The Cleaning Service Guide to Throwing Things Away

1. Pull Trash & Items Rarely Used From Drawers & Closets

Start with any room you prefer, from your bathrooms and kitchens to bedrooms or offices. Begin by opening up a closet or drawer, and start to pull papers, trash, and items rarely used. If you haven’t used an item in the last 6 to 9 months, it may be time to recycle it or throw it out. When clutter stacks up it takes up space in our homes and mentally in our minds. A clean space creates room to live and allows space for creativity.

2. Organization In Bigger Spaces

After filtering through your closets and drawers, move to the open spaces in each room. Are there magazines or old mail envelopes stacked up? Does your cleaning company find boxes lined up in a corner or two? Perhaps there are a lot of linens piled-up or misplaced items. Filter once more through your open spaces in each room to toss what can be recycled or thrown away, and find a home for each item that could belong to another room or just needs put away.

Place important documents and items near the top and front of stacks so you can use them or complete a cleaning checklist. For example, all mail could be brought to an office desk and sorted by priority. All clean laundry could be put away in designated areas. Tidy it up, and declutter your home to make it shine again. Knowing where your belongings are makes functioning in your home much easier when you have no misplaced items.

3. Feng Shui

You may have heard of this term before as it relates to how people flow with their surrounding environment. In today’s terms, we will relate it to how your home is organized. This phrase is commonly pronounced “fŭng shwā”, and can be observed in one’s home by the arrangement of furniture. For the ultimate functionality of your home, organizing and arranging your furniture will make your living space easy to live in. The basics for your cleaning service are as follows, however, there are many additional steps you can take to incorporate feng shui into your home:

• Find a way to add natural light.
• Place live plants around your home, especially bamboo.
• Organize your furniture in a way that creates a natural flow.

With a home clear of clutter, you are sure to reap the benefits that come with the improved function your living area will have to offer. Start with one space, and then work your way to the next – until complete. You will be surprised at how good you will feel when your cleaning company organizes, allowing your customers to find the items they need when they need them.