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Are they big rooms? Or do you just hate doing it yourself? Our 2 rooms are not huge, but I get no help maintaining it and the rooms are extremely cluttered and I get overwhelmed and anxiety attackish very easily, so id appreciate some help, and wouldn't mind the experience of a person who cleaned for a living passing on their tips. Once things are better I will attempt to manage it Aline.
Here is how to begin managing it now:
http://www.messies.com/index.php/mt-vernon-method
"Let’s begin at the front door. Have three boxes in front of you. Label them "throw away", "give away", and "store elsewhere". You start with the first piece of furniture you come to which has a nook cranny, drawer, etc. This is where you begin. Then you will go around the inside periphery of the house, dealing with the items in these kinds of places.
You begin by throwing away all the true junk you have accumulated in the drawer. Put it in the throw away box and be serious about it. Don’t keep the pen that only works half the time and the year-old calendar even if it does have nice pictures on it. Your freedom from clutter is more important that they are.
Be willing to take a risk that you may later want what you discarded. Also realize that it may cause temporary pain to throw something out. However, it also causes a more permanent, definite pain to keep it. Throwing it out is mild pain, compared with the pain which comes from having to live helplessly with all the clutter which finds its way into the house. There is an exhilarating feeling of freedom which comes once the decision to take control of the house has been made and you actually do it by beginning to throw out.
Put items that you want to keep back in the drawer or in one of the boxes. You do not worry about cleaning walls, drapes, upholstery, etc. as you go. Keep your focus on clearing the clutter as you keep moving forward. Basically you organize each spot around the inside periphery of the house room by room.
When you have done enough for one day (about an hour), STOP. Put the boxes away and wait until tomorrow. Don’t overdo. This is a marathon, not a sprint. Don’t wear yourself out. Pace yourself. Take a day off each week so you will look forward to a break. Reward yourself when you get over a big hurdle. While you do the Mt. Vernon method, make a list of several daily items you plan to do each day. For example, empty the dishwasher, keep the sink clear of dishes, put in a load of laundry (meaning - wash, dry, fold and put away). There will be from three to seven on your list probably. Each day do these before you begin the Mt. Vernon method. You’ll find real control developing before you know it. Boy! What a relief!"
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"Use if your house is a shambles, your marriage is in trouble because of it, you fear the health department or your landlord, your adult children are distraught about your place, or you face some similar emergency. Like Mt. Vesuvius, this is a quick and powerful method. It avoids the hang-up of decision making and clears the clutter quickly.
Buy a large quantity of white storage boxes at an office supply store. They usually come in groups of six, cost about a dollar each, have a detachable lid and need to be assembled. In the room you are tackling, position six or more boxes in the room. Begin filling the boxes rapidly with similar groups of things. On each box, tape pieces of typing paper labeled in large, dark print with the name of each group such as TOYS, MAGAZINES, CRAFT MATERIALS, MARY’S CLOTHES, etc. On the side of the box called PAPERS, note where each pile of paper came from in your room so you will be able to locate what you may need later.
Fill a bag with any obvious trash and toss it ASAP. When that room is finished, the floors and other surfaces are clear. Put the tops on the boxes and stack them against a wall. Since they are neat, white boxes, they will not look objectionable. Turn the large labels to the wall and note on the front in small print the contents of the boxes if you wish.
Your immediate problem for that room is solved because it is now clear. Go to the next. Later, handle organizing one box at a time."
http://www.messies.com/index.php/mt-vesuvius-method
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