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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 283693" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Janet, </p><p> </p><p>If I had a profession in another life I think it could have been professional organizer. </p><p> </p><p>When you are looking at a project that is as large as a whole house - you need to start with one thing.....ONE thing and limit the amt. of time you put towards it each day. You need to set a goal - and stick to it. You have appointments - fine - could you do ONE hour a day? JUST ONE - no more than one. </p><p> </p><p>Start with one of the spare bedrooms - I vote for TOTALLY taking everything out - and dumping anything that is not trash /garbage/broken into one of the other bedrooms. Take a little each day - only 1 hour. </p><p> </p><p>When the room is THOROUGHLY cleaned out - and I mean not even a wastebasket - Start with the blinds - are they in need of cleaning? </p><p>Have billy take them down - and decide if you want to throw them away and buy new at the DOllar GEneral - OR do you want to clean them by laying them out over a piece of fence and hosing them off and scrubbing. </p><p>Let dry - that would be day 1 </p><p>Day 2? Wash the walls - are they panelling or wallpapered? If panel? Get murphy oil soap, make a bucket of warm suds and wash 2 walls, baseboards. </p><p>Day 3? Other 2 walls and closet. </p><p>Day 4 - Vacuum & scrub carpets and rehang blinds. </p><p>Day 5 - Start going through the stuff that you took out and dumped in the other room. Make piles or set up trash bags......then have a 1 hour a day sorting party.....BUT DO NOT allow temptation to let you set ONE single thing in the clean /done room. It's done - leave it like that and CLOSE the door....</p><p> </p><p>Your sorting should go like this - and you can get boxes from the dollar general too - </p><p> </p><p>Pile 1 - STuff I don't have time to go through and shred now - bills, cards, artwork from grands, mail. This is the box you'll go through at night sitting watching Jeopardy box - a little at a time - and shred or toss the rest. </p><p> </p><p>pile 2 - STuff I KNOW I can live without that I haven't touched in over a year and has a current value over $75.00. - This is the Goodwill pile. </p><p> </p><p>pile 3 - Stuff that belongs to Cory, Jamie that needs to be out of the house...(actually you could do 2 bags here and when they come give them their stuff -or call them and say I have X, X & X and you need to come get it or it's going in pile #2. </p><p> </p><p>The stuff that is left? Goes NEATLY back into the clean room. But do NOT set up the room yet - BECAUSE.......when you start room #2 - you will need a place to put the furniture until you clean the blinds and the carpet. THEN when room #2 has walls washed etc- you can take all the stuff out of room #1 - and set up room #2 - When you start room #3 - all the stuff gets storted like before - the furniture goes in room #1 - as before and then when blinds, carpet are done - stuff comes out of room #1 into room #3 - then you set up room #1 - and BY NOW - you should have </p><p>3 clean rooms void of clutter and other kids carp - </p><p>3 clean places to go when the rest of the house is killing you to look at it</p><p>3 clean rooms that give you a sense of accomplishment</p><p>3 clean rooms that BILLIE is NOT allowed into. </p><p> </p><p>I think your biggest problem isn't that you have no energy - I think it's that you are looking at the ENTIRE picture - and not a room at a time - and don't know where to start. </p><p> </p><p>Getting rid of junk and hauling it off or putting it on craigslist as an entire lot - or have a yard sale - again use craigslist to advertise.....and GIVE the stuff away - whatever you think you want for it? Mark it half of that. </p><p>Or put it on the FREE section - and recycle it. </p><p> </p><p>Happy cleaning - </p><p>ps - don't forget ceiling fans if you have them - dust those and clean the globes BEFORE you vacuum and do the walls. </p><p> </p><p>Hugs</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Then start the process all over again when room #2's junk is sorted....except with room #2 - you will have LOADS less junk and only need to</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 283693, member: 4964"] Janet, If I had a profession in another life I think it could have been professional organizer. When you are looking at a project that is as large as a whole house - you need to start with one thing.....ONE thing and limit the amt. of time you put towards it each day. You need to set a goal - and stick to it. You have appointments - fine - could you do ONE hour a day? JUST ONE - no more than one. Start with one of the spare bedrooms - I vote for TOTALLY taking everything out - and dumping anything that is not trash /garbage/broken into one of the other bedrooms. Take a little each day - only 1 hour. When the room is THOROUGHLY cleaned out - and I mean not even a wastebasket - Start with the blinds - are they in need of cleaning? Have billy take them down - and decide if you want to throw them away and buy new at the DOllar GEneral - OR do you want to clean them by laying them out over a piece of fence and hosing them off and scrubbing. Let dry - that would be day 1 Day 2? Wash the walls - are they panelling or wallpapered? If panel? Get murphy oil soap, make a bucket of warm suds and wash 2 walls, baseboards. Day 3? Other 2 walls and closet. Day 4 - Vacuum & scrub carpets and rehang blinds. Day 5 - Start going through the stuff that you took out and dumped in the other room. Make piles or set up trash bags......then have a 1 hour a day sorting party.....BUT DO NOT allow temptation to let you set ONE single thing in the clean /done room. It's done - leave it like that and CLOSE the door.... Your sorting should go like this - and you can get boxes from the dollar general too - Pile 1 - STuff I don't have time to go through and shred now - bills, cards, artwork from grands, mail. This is the box you'll go through at night sitting watching Jeopardy box - a little at a time - and shred or toss the rest. pile 2 - STuff I KNOW I can live without that I haven't touched in over a year and has a current value over $75.00. - This is the Goodwill pile. pile 3 - Stuff that belongs to Cory, Jamie that needs to be out of the house...(actually you could do 2 bags here and when they come give them their stuff -or call them and say I have X, X & X and you need to come get it or it's going in pile #2. The stuff that is left? Goes NEATLY back into the clean room. But do NOT set up the room yet - BECAUSE.......when you start room #2 - you will need a place to put the furniture until you clean the blinds and the carpet. THEN when room #2 has walls washed etc- you can take all the stuff out of room #1 - and set up room #2 - When you start room #3 - all the stuff gets storted like before - the furniture goes in room #1 - as before and then when blinds, carpet are done - stuff comes out of room #1 into room #3 - then you set up room #1 - and BY NOW - you should have 3 clean rooms void of clutter and other kids carp - 3 clean places to go when the rest of the house is killing you to look at it 3 clean rooms that give you a sense of accomplishment 3 clean rooms that BILLIE is NOT allowed into. I think your biggest problem isn't that you have no energy - I think it's that you are looking at the ENTIRE picture - and not a room at a time - and don't know where to start. Getting rid of junk and hauling it off or putting it on craigslist as an entire lot - or have a yard sale - again use craigslist to advertise.....and GIVE the stuff away - whatever you think you want for it? Mark it half of that. Or put it on the FREE section - and recycle it. Happy cleaning - ps - don't forget ceiling fans if you have them - dust those and clean the globes BEFORE you vacuum and do the walls. Hugs Then start the process all over again when room #2's junk is sorted....except with room #2 - you will have LOADS less junk and only need to [/QUOTE]
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