I’ll totally come over and help, on the condition that the ‘finders keepers’ rule is in effect.
Otherwise, I recommend the ‘large outta the way pile’ method. Basically you just throw everything in a place where you don’t normally walk and call it a day.
Cleaning your room?! I’ve been having to clean an entire house for the past >40 yrs. Ugh. Just do it. Clear the floor, clear the bed. Throw away any trash laying around. Put away stuff sitting out that’s not supposed to be. Wipe dresser/table tops. Clean mirrors & run a vacuum.
I actually had a hard time doing this with my bedroom prior to moving 2 years ago with stuff on the floor and on nightstands and the dresser. Since then, I had it figured out and I’ve been pretty clean since (any clutter can be eliminated in under a minute).
How? I planned out parts of the room that needed to be cleaned, wrote them down, and crossed them off as I finished cleaning them ( because it was more satisfying to cross it off than to put a little check mark next to the item).
Examples: Right side of bed, left side of bed, top of dresser, left nightstand, right nightstand.
It took a couple of days, but as a result, I keep my “clutter” to one side of the room (away from the door) and anything on the floor is to be sorted ranging from laundry (in a basket) or various things I will try to sell or donate. Everything else I keep in a closet and drawers to repeat the process again.
As a bonus, I have absolutely nothing underneath the bed as that would be cheating.
That depends. How big is the room?
you could hire someone with a name like vinney the torch to do it for you,
Time to marathon podcasts. Listen while you clean.
I’ll totally come over and help, on the condition that the ‘finders keepers’ rule is in effect.
Otherwise, I recommend the ‘large outta the way pile’ method. Basically you just throw everything in a place where you don’t normally walk and call it a day.
I put on some music with my surround system in the living room so I can hear it clearly around the house.
I try to make a rule not to sit down and look at my phone because then I’ll be sitting there too long.
If I get truly tired, I’ll take a break, but I’ll make a plan for whatever I’m cleaning next, so it’ll help me to stay motivated to clean the rest.
Cleaning your room?! I’ve been having to clean an entire house for the past >40 yrs. Ugh. Just do it. Clear the floor, clear the bed. Throw away any trash laying around. Put away stuff sitting out that’s not supposed to be. Wipe dresser/table tops. Clean mirrors & run a vacuum.
@thekenya
You seem to have our sympathy. Mine, certainly.
I actually had a hard time doing this with my bedroom prior to moving 2 years ago with stuff on the floor and on nightstands and the dresser. Since then, I had it figured out and I’ve been pretty clean since (any clutter can be eliminated in under a minute).
How? I planned out parts of the room that needed to be cleaned, wrote them down, and crossed them off as I finished cleaning them ( because it was more satisfying to cross it off than to put a little check mark next to the item).
Examples: Right side of bed, left side of bed, top of dresser, left nightstand, right nightstand.
It took a couple of days, but as a result, I keep my “clutter” to one side of the room (away from the door) and anything on the floor is to be sorted ranging from laundry (in a basket) or various things I will try to sell or donate. Everything else I keep in a closet and drawers to repeat the process again.
As a bonus, I have absolutely nothing underneath the bed as that would be cheating.
@JT954
Are you some sort of advanced and evolved being? Humans are not capable of this achievement.
@JT954 Damn, the anal-retentive cellar dweller. I don’t think Phil Hartman did that one.
@f00l It helps to have two closets (why it has a wall separating the two I don’t know) otherwise I would be shoving things under the bed.
I still have the list as a reminder in case things get out of hand.