How To Tidy Up in Three Minutes
- December 11, 2007
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Carlo Scialla
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Produced by
Carlo Scialla
- Produced by Jim Mol
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Directed by
Carlo Scialla
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Writer
Shannon Hunt
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Actor
Lei-Han Hong
- Actor Cleo the Cat
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Voice-Over Artist
Ryan Hunter
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Music
Edison Music Corp
Company’s on the way and your place looks like a disaster site? You’ve got 3 minutes…. Go!
You Will Need
- Laundry basket
- Some dryer sheets
- Paper towels
- Some spray cleaner
- Some bleach
- Lemon air freshener
- Or real lemons and a glass
Step 1: Fill laundry basket
Grab a laundry basket and run around the living room, tossing in everything that’s not where it’s supposed to be. Put the basket in a closet and shut the door.
Open the windows. Research shows bright light gives the impression of cleanliness—even in a dirty room.
Step 2: Clean with fabric softener sheet
Grab a fabric softener sheet and quickly run it over any obvious surfaces —tables, bookcases and the TV. Its anti-static properties pick up dust with little effort.
Step 3: Clean dust w/ wet paper towel
Round up dust bunnies with a wet paper towel. Just collar the most visible ones, usually around chair and table legs.
Spritz some lemon air freshener in each room; the scent of citrus subliminally signals “clean.” If you don’t have any, cut a real lemon in half and go from room to room squeezing it into a glass.
Step 4: Clean bathroom
Attack the bathroom with a spray bottle of cleaner and some paper towels. Wipe down the sink and the toilet. Pour some bleach into the toilet, then throw any clutter into the tub and close the shower curtain.
Step 5: Clean up kitchen
Rush to the kitchen, stash dirty dishes in the sink, shove any remaining clutter into cabinets and drawers, and wipe down the counter.
Step 6: Close doors
Close doors to the remaining rooms. It will present an image of tidiness while discouraging people from entering.
Now put on your best smile—you’re ready to greet your visitor!
Seventy percent of us say guests are our main motivation for cleaning.
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Comments (16)
Every time I see my wife cleaning, I always ask, ";honey, who's coming to visit?"; It pisses her off. I don't do it anymore. :-)
over 4 years ago by marvin425
Quick learner! :D
over 2 years ago by Tiffunny21
Those were some nice tips. Put that cat to work - get things done even quicker!
over 2 years ago by Matt_Savage
Thats what I'm saying!!
over 2 years ago by Tiffunny21
yeah mine too
over 3 years ago by drewx1
Extremely useful. Especially the using a dryer cloth to pick up dust.
over 3 years ago by blairfell
do not dust the tv when it is on
over 3 years ago by bunnylover1217
Hey, read my Wikiguide on how teens can clean without actually cleaning..
over 3 years ago by Samo
Nice tips..
over 2 years ago by crosenblum
Lol package
also my room is the cleanest room in the house.
And i have only one window with a locker blocking a quarter of it
over 2 years ago by JohnnyThunder99
Taking a fabric softener sheet right from the box doesn't actually work all that well. They work much, much better after they have been used. So, after doing the laundry, keep a few by the detergent, or with rags: wherever they can be kept tidy but ready to use.
over 2 years ago by Christy2000
aww what a adoable cat!!!
about 1 year ago by missbunnie
70% of us? who's us?
over 4 years ago by hambergrrr
Lazy folks! Which excludes myself because I'm OCD! I clean up just so things are clean, not because I'm expecting guests, but to each their own.
over 2 years ago by Tiffunny21
70% say guest are the 'main' motivation not only motivation.
over 2 years ago by takingcare
Thanks for the clarification, takingcare! In ";my"; opinion, more than 70% of people's ";main"; motivation for cleaning up should be the well-being of their family, not the opinions of guest who may arrive. However, like I said earlier.. ";to each their own";.
over 2 years ago by Tiffunny21
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