Clean Your Room if You Are Lazy and Don't Want To
If you just can't be bothered to clean your room but you have people coming over, your parents keep moaning or you just want it to look tidy, this is the help you need!
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Steps
- Tell your parents not to bother you. Don't be mean and shout it at them, but explain you want to do some serious cleaning and wish to not be disturbed as it may affect your cleaning progress.
- Put on some music. Any music will do as long as you like it! Put the music on quite loud so you don't get distracted by any street noise.
- Open curtains, blinds and windows! Get some air in your room. This will give you a nice breezy, feeling as you work, and you'll have more energy overall.
- Do your bed. This is essential. Put on some new covers if you want. A new bed cover can really brighten a room and personalize it! If you'd rather not change the covers, it's alright to do it another, but make sure you have it made and looking nice with a fresh pillowcase and a couple of stuffed animals if you'd like.
- Put everything on your bed. Put everything that's on the floor onto your bed, apart from furniture... that can stay where it is. This way, you won't be able to sleep in your bed at night with all the clutter on top. You'll be forced to get it all done.
- Vacuum and/or sweep your entire floor. The floor is now clear of all your junk, making it a good time to get rid of all those bits of dust and gravel you keep stepping on.
- Take a break every half hour or so. Use it as a time to grab a drink and eat something if you're hungry. Being dehydrated isn't fun... especially when you're tasked with the mundane chore of cleaning. If you want, take a water bottle to your room so you can drink as you go. Don't drink too much though or you'll end up spending more time on the john than cleaning your room!
- Start at the top of the pile of things on your bed, working your way to the bottom. Put clothes away in drawers and on closet hangers. Put items away in a place where similar things would be found (eg. Books in a bookshelf, cosmetics/perfumes on a dressing table etc.) Remember that if you don't clean it all up you'll be forced to sleep on the floor. An excellent motivator for the lazy.
- Organize your room afterwards. When you finish the cleaning overhaul, leave your room for that day. Completely de-cluttering your room is certainly enough for one day- trying to organize it as well is overkill and will leave you despising cleaning. Try organizing you room about 2-3 days later, so you are still in the cleaning mood but not dreadful of any five-letter word starting with 'c.'
- Find extra shoeboxes laying around, label them, and use them as handy stackable organizers. Very cheap and easy to find space for.
- Clear out your extra drawers and re-arrange the items inside. With some clever placing, you can end up with double the space for things to go inside.
- Display objects on dresser tops or bulletin boards. This saves space inside drawers or cabinets, and gives your room a personal touch by putting on display items you love and cherish. A bonus if you want to change the way your room looks and clean it at the same time.
- Flop onto your bed, take a deep breath, and just admire your totally clean and organized room. You deserve to relax after working hard, pushing off your laziness, and cleaning up your room! Now, the mundane task of making sure your room doesn't get messy again...
Tips
- If you have trouble keeping your bedroom clean, try the method of cleaning your room every day for five minutes just before bed. This is usually enough time to pick up all the clutter that's accumulated over the course of the day.
- If you're really dreading the organizing part of cleaning, do one part of the room a day (eg. Wardrobe, under the bed, bedside table, etc.)
- Find motivation to clean your room besides sleeping on the floor. Promise yourself you'll splurge and buy that new game you've been wanting, or you'll get a manicure. Bonus points if your motivation is something new for our clean room, like a poster, new wallpaper or paint, or some furniture!
- If you aren't allowed to play loud music, then wear headphones/earphones or simply keep it down.
- For more resources, check out The Flylady's website. She has tips on how to keep your entire house clean, including your room.
Warnings
- Don't hide everything in the closet. Your parents will find out.
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