and salvage a little sanity:
Grab a laundry basket and walk each room of your home. Any item not in its place goes into the basket. Don’t get side tracked by putting anything away, simply fill the basket with items that are not where they belong. This should take no more than 10- 15 minutes. Once the rooms surfaces have been cleared of their misplaced items, take the basket and choosing one item at a time put them in their places. Use this opportunity to toss anything that you don’t need or know is trash: simplify your life–most of us have accumulated much more than we really need.
A slight twist on this method that doubles as a lesson to family members who refuse to pick up their junk and respect the homes order, is to use a box rather than basket and once all is collected, place in a corner of the garage..when members of the family cannot find their things, they will be more likely to keep them safe in their perspective places rather than randomly left all over the home. If no one asks for their items after a month, those things weren’t really needed after all…donate to your local thrift store and realize a bit more simplicity and order in your home with minimal effort.
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A few ways you can keep your windows streak-free:
- Use old newspapers with ammonia
- Recycle used dryer sheets
- Baby-wipes will work in a pinch
- Hire Master Clean USA!