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In today's busy life style it is very
difficult to give time to your home and keep it neat and clean.
With hectic lifestyle, work, kids today we are short of time to
actually find time to keep our house free from clutter and tidy
our rooms. We have brought for you tips that will help you deal
with this problem.
Tips for a tidier home:
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whenever you have a few minutes to
spare put away five or ten items that are not in their
correct place. These could be toys that the kids have left
somewhere; letters that need filing away or odd socks that
need putting in a drawer or magazines/newspaper lying here
and there.
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Dump junk mail the moment you receive
it. Deal with other mail at least once a week filing away
what you need to keep in proper file especially for storing
them.
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Try the "five boxes" method. This will
clear clutter from any room or area of the house, but can
look awful while in progress. So first thing is to set aside
some time when you won't be disturbed, put on your favourite
music and start. First job is to label the boxes - Rubbish,
Give Away/Sell, Keep, Private and Miscellaneous. You then go
through everything in the area consigning each item to one
of the boxes. Theoretically, by the time you have got rid of
the Rubbish and Give Away/Sell boxes, you should have enough
space to store the Private and put the Keep items back in an
orderly way. The Miscellaneous box should be sealed up,
stored in basement or attic and if not needed after six
months or one year, given away unopened, so that you're not
tempted to keep the contents all over again.
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Be ruthless. If you haven't used an
item in the last two years you are not likely to need it
again. So just dispose them of.
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Divide the job. Start dealing with one
room at a time. This way you will not feel exhausted and you
will also find time to do other things like giving yourself
a treat.
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Treat yourself to items that make
staying tidy easier. Cardboard storage boxes are great for
sewing and craft items, storing files and paper items and
large toys. Plastic or fabric hanging shoe bags are perfect
for storing small toys and dolls or for hairbrushes, clips,
cosmetics and toiletries. Invest in some of those drawer
dividers that separate drawers into a dozen little
compartments - but don't fill them with junk!
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Clean and put away fifty per cent of
your ornaments. This really will save lot of your time since
if you keep it away at one place you will not waste time
searching for any particular ornament and it will also make
dusting easier.
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Don't keep buying things at random.
Stop and think, do I really need this and have I got
somewhere to keep this? If it is essential then only buy it
or else you can live without it.
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