Keep the apartment tidy

Do you often search for keys, your second sock or your aunt's new phone number? In the kitchen is there always something standing around? You have to visit and you have to start a clean-up first? It is not that difficult to keep your apartment tidy. A few tips should help you.

Keeping order - every thing has its place

• Some things are so simple that one could think: "It is clear, I know!" Nevertheless, you should keep this principle in mind: "Every thing has its place." 
• It doesn't matter whether it's Christmas baubles that you only need once a year or the daily keys for the mailbox, car and apartment door. The easiest way to keep things tidy is to have a fixed place for all items in your home.
• Always put your keys in the same place, in a bowl, a drawer or you can attach a key rack on which each family member can hang the keys. The phone book is always in the same place. The corkscrew always in a certain spot in the same drawer, flower fertilizer always in the closet downstairs in the bathroom and so on. It is a basic rule that all family members must adhere to.
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• Strictly enforce this rule in yourself and your children and your partner. This means that anyone who takes something away from somewhere brings it back there after using it. If all family members adhere to it, there will be no messy chaos in your apartment in the first place. In this way, you can keep your apartment tidy at all times, without a major event that consumes time and nerves.


How do I tidy up properly? - Keep it in order

When asked how do I tidy up properly, you will find many in books and on the Internet ...

Visitors are welcome in a tidy apartment

• Even so, you will not be able to always have everything in order. Everyday life brings with it many situations that create disorder. Take it easy, nobody expects you to have an apartment that is meticulously tidy.
• On the contrary, if you are sewing something on the dining table, your sewing kit is there. When your children do a jigsaw puzzle, a large jigsaw puzzle is left lying around. Are you making jam? Then the kitchen cannot be tidy. But still there should always be a certain basic order so that you don't have to be embarrassed by the unexpected visit. Although you should admit that every person decides differently how tidy their apartment has to be so that they feel comfortable.
• Your visitor gets the first impression in the entrance area of ​​your apartment. So you should always keep it inviting and tidy. But that doesn't mean sterile. Yet, shoes don't stand in the middle of the way, jackets hang on the cloakroom and a hanger or hook remains free for the visitor. The inviting design is just as important as order.

Keeping the apartment tidy - a constant task

• That's right! You will spend the least time keeping things tidy if you always do things the same way. The basket for glass bottles is full? I'll do that tomorrow. “The clean laundry has to go in the closet.” Later, not now. "The bouquet of flowers has dried up?" Tomorrow I will put everything in order! In this way, you accumulate so many tasks that in the end you really need a lot of time in a row to tidy up the apartment.
• It is better to do small things right away. You don't always have to do that yourself. Delegate simple tasks to your children or your partner. Your son can also bring the empty bottles to the container.
• Many things take - individually - no longer than a few minutes, some can be done in a minute or two. It is easier if you invest a few minutes a day in tidying up your home than once a week for a longer period of time.
• Order and cleanliness belong together, but are not the same thing. Keeping your apartment tidy is a task that you can do on the side with many things on a daily basis. Keeping the apartment clean is not always done on the side. Bed making only takes a few minutes in the morning, freshly making the beds and washing the bedclothes takes a little more time. Therefore, make sure that all the little things are done in everyday life, if possible, otherwise the order (or disorder) in the apartment will quickly grow over your head.