Keeping Your Home Organized

Now…as much of a challenge as it was touse some window cleaner and a rag-if your sink is
do all of that pitching, organizing, and cleaning, howclean, you're less likely to let dirty dishes pile up in
do you maintain it and not let your stuffit.
overwhelm you again?Sweep your floors once a week. Just take a
There are some easy steps to take-and theybroom across it and get the big crumbs. Then run
just take moments a day. Please don't email mea damp mop over it to get the week's dirt
and tell me you're too busy to do this because ofwashed off-you don't have to shine it, just a
your special situation-everyone can find the timedamp mop (the type is your choice).
to take 15 minutes a day and maintain their homeMaintaining the Living Room Areas
in stages. If you can't, then I'm going to brashlyPick up the papers that land on your Flat Surfaces
suggest that you re-evaluate your schedule andand either throw them away or file them
determine what IS more important thanappropriately in the study every evening. If you
maintaining your home for your family.are diligent about keeping the papers picked up,
Maintaining the Kitchenyour room will appear much more organized and
Daily, put dirty dishes in your dishwasher orclean, even if you haven't done any deep cleaning.
dishpan under the sink. When either is full, do theDust once a week-run your duster over the flat
dishes. If you run your dishwasher while you'resurfaces. It's a 5 minute job that will make a large
asleep at night, you'll pay lower utility rates anddent in your room(s).
the dishes will be cool and clean in theVacuum once a week. Don't move furniture or
morning-ready to be put away.pull out the crevice tools, just do the middles
Run a rag with the cleaner of your choice overwhere you walk. 15 minutes, max.
the countertops and tabletop once a day. This willTake your glass cleaner and go over the TV
take you just moments, yet will help keep yourscreen and any other glass that collects
kitchen organized and neat. You don't have tofingerprints once a week. 3 minutes, tops.
scrub or take everything off the counters, justJust doing quick and easy tasks gives you the
wipe where you've cooked or eaten.push to get started. That's the key when it
Clean your sink daily. Scrub it with a soap pad orcomes to staying organized.