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[quote=Anonymous]Have teen work with you pomodoro method style (set timer for 45 minutes of work, then 15 minutes of break, and repeat at least three times through out the day.

1) collect all the dirty dishes and food, put them in the dishwasher and run it. 
2) take a trash bag and collect all the trash you can see
3) collect all the dirty clothes, put them in the laundry and start the wash. 
4) remove everything from the bed and put all dirty sheets and bedding in the laundry and make the bed. 
5) starting at the door pick up and clear the items on the floor. 
6) sweep or vacuum the floor 
7) start at the one side of the room clean/organize the flat surfaces of the dresser and desk and bookshelf 
8) clean/organize the closet. 
9) clean/organize dresser drawers.

Each time you start a new hour of work, start at the beginning of the list. You’ll be able to see that the first hour you only got through for example step 3, but the second hour you were on step 4, and the next day on step 5. By starting at the beginning every time you keep trash from collecting while the dressers are being organized. By limiting it to 45 minutes at a time you give yourself and your teen a stopping point so you don’t burn out.

There is no room so bad that two people doing this list three times a day it won’t get clean very quickly. [/quote]

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