To begin with, why should a person be concerned with decluttering. What is the problem with just keeping everything and stuffing it under the bed or in the hall closet when there is no other place? For most people, having a lot of clutter around or even stuck out of sight will, in time, begin to wear on nerves. When a person spends time, sometimes hours, looking for a particular item or keeps tripping over items left lying around, it generally causes inner grief and sometimes even anger. There is lost time and sometimes cuts and bruises. The trick here is to learn to declutter as you go and at least twice a year do a thorough decluttering. But what does this mean?

Take a look around and see if there are any item such as old newspapers and magazines or socks with holes in them stuck under the couch, or even empty containers in the kitchen not being used. This type of clutter can be thrown away. It is helpful to take two large garbage bags through each room of the house, one for garbage and the other for recyclables. Children’s rooms often have the most clutter no longer needed in the form of broken toys, crumpled papers, and broken crayons.

The next type of clutter comes in the form of items still usable but no longer needed or wanted. This can include books that have been read, CDs and DVDs that have been listened to and watched, clothes and shoes that no longer fit, sports equipment no longer used, toys that are no longer played with, nick nacks no longer needed, and pots, pans, and dishes no longer used. There is an old say, “someone’s junk is someone else’s treasure” so perhaps a yard sale would be a good idea. Or, another way to make good use of still usable items is to donate them to a charitable organization. In most cases, a phone call is all it takes to have these items picked up.

Finally, there is the clutter of furniture, drapes bedspreads, appliances and other household items that, while still usable are no longer needed or wanted by their owners. In many ways, these items are just cluttering up their home and can even cause a feeling of annoyance as they are encountered each day. When possible think about replacing or getting rid of these items in exchange for something new or for providing a space for rearranging items you still enjoy. If money for replacement is an issue, yard sales and thrift shops are great places to replace items needing changed.

It is amazing the difference in a home’s appearance and the attitude of those who live there when clutter is removed. Spring cleaning provides an excellent excuse to declutter and hopefully begin a plan where family members help clutter from building up in the future by picking up and setting aside things no longer needed, wanted, or repairable. Having a box or bin in an out-of-the-way place such as the garage or a closet to put such items in as they accumulate can help make the job of decluttering ongoing. Our homes are our castles and we should enjoy living there.

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All of the above seems almost impossible to achieve, but taken in small bites, say a room at a time, it can be done. And, while you are at the task of thorough cleaning, it is an excellent time to think about decluttering. Since furniture will be moved around, and drawers, cupboards, closets, and shelves emptied for cleaning it is smart to look over what you have to see if there are things you can give away or sometimes even throw away. There are likely items you no longer need or want, clothes and shoes that no longer fit, books magazines, and DVDs you are finished with, and even furniture that has seen better days. Take time to set the unneeded items aside for pick-up by a charitable organization, or maybe you would want to try a yard sale first. Only throw away items too damaged to be used by someone else. Then, as you put your home back together again, you will be amazed at how good it feels to have everything clean as well as the sense of pride you gain from decluttering.

All of this takes time and energy and for those fortunate
enough to be able to hire some help, a reputable cleaning company like Cassie’s Meticulous Touch, which has been in business since 2000 in Ocala, Florida, is on eager standby to assist. Cassie’s is licensed and bonded and has experienced, well-trained staff who use Eco-friendly cleaning methods to meet your spring-cleaning needs. To learn more about their services, including their wide range of time options, please check out their website at https://cleaningservicesocalafl.com
or call (352) 216-0513. When you call you can schedule an appointment for a free estimate of your spring cleaning needs.

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We start in with the pre-game approach. Before you decide to dive in and get going many experts suggest taking some time to come up with a plan. Having a plan of attack makes a much bigger difference than what you might think. In addition to getting organized, having and completing a plan is inherently satisfying and rewarding. If you treat the situation with all reaction and no plan it can cement the idea in your mind that this is endless and inconvenient to do versus something you can accomplish and get joy out of. So making a plan of how and where you want to start and end is the best option before you even get started. There are many different strategies to consider. Depending on the type of home you are handling you can do anything from moving top to bottom, right to the left, inside to outside, and so on. No matter what works for you make sure you make a plan and stick to it.

There is no getting around it; cleaning is work at the end of the day. Much like work, you will want to avoid double work as much as possible. The main way of doing this while cleaning is to clean in a way that eliminates the need for going back over things. This is related to our first step of making a plan in that your plan should be made with this in mind. As an example cleaning from ceiling to floor is much better than cleaning the ceiling or higher areas last. This is because as you work up things will invariably end up down below that need to cleaned as well. It’s the same with hard floors; you never want to mop or clean yourself into a corner that you then have to walk over everything to get out.

One other common mistake many people make when cleaning is using the wrong cleaning product. The current trend of looking the more environmentally cleaning product is great, and all but one thing that gets lost in that trend is modern effectiveness. Using weaker chemicals for tough grime and stains wastes time and money. It’s important to not hold back during deep cleans like spring cleaning. It’s okay to use organic solutions too of course, but sometimes they aren’t strong enough to take care of the things you need to be cleaned. Another mistake to avoid is combining different chemicals. Not only can this mess up the smell in your home but it can also be dangerous. For instance, vinegar and bleach can cause chlorine gas which can be deadly at high levels.

Spring cleaning is an involved process meant to reset your living space for the year and seasons to come after a long winter. Getting this deep clean right can set the tone in your home for months to come. Avoiding these mistakes will be a huge help in keeping things right and fresh in your home. There are many more mistakes to avoid that we can go over as well and we will most likely revisit this subject in the future.

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