Trying to CLEAN the TOPS of furniture!
I want an organized clean house! I want it to “look clean” when people are over but thats not what is most important anymore. It needs to be clean looking for ME and it needs to be functional for all of us. For some reason I can’t stop the tops of things from filling up with junk.
That is really my ultimate cleaning problem when I think about it! I don’t mind toys on the floor because they are easy to pick up and all have a home somewhere. Picking up toys requires no thought, it is just a matter of doing it and the same goes for cleaning a bathroom. Clearing the tops of cabinets, dressers, bookshelves, the fridge and counters isn’t so easy for me. Its all stuff that doesn’t have a place to go or that takes some thinking about what to do with it. I am not a real pack rat and I don’t keep every paper I get but there are things that I need to hold onto (at least temporarily) and things that need to be out of reach to the kids and of course some unsorted junk and it just grows uncontrollably fast on any up high surface! Here are pictures of what my house looked like when I woke up yesterday. Some of these messes are old and have slowly grown but several have sprouted almost overnight on spots that had recently been cleared. Just so you know we just did Christmas presents with my father’s family this weekend so thats why you see holiday gifts bags out (and luckily they are one thing that does have a spot and are put away now!). Much of the mess on the blue cabinet and the fridge is gone already and if all goes well I will have some “after” pictures to share SOON (well to play it safe lets give me a week, so come back next Friday for the after pictures)!
*Feel free to leave any tips on how you keep the tops of your furniture clutter free!
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I consider myself a pretty organised sort of person, but I can easly fall into the trap of making a pile. I have become better at decluttering since I have adopted the following two appraoches:
(1). Don’t – Don’t move it/ pick it up if the child is capable of doing it themselves.
(2). Handle paperwork only once. I used to just pile it up and leave it for later. You generally read it the first time. so why not action it and be done with it.
I still need help though, so will check back and see what other tips are out there.
Well I think I’m seeing part of our problem: we get so excited about a project that we get carried away and start a second project before we finish the first! So I started my “cleaning the tops of things” mission (and I am making progress) but even though I haven’t finished that we are now doing a major reorganization of our basement storage/laundry area. John is putting up new shelves and we are sorting a bunch of stuff.
I will make my goal though and have my CLEAN after pictures up by Friday!
Glad to see I’m not the only one with cluttered surfaces! I think I’ll join you on your mission this next week. I’m not brave enough to post pictures yet though! Fun blog.