Where is the best place to start cleaning your room?
Clean from the top down
Working from the top down ensures that any dust that falls will fall to the floor and the lower surfaces and will be cleaned up as you work your way down. If you start to clean from the floor up then you will simply have dust settle on the floor and have to do it all over again.
Bathrooms and kitchens are known as 'wet areas'. These often take the most time to clean. That's why they should be first in the order you clean your house. Once you've done step 1 and 3, dust everything and then get down to work in your bathrooms and kitchen.
1. Take the 12-12-12 challenge. The rules are simple: locate 12 items to throw away, 12 to donate, and 12 to be returned to their proper home. That's it.
In some instances, the state of your room might be linked to a psychiatric condition. People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, for example, may become so preoccupied with keeping things germ-free or symmetrical that they spend excessive amounts of time sterilizing or organizing their living space.
The Five Things method breaks down the mess into five categories: trash, laundry, dishes, things that have a place and things that don't have a place. This makes it easier to focus on one task at a time and get organized quickly. Start by doing the bare minimum in each category.
Work around the room systematically, making sure to work slowly and take your breaks. If your anxiety is being triggered, stop. Come back to it when it's passed. Give yourself a set limit on what you're doing (“I'm doing three 20/10s and then I'm done for today”), and hold yourself to do it.
When you have no cleaning motivation, it may be that you haven't been practicing self care. You're constantly taking care of your kids, running the errands, and other responsibilities. If you're not taking care of your needs, you'll run out of energy.
"It's human nature to avoid or put off tasks that don't hold personal value," she says. "If cleaning is far down on your list of priorities, you may surely procrastinate when it comes to doing the dishes or taking cleanser to that buildup in the tub."
Professional cleaners know that a timesaving secret is to vacuum every floor in the house, including bathrooms and the kitchen. It's the fastest and most efficient way to pick up dust, hair, and all the little bits of debris that like to hide in corners.
Make sure to do any loud cleaning (like vacuuming) before bedtime, however. You should clean whenever you have the most energy. Morning people can clean bright and early while night owls may prefer cleaning while the rest of the world is asleep.
All it requires from you is dedication for a short period of time. Set aside 10 minutes every week night night to tidy up and clean. That's it. Set a timer and tidy up and clean until the timer goes off.
The rule is simple; if you're confronted with a task that takes less than two minutes, do it right away. Put your lunch plate in the dishwasher instead of on the counter. Hang up your jeans instead of leaving them on the floor.
People with depression can often find themselves living in messy spaces. This is because feelings of hopelessness, low energy, and lack of motivation can make it hard to keep on top of everyday tasks, such as tidying.
