You may have mastered the art of cleaning it, but have you mastered the art of keeping it clean? Here are some tips: 1. Don't just clean, organize. One of the best ways to keep your room clean for longer is to get rid of a lot of stuff (or start keeping stuff in a different room), and making sure that everything in your bedroom has a place for it to go. This may be difficult for some. I currently live with my boyfriend and another couple, so I don't have a lot of control over what ends up in here sometimes. But everything has a designated space. Random things that don't belong in the room have a basket in the corner that I empty out when it starts to look cluttered. The point of intense organization of your bedroom is that if everything has a place to go, you'll be less inclined to put it on the floor. This isn't to say that you won't put things on the floor sometimes. This is just to say that if it has a place then you'll be more likely to put it away eventually. 2. Add the little things to your routine. Remember those clothes you put on the floor because you were tired and just wanted to plop into bed? Why not make it part of your morning routine to hang those up, or put them in the laundry, and straighten your bedding? Those two things combined should take roughly less than five minutes. And your room will be cleaner after, and you will have started your day with an accomplishment, however minor. 3. Take five-ten minutes. Every couple of days I notice that even though I've been pretty good at putting everything in its place, somehow my room feels not quite right. That's when I set a timer for about five to ten minutes and use that time to clean as much as possible. That's when I dust and sweep and wipe down
You may have mastered the art of cleaning it, but have you mastered the art of keeping it clean? Here are some tips: 1. Don't just clean, organize. One of the best ways to keep your room clean for longer is to get rid of a lot of stuff (or start keeping stuff in a different room), and making sure that everything in your bedroom has a place for it to go. This may be difficult for some. I currently live with my boyfriend and another couple, so I don't have a lot of control over what ends up in here sometimes. But everything has a designated space. Random things that don't belong in the room have a basket in the corner that I empty out when it starts to look cluttered. The point of intense organization of your bedroom is that if everything has a place to go, you'll be less inclined to put it on the floor. This isn't to say that you won't put things on the floor sometimes. This is just to say that if it has a place then you'll be more likely to put it away eventually. 2. Add the little things to your routine. Remember those clothes you put on the floor because you were tired and just wanted to plop into bed? Why not make it part of your morning routine to hang those up, or put them in the laundry, and straighten your bedding? Those two things combined should take roughly less than five minutes. And your room will be cleaner after, and you will have started your day with an accomplishment, however minor. 3. Take five-ten minutes. Every couple of days I notice that even though I've been pretty good at putting everything in its place, somehow my room feels not quite right. That's when I set a timer for about five to ten minutes and use that time to clean as much as possible. That's when I dust and sweep and wipe down