Tidy Up the House in 30 Minutes
Bismillah,
Imagine this… you have 4 kids 6-2 years old. They still don’t understand what is tidy and what is mess. They like to play around with things in the house. Plus, if their mother take a nap, they will throw everything upside down. Suddenly, their mother get a phone call and somebody is coming in less than 1 hour. When their mother look around, she found that her beautiful house turn to ‘tongkang karam’ or even worse. Then……………yeah!! The Tarzan voice will take place LOL!!!
Hihi….that is a part of my life drama. But still, I love to have guest. I love when they come and visit me, it is like there is still somebody remember me. Most of the time, I will tell my kids that is somebody will come and they know what to do. They will start with the floor. Everything on the floor need to be picked up.
Tidy up the house in 3 minutes is actually not real to me unlesss the mess is not too much. I need at least 30 minutes if I am alone. But if my anakanda is around, they will be my victim.
- Start with the messiest place – look around and identify the area that need the most attention to be tidied up. Tackle them first. Just in case our guests arrive early, the messiest place is spotless. And yeah…don’t forget to tidy up the entrance so that our house looks clean and welcoming too.
- Remove All Clutter – I love to use a big box and then got through all the rooms. Then I’ll take everything that do not belong to that room. Put them all in but don’t waste time putting them back in place.
- Change What Needs Changing – sheets, tableclothes, cushion covers, towels that may be dirty should be replace with fresh linen. Replace old newspapers with magazines. If you have fresh flowers, simply fill vases with it
- Do a quick check – after all, take a quick tour and do the last touch up especially the dusty surfaces that may be visible and run a quick cloth over them.
Well, this is not a real protocol. You are the one who knows your house better. I always come to my husband’s relative and I found most of their living house is covered with curtain so that we can’t see another room from there. This maybe practical if our guest come just to say hi but if your mother in law is coming, we still have to clean all the space.
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Comment by tifa on 3 February 2010:
i baru cerita kemas rumah. Sometime rasa give up juga, yela kalau orang kerja balik dah malam , mana nak kemas, nak masak , jaga anak , gosok baju and etc. So i think we should make schedule to clean up the house. Nak jadi supermom tapi belum sampai that level lagi . Kalau guest datang , kelam kabut kami satu family. Masa tu pertolongan hubby sangat diperlukan
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Comment by eyriqazz on 3 February 2010:
hehehe,,,..kalau saya yg mengemas mmg tak sampai 30 minit..pastu kena berleter…kih3..
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Comment by catlina on 3 February 2010:
siti, mmg berguna tips2 ni..me sekeluarga tido atas tilam dpn tv kat ruang tamu, bila org datang umah, kelam kabut seh!
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Comment by syigim on 3 February 2010:
helpful tips, siti! alhmdulillah my boy khaleef mmg dah train simpan balik toys/books lepas main n even letak pinggan mangkuk dlm sink lepas makan. but baby kahfi still terer buat semak!
doc catlina, i pun!!! hihi bestnye tau ade mommies with same ‘prob’ haha… coz kadang2 pun me satu family tido dpn tv kat hall…n kalo guests yg inform last minute tu…mmg kitorang xleh entertain, suh lepak jumpa kat kedai kopi mane2 je lah hahaha…
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Comment by i_sofia on 3 February 2010:
3 min? huh, sure x sepah sgt nih.. thanks for the valuable tips.
eyriqazz – sy lebih rela husband saya x tolong kemas, sbb lepas tu sy akan penat bleter..
saya pun tgh nk train anak saya kemas2 balik brg mainan lepas main.. huhu.. payah rupenyer.. ada tips??
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syigim Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 2:53 PM
i_sofia, dgn khaleef dulu before 2yrs old i dah started with his shoes first, sbb just 1 item and bukak trus letak ats shoe rack. senang budak2 nk ikut & buat. psl dulu masa i fulltime workin, i sent him to nursery so tiap2 hari kena pakai kasut bukak kasut.
then i made him familiar with the instruction, “khaleef, put back.” so lepas dah terer ‘put back’ kasut dia, i expand to toys, books and plates. sume pun “pls put back” so lama2 dia paham instructions tu & always practice
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Comment by unlisted_one on 3 February 2010:
kalau nk kemas rumah pun, anak i akn tolong sepahkan balik, tak sampai 3 minit aje..dia lagi advance rupanya..haha.
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Comment by MeL on 3 February 2010:
gud tips!
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Comment by sumijelly on 3 February 2010:
huhuhu..sumi lagi la..
anak 3 lelaki..so pepaham la kelasakan dan keganasan di rumah..
habis sepah brg…
sumi akan mengemas seminggu sekali..kejam kan??hahahah
nak mop??lagi la..tunggu mood dtg br mop..hahahaha lagi kejam..
maka..kekadang sumi biarkan husband yg kemas..sbb sumi leh goyang kaki..lagi kejam..hahaha
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Little Mama™ Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:07 PM
sumi, oh kejamnya!! sama kejam dengan i.. ha..ha!
walaupun anak dara sorang tapi kelasakan tak terkata.. dah kemas semua mainan masuk bakul, tak sampai 30 saat dia angkat bakul dan selerakkan semua sekali.. all over the place + dengan muka yang sungguh tidak bersalah
so.. haku buat dek aje la.. rumahku syurga mainan
ha..ha..ha!
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nard Reply:
February 4th, 2010 at 2:51 PM
hahaha…sama la kita sumi…
hr minggu baru kemas…x larat seh…
balik keje dah malam…anak lak manja tahap gaban…
nak berkepit ajeeeeeee…nak masak pun x leh..jawabnye makan beli siap aje…
tp slalunye hubby la yg bat..kekeke..masak utk dinner..mummy duk layan anak2 tgk katunnnnnnnnnn…nak2 katun naruto..beswhhhh
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laila Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 9:36 AM
saya… suami yg kemas seminggu sekali-sapu-mop adalah keja suami. hehehe… kalau dh teruk sangat barulah tgh2 minggu tu sy tolong2 kutip mainan yg bersepah tu masuk box.
ros, kita sama… baru anak sorang.. tp kalo tengok rumah saya, mcm anak 10 gitu… mainan sentiada bersepah di sana sini..
rumahku syurga mainan jugak… hohoohoh…
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sumijelly Reply:
February 16th, 2010 at 11:27 AM
sumi dulu..masa anak sorang larat la nak kemas..
masuk 2…dh kurang..bila masuk tiga..hahaha…terus tinggal..
x tahu la kalu masuk anak 4..hahaha mesti lagi teruk..hehehe
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yus Reply:
February 16th, 2010 at 8:01 PM
isk…isk..
cik sumi, ko kan ambik maid tiap minggu..
ok la tuh..
ekkeee
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Comment by i_sofia on 3 February 2010:
syigim, kebetulan, mmg tgh practise ngan kasut dia everyday balik nsery. so far, ada ari mood baik,dia follow la. mood kalut nk tgk tv, dia masuk terus je.
kejam x kalau 1 ari, keluarkan 1 je mainan anak? so, xde la sepah2.. hihi. or maybe nk kena practise mcm Ros la.. buat dek je..
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Comment by Jiji on 10 February 2010:
Lepas tu dalam masa 5 minit bersepah balik heheheheh@!~
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