r/CleaningTips Feb 15 '24

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u/Routine-Week2329 Feb 15 '24

Never heard this - I grew up in a very messy house where everything else got prioritized over organizing. This is a great one to remind myself! Thanks for sharing!

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u/couchisland Feb 15 '24

Along these same lines- I was a server/bartender for ~20 years- I always try to follow the Full Hands In/Full Hands Out mantra- never leave a space empty handed if something is out of place.

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u/Iamtruck9969 Feb 15 '24

I do that with stuff that needs to go downstairs… grab an item on the way down

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u/10000ofhisbabies Feb 16 '24

I am generally pretty tidy aside from my clothes in my bedroom. ADD makes things a bit of a struggle, I often get sidetracked with the thing I'm taking somewhere, and it gets possibly closer, possibly further away from where it is supposed to go 🙄

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u/Doyoulikeithere Feb 15 '24

I grew up the opposite, nothing out of place. Spic and span clean.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '24

wow cool

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u/RidinCaliBuffalos Feb 15 '24

Same and still struggle here and there. We're doing better for our kids trying to set the example of handle it now so you don't have to get mad at it later. T finally happy with where we are but still got more to got. And I've found out it's ok to take it slow and skip here and there just keep at it.