Along with Spring comes thoughts of crisp, fresh air, newly
budding flowers, singing birds and a sense of renewal.
Getting organized and doing a bit of spring cleaning, helps
to bring that wonderful fresh feeling into your home and
office.
Here are 10 tips to help you start the season off right.
1. Assign yourself a different task for each day. Make
yourself a schedule that is comprised of one hour and one
task each day. Your schedule may look something like this:
Monday: Decluttering
Tuesday: Dusting
Wednesday: Vacuuming
Thursday: Scrubbing
Friday: Organizing and Rearranging
Saturday: Laundering
Sunday: Decorating
Then, spend one hour each day doing your assigned task for
each room throughout your house. You'll be amazed at the
difference you can make in your home by following this
simple system.
2. Use the proper tools. When cleaning and organizing, it's
important to use tools that help you get the job done as
quickly as possible.
For instance, there are now dusting cloths that allow you to
dust quickly and easily, without any additional sprays. Just
dust and be done with it.
Rubber gloves will help you deep clean, without drying out
your hands, exposing them to harsh chemicals, or burning
them in hot water.
Racks can hold mops, brooms and other cleaning supplies in
one organized place, rather then storing them loose and
having them constantly tip over.
An apron with lots of pockets, can help you transport
cleaning products from room to room easily, so you don't
have to keep running back and forth to get what you need.
3. Be ruthless when it comes to decluttering. If you don't
love it, and/or you don't use it, it's clutter. It's the
perfect time to embrace the Feng Shui art of uncluttered
living. Feng Shui teaches that if energy can easily flow
through a room, your life will be more harmonious and
happy--and clutter is an obstacle to reaching this relaxed
and calm state.
Make it a quest of yours to be ruthless when it comes to
your decluttering efforts. You'll have less to dust, less
clutter to look it, an easier time finding the things you do
use and less stress in your life.
4. Donate or sell the things you don't use. If you have
items that you don't use, but are in good condition, they
are prime candidates to sell or donate. Gather all of these
items together in boxes or plastic bags.
Then, decide whether you would prefer to donate them or sell
them.
If you choose to donate, consider giving them to SweetJunkies.com,
SweetJunkies will even pick up your
donations for you.
If you choose to sell, you might set a date for a sale with SweetJunkies.
Or, take some photos of these items with your digital
camera, and put them up for sale at SweetJunkies.com sales'
site.
5. Make your spring cleaning and organizing fun. Don't think
of it as a chore. Instead, think of it as a 'feel good'
exercise--one that will really help you to feel good about
yourself and your clean and organized environment.
Play some lively, fun, upbeat music. Dance your way through
your home or office with your dust rag or vacuum.
Set timers and play 'beat the clock.' Give yourself time
limits for completing small tasks, and try to complete those
tasks before the timer goes off.
Ask a friend to help, or do a swap. You clean her living
room if she'll clean your kitchen.
P.S. End the clutter once and for all and simplify your
life.
6. Eliminate distractions. Turn off the TV while you're
cleaning and organizing, and let your answering machine
field your calls.
If a friend stops by while you're working, simply tell
him/her that you've scheduled this time for spring cleaning.
He or she is free to stay, as long as you could continue
working. Perhaps, you might even get some help. If not, tell
your friend you'll stop by his or her house later on when
you're done.
If you have kids, give them their own jobs to do, or at
minimum, be sure they're occupied with something else.
The quickest and best jobs are accomplished when there are
no distractions.
7. Make yourself a checklist. Make a checklist of all
springtime jobs that you only do once or twice a year.
Perhaps you might bring your large comforters to the
laundromat, bring your drapes and winter coats to the dry
cleaners.
If all of these odd jobs are on a list, you won't forget to
do them. Then, try to do at least one or two of these odd
jobs per week, throughout spring.
8. Don't forget about the insides. It's important to clean
and organize things that are in sight all of the time. But,
it's also important to remember those items that are out of
sight.
Springtime is a great season to organize your closets, cabinets,
drawers, bins, boxes, pantry and other inside storage areas.
Give yourself that spring feeling, both inside and out!
9. Enjoy the weather while you're working. Do some outside
organizing and yard work, so you can be accomplishing
something, but also enjoying the nice weather at the same
time.
10. Open your windows. There's nothing like taking in a
breath of fresh air. As you're cleaning, open the windows.
You'll be removing musty odors, protecting yourself
from inhaling harsh fumes from cleaning products and the
fresh air will keep you going.
While you're at it, let the sun shine in. Open curtains and
drapes to give yourself plenty of light for an energy
boost!!!!
budding flowers, singing birds and a sense of renewal.
