Awesome and Easy Steps to Having a Clean House 1: Eliminate

To begin with, the easiest way to keep your home clean and tidy is to have less stuff to deal with. Our homes in America are filled to the gills with collections of childhood belongings, mountains of clothing that could dress a small nation, broken electronics, stacks of containers filled with every sort of gadget or decoration, you name it, we probably have it somewhere.

Focus on your main living areas first, such as the living room and kitchen, before tackling the entire home. Take a look around. First, note the visible clutter. What are the things that are routinely left lying about? Phone books? Toys? Magazines? Newspapers? What do you have for storage in this area? Do you have bookshelves that are cluttered? Drawers in cabinets that have no more room for new items? Are you not putting things away because there’s no room?

You don’t need a bigger house, you first need to stop bringing new things into your home without first getting rid of some old belongings that you no longer use, need or love. Find an organization in your town that accepts donations such as a mission, a thrift store or a women’s shelter and find out the hours when you can drop off your donations. Pick one that works well with your schedule and is convenient for a before or after work stop. Always ask for a receipt to help you plan for tax deductions.

Get some kitchen trash bags to begin your task of eliminating stuff from your home and your life. You will feel so free once you get a handle on what you choose to keep and, if you’re donating it to a worthwhile group, you’ll feel even better for helping others. You will also need to get a trash can near your area because some of what you’ll find will truly be trash and deserves to be tossed. Work on one small section at a time, then make sure to take a break. Don’t try to tackle your entire home on one Saturday morning – it won’t work.

Fill up a bag or two of things you won’t miss, then immediately take them to your vehicle. Keep doing this until you are done for the day, always taking the bag to your vehicle once it is filled and ready to go. The first key is to get the stuff out of your home and you don’t want to live will filled bags of stuff in the meantime.