Declutter Your Home In Less Than 10 Minutes
Reduce clutter in any room in your home, in about seven or eight minutes, with these quick organizing ideas. The first thing that you need to do is to grab a laundry basket or a box. Anything that is easy to hold and deep enough to fit lots of items. I would also suggest that you bring along a small plastic bag(the ones that stores put groceries in), to put any trash in, as you make your way from room to room.
Begin by rotating clockwise throughout the room, picking up any item that is out of place and put it in the bin. You are not going through any of the items at this stage in the process. You will have enough time to go through things, in a bit. Right now, you just need to remove any items that do not belong in that particular room of the house.
This will get rid of about 90% of the clutter, and take only about a minute or two. You will see an immediate improvement in the look of the room, just by taking this simple step. Also, is someone stops by your home, unannounced, you can just store the container in a nearby closet (just until your visitor leaves) until you can get back to it.
Next, you should take about 5 minutes to put things, that belong in that particular room, back where they belong. It is important to have a designated area chosen for everything. It is hard to place objects back, where they should be, when you do not know where that is. For example, any clean clothes should be put in the dresser or closet. Jewelry should be put back into the jewelry box.
Keep any soiled clothing in the bottom of the basket. If you have things that belong in other rooms in the home, then take the basket along with you and go from room to room putting the items in rightful places. Make your last stop be the laundry room, where you can toss the dirty clothes in the washing machine. Quick, simple and easy.
Now with that being said, these tips are not meant to take the place of a proper cleaning. Of course, you should always make time to dust, vacuum, clean and sanitize your home. Otherwise, clutter will not be your only issue (if you know what I mean). This is just meant to give you a quick way to declutter your home, in between your usual thorough cleaning routine.
