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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best thing I heard on DCUM was “only touch something once”. Like, don’t put a plate from the table to the sink when you can put it in the dishwasher. Don’t put shoes on the steps to go upstairs: just bring them up.

It’s so silly but that mantra has helped me keep a tidy house![/quote]

I’ll have to try this.

I’ve always cleaned corner to middle by piles. Then I move the piles accordingly. Then I put piles in the spaces.

Eg - cleaning in room with a mix of toys, juice cups, socks, school work, papers, doll house pieces, etc. - I move all of them into a huge pile in a clear tub. Everything. Counters, floor, bed clean. Easy to wipe. Then I go through the storage bin of random mess and sort to piles. Clothing one pile. Toys another. Hair another. Things not for kid room another. The.mn I take those piles and move them accordingly. Sometimes I just throw them in and organize later. All socks and clothes, shoes? Goes into dresser drawer. All hair items? Bathroom drawer. Papers? Stack and out with books on bookshelf. I like that the space looks cleaner quicker and it is easier to organize in a clean space for little bitty pieces. I also purge toys frequently in a donation bin. I give it a month. If she doesn’t ask, they get donated.

Also, kitchen trash bags on every bedroom door. I have the bathroom trash cans that are very pretty but they’re small and annoying. I clean and use them now to hold brushes, blow dryer, combs, maybe even flowers! :)[/quote]

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