Getting organized and doing a bit of spring cleaning, helps
to bring that wonderful fresh feeling into your home and
office.
Here are 10 tips to help you start the season off right.
1. Assign yourself a different task for each day. Make
yourself a schedule that is comprised of one hour and one
task each day. Your schedule may look something like this:
Monday: Decluttering
Tuesday: Dusting
Wednesday: Vacuuming
Thursday: Scrubbing
Friday: Organizing and Rearranging
Saturday: Laundering
Sunday: Decorating
Then, spend one hour each day doing your assigned task for
each room throughout your house. You'll be amazed at the
difference you can make in your home by following this
simple system.
2. Use the proper tools. When cleaning and organizing, it's
important to use tools that help you get the job done as
quickly as possible.
For instance, there are now dusting cloths that allow you to
dust quickly and easily, without any additional sprays. Just
dust and be done with it.
Rubber gloves will help you deep clean, without drying out
your hands, exposing them to harsh chemicals, or burning
them in hot water.
Racks can hold mops, brooms and other cleaning supplies in
one organized place, rather then storing them loose and
having them constantly tip over.
An apron with lots of pockets, can help you transport
cleaning products from room to room easily, so you don't
have to keep running back and forth to get what you need.
3. Be ruthless when it comes to decluttering. If you don't
love it, and/or you don't use it, it's clutter. It's the
perfect time to embrace the Feng Shui art of uncluttered
living. Feng Shui teaches that if energy can easily flow
through a room, your life will be more harmonious and
happy--and clutter is an obstacle to reaching this relaxed
and calm state.
Make it a quest of yours to be ruthless when it comes to
your decluttering efforts. You'll have less to dust, less
clutter to look it, an easier time finding the things you do
use and less stress in your life.
4. Donate or sell the things you don't use. If you have
items that you don't use, but are in good condition, they
are prime candidates to sell or donate. Gather all of these
items together in boxes or plastic bags.
Then, decide whether you would prefer to donate them or sell
them.
If you choose to donate, consider giving them to SweetJunkies.com,
SweetJunkies will even pick up your
donations for you.
If you choose to sell, you might set a date for a sale with SweetJunkies.
Or, take some photos of these items with your digital
camera, and put them up for sale at SweetJunkies.com sales'
site.
5. Make your spring cleaning and organizing fun. Don't think
of it as a chore. Instead, think of it as a 'feel good'
exercise--one that will really help you to feel good about
yourself and your clean and organized environment.
Play some lively, fun, upbeat music. Dance your way through
your home or office with your dust rag or vacuum.
Set timers and play 'beat the clock.' Give yourself time
limits for completing small tasks, and try to complete those
tasks before the timer goes off.
Ask a friend to help, or do a swap. You clean her living
room if she'll clean your kitchen.
P.S. End the clutter once and for all and simplify your
life.
6. Eliminate distractions. Turn off the TV while you're
cleaning and organizing, and let your answering machine
field your calls.
If a friend stops by while you're working, simply tell
him/her that you've scheduled this time for spring cleaning.
He or she is free to stay, as long as you could continue
working. Perhaps, you might even get some help. If not, tell
your friend you'll stop by his or her house later on when
you're done.
If you have kids, give them their own jobs to do, or at
minimum, be sure they're occupied with something else.
The quickest and best jobs are accomplished when there are
no distractions.
7. Make yourself a checklist. Make a checklist of all
springtime jobs that you only do once or twice a year.
Perhaps you might bring your large comforters to the
laundromat, bring your drapes and winter coats to the dry
cleaners.
If all of these odd jobs are on a list, you won't forget to
do them. Then, try to do at least one or two of these odd
jobs per week, throughout spring.
8. Don't forget about the insides. It's important to clean
and organize things that are in sight all of the time. But,
it's also important to remember those items that are out of
sight.
Springtime is a great season to organize your closets, cabinets,
drawers, bins, boxes, pantry and other inside storage areas.
Give yourself that spring feeling, both inside and out!
9. Enjoy the weather while you're working. Do some outside
organizing and yard work, so you can be accomplishing
something, but also enjoying the nice weather at the same
time.
10. Open your windows. There's nothing like taking in a
breath of fresh air. As you're cleaning, open the windows.
You'll be removing musty odors, protecting yourself
from inhaling harsh fumes from cleaning products and the
fresh air will keep you going.
While you're at it, let the sun shine in. Open curtains and
drapes to give yourself plenty of light for an energy
boost!!!!
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