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3 Quick Tips on Decluttering – How to Declutter Your Room in 15 Minutes!

December 15, 2010

ding-dong Your visitors are ringing at your doorbell rather enthusiastically, and you find yourself in a bit of a panic. If you are in a rush to organize and declutter your room quickly, read further for some quick tips on decluttering.

So here are 3 quick tips on how to declutter your room in 15 minutes flat.

Tip No 1: Bin It

People trip over stuff lying around on the floor. It may be items of clutter, it may be magazines, old newspapers, the children’s toys or play things. Whatever the item is in question, you’ll need to remove the culprit off the floor.

Scan the floor of your room and take 5 minutes to remove any clutter off the floor. If its rubbish or junk, then place these items straight in the bin for disposal. Continue Reading

Tuesday Tip: Cleaning up Pine Needles from the Carpet

December 14, 2010

needles The presents are opened, the tree is looking a little dry and we have all made more memories in our lives to look back on. All in all, we have had a great holiday with family and friends, now it is time to clean up the mess.

One job that we all hate to think of is taking down the tree. It seems that no matter how great we have planned, it doesn’t work out. There are still pine needles all over. So, is there an ‘easy’ way of cleaning this up and not make matters worse?

Try this and see if it works as well for you as it does for many of my readers. Continue Reading

Painless Holiday Shopping and Gifting

December 9, 2010

gifts There’s only one way to take the speculation out of gift-giving: preparation! If you wait until the last-minute to figure out what to get whom, you’re going to waste valuable time in the process.

One manageable way to stay on top of your gift-giving game is to create a list of must-know info about each person. This includes: