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CLEAN UP H aving a tidy home feels won- derful. Getting there involves more mixed emotions. But straightening up can become infinitely easier once you have found a cleaning style that fits your per- sonality. Consider these: need to visit some rooms more often than others. By Task: Are you the type of per- FIND YOUR TIDYING STYLE T E X T STEWART KELLER
son who likes to get into a flow when it comes to physical labor? Divvying up your cleaning by task can be a great way to get a lot done on autopilot. So when you plan to vacum every carpet in the house or do all the laundry, you can prepare a playlist that makes it feel more like fun. By Habit: Some folks don’t like mess building up at all—even if it is just in cer- tain rooms or until a day you’ve set aside for that task. These people tend to clean by habit—spotting an issue and getting it taken care of before they move on to anything else. The trick here is that daily habits don’t necessarily spark occasional- ly necessary deeper cleans. If you’re used to cleaning by habit, consider creating new, longer-term triggers: for example, setting aside the last Saturday in the month for a certain tasks or waiting for warmer weather in the spring for others.
By Binge: Some people prefer to let mess build up until something must be done about it and then go on a cleaning spree. This lets them spend less time thinking about cleaning but can make for cluttered quarters between binges. If this is your style, try using checklists to make sure nothing goes overlooked for too long and keeping dedicated drawers or tubs where mess can accumulate out of sight until you’re ready to sort it. By Room: For some, tidying up by location makes the most sense. There’s a certain logic to getting everything done in the living room before you move on to the dining room. But unless you really like garbage and dishes piling up, you may
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