How To Tidy Up in Three Minutes

  • December 11, 2007
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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
How To Tidy Up in Three Minutes: Fill laundry basket

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.

How To Tidy Up in Three Minutes: Clean with fabric softener sheet

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.

How To Tidy Up in Three Minutes: Clean dust w/ wet paper towel

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.

How To Tidy Up in Three Minutes: Clean bathroom

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.

How To Tidy Up in Three Minutes: Clean up kitchen

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.

How To Tidy Up in Three Minutes: Close doors

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)

marvin425

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

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Tiffunny21

Quick learner! :D

over 2 years ago by Tiffunny21

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Matt_Savage

Those were some nice tips. Put that cat to work - get things done even quicker!

over 2 years ago by Matt_Savage

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Tiffunny21

Thats what I'm saying!!

over 2 years ago by Tiffunny21

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drewx1

yeah mine too

over 3 years ago by drewx1

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blairfell

Extremely useful. Especially the using a dryer cloth to pick up dust.

over 3 years ago by blairfell

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bunnylover1217

do not dust the tv when it is on

over 3 years ago by bunnylover1217

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Samo

Hey, read my Wikiguide on how teens can clean without actually cleaning..

over 3 years ago by Samo

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crosenblum

Nice tips..

over 2 years ago by crosenblum

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JohnnyThunder99

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

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Christy2000

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

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missbunnie

aww what a adoable cat!!!

about 1 year ago by missbunnie

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hambergrrr

70% of us? who's us?

over 4 years ago by hambergrrr

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Tiffunny21

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

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takingcare

70% say guest are the 'main' motivation not only motivation.

over 2 years ago by takingcare

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Tiffunny21

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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