Coolest and Effective Cleaning Techniques: Beer, Anonymous Sluts, and Others

Let's not be cunning and hypocritical: no one wants to put things in order in the house. We would all be much happier if the dishes were washed by ourselves, the dust did not settle on the surfaces, the vacuum cleaner turned on and removed the garbage on the floor (although this is partly real with robots), clothes were washed themselves and stroked.

And to be completely honest, you can still clean up with joy, but just not IN the apartment, but FROM it, when someone else does all the work, but not us.

Nevertheless, there are people in the world who believe: you can clean up your house with a satisfied smile on your face. At the same time, they are developing entire systems that supposedly should greatly facilitate this occupation and help to accept cleaning as a normal part of every person on planet Earth. Who are these heroes and what do they offer us?

Leo Babauta Method: Take What You Can Hug

The author of a blog on practicality and minimalism offers an easy way: clean up everything on the go. That is, I had breakfast - I immediately washed the dishes, noticed a layer of dust on the bedside table - wiped it right there, stepped on the crumb - instantly swept it up. In this situation, the daily cleaning will become imperceptible, and everything about everything will take no more than five minutes.

Another tip from Leo is that you don't need to lift everything upside down right away, clean only in the area that you can hug, that is, wrap your arms around. Thus, moving from zone to zone, you will spend about 10 minutes cleaning any room.

And also Babauta advises an extremely profitable approach to storing things. Absolutely everything that is in the house must be divided into three categories:

• definitely leave!
• just throw it out!
• maybe come in handy.

The latter should be sent to a box and put somewhere in a closet, and six months later you should look into it and analyze whether you have used anything from it. If the box has not been opened for 6 months, then all the contents can be safely sent to the trash.

Flylady: Take away the elephant piece by piece

One of the most famous cleaning methods, which, however, was the first to say that cleaning a house can be done with pleasure and ease.

The author is the American housewife Marla Scilly, and today there are about 1,000,000 people in her community. What does the author of the Flylady system offer? The main principle is to forget about general cleaning on weekends and devote 15 minutes daily to cleaning the house. In order not to accidentally get involved in this business for the whole day, you can additionally set a timer. Rang - put all rags / sponges aside and stop.

At first glance, everything seems utterly confusing, but in reality (if you get used to it), everything really turns out easily and quickly. On a weekday, you need to put things in order only in one of five zones (by days of the week), and in a strict sequence:

• corridor and kitchen;
• pantry / balcony and bathroom / toilet;
• child's room;
• bedroom;
• living room.

In addition, there are important "points" and five minutes to put things in order in "hot spots" - hot zones where dirt starts in a particular room. And also you need to choose one day among the week and devote 60 minutes to some business - “Hour of Blessing at Home,” as the author herself called it. At this time, for example, they wipe dust everywhere or wash the floors.

Burning House Method: What Can You Take?

Alison Hodgson also calls for the principle of minimalism. However, her technique was invented under very tragic circumstances: in 2010, her house burned down. All that the spouses managed to save were children, a camera and a laptop. Everything else was destroyed by fire.

This incident prompted Alison to take a different look at her principles for organizing space and storage. The fact is that during the fire, not only valuable things were burned, but also absolutely unnecessary for the family. “Ask yourself what you will catch in the fire” - this is the principle of the Burning House Method. And they are the ones who need to be guided when cleaning. All that is dear to you is to leave. Anything that gets in the way, and you will not take it out of a house on fire - to a landfill.

Decluttering course

Decluttering is very popular with housewives in America. The term, in fact, is translated as "Decluttering". But this is not only the ability to get rid of those things that are categorically useless, but also strict rules on how to prevent trash from attacking your home.

The principle of the method is to completely get rid of those things that interfere with high-quality cleaning. In other words, a minimum of items in the apartment - less dust, dirt, debris and surfaces that need to be cleaned. True, all people have different attitudes towards such a course, but, in principle, it works. Someone starts a separate box for items that are not used, and once a month they give the contents to those in need or throw them away. Some throw away only one thing every 10 days. And someone allocates 20 minutes a day for the clutter of the apartment.

The main rule of the course is not to hesitate and not give things a chance for a second life. Do not wear a dress, skirt or trousers have become too small - give it back, do not be greedy! What has broken and has not been repaired in 30 days - finally throw it away. And, it turns out, this is the important thing that “what if someday will come in handy” - will never come in handy!

Japanese way: One person - one cover

Japanese blogger Fumio Sasaki is an avid minimalist and author of We Don't Need Things Anymore. In his opinion, the habit of lugging everything home is a special characteristic need that came to us from previous generations, who were distraught with material surplus.

And the author proposes a very radical method for cleaning the house - you just need to simply not acquire what you can... not acquire! Fumio says that if any natural disaster strikes, he will easily leave the house with all his belongings, since they will fit into a small case. The main theory of the method is “have as much as you can take away”.

Sparkling House: Real Time Cleaning

Another name is Casablitzblanka. Principle - "destroy the evidence" or "clean up after yourself and immediately." Dropped garbage - run for a broom, spilled fat on the stove - clean it right there, do not accumulate dirty dishes, put things right in the closet. Putting things in order in this mode will save time during general cleaning, and no indulgences - even for small family members!

There is certainly logic here, because it is much easier to wash one cup after yourself after morning coffee than to collect a mountain of dirty dishes in the sink, and then rake it out in the evening after work. And it is even easier to immediately remove the escaped milk stain than to wipe off the burnt soot later.

Lazy Anonymous: Put the thing back in place

The Messies Manual is the book that started it all. First published twenty-five years ago, The Messies Manual has helped over 350,000 people get rid of their dirty habits. Sandra Felton's solid organizational advice has made this publication a proven bestseller that has helped people of all ages overcome convoluted and disruptive habits.

Tired of wrestling with a pile of clothes every time you open your closet? Never answering calls because you can't find your phone? Is there a neat inside of you who seeks to break free? Then this technique is for you! It will help you get rid of your chronic disorder and make it a thing of the past!

The basic rule is to determine its place for each thing and always return it there. And not in an hour, not in a day, but immediately.

"The rubbish is impossible to organize, you just need to throw it out!"

And also the system "Anonymous idlers" suggests three ways to de-clutter the space:

1. Mount Vermont - similar to Leo Babauta's method. Take the boxes and sort the items into them - "just leave it", "just throw it away", "you need to think about it."
2. Vesuvius is the same, but for a limited time.
3. Rushmore is a strict distribution of tasks among all those living in the house. Children should also participate in the cleaning - "only you can do this, but you cannot do it alone."

By the way, Sandra gave the name to her method by analogy with the club of Alcoholics Anonymous. And here everything is the same - awareness and acceptance of the problem, the desire to get rid of it, help from the same lazy people, the desire to start a new life.

Seirisaton: Psycho-Type Cleanup

This method is described by Yukiko Kaneko in the book Life Without Things: How to Free Your Home and Heart.

Before starting to clean up, the author advises to analyze - what is the reason for the mess. And she also identifies six psychotypes of any person:

• household mommy;
• I'm too busy;
• I am very tired;
• stingy grandmother;
• I have many hobbies;
• shopping queen.

Each of these psychotypes implies its own separate problem and specific manner of housekeeping. Therefore, according to Yukiko Kaneko, general rules cannot exist - each problem should have its own approach.

For example:

• for mothers, the author advises leaving a fifth of any drawer or shelf free;
• who are "too busy" - pay special attention to the hallway, study;
• shopping lovers - hire an assistant;
• tired, it is better to leave everything as it is until their psycho-emotional state returns to normal.

It will be easier with beer

Perhaps the strangest cleaning method. Plus, it's also not entirely healthy. Nevertheless, many people note its effectiveness.

This method was described by Nancy Mitchell, who all her adult life hated only one thing - ironing. She was indifferent to alcoholic beverages. Once her colleague told a secret: when he plans to iron a mountain of linen, he certainly buys a couple of cans of beer. The girl, of course, was surprised, but still on the way home she went to the store and followed his advice. And in the evening I decided to try it, but only for washing dishes.

According to Nancy, she felt like she was at the bar - it was quite fun. Having relaxed from a couple of cans of beer, a special process like meditation started, and the hands continued to perform mechanical actions.

The most important thing in this method is not to overdo it. Otherwise, the dishes will be washed, and the linen will be ironed, but the next morning there will be a feeling not the most pleasant.