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oom serves as a trick for your brain. You can get almost instant gratification in seeing everything off your floor. Don’t freak out if your bed has a mountain of random stuff on it unless you started this right before your bedtime and you are wondering where you will be sleeping.</p><p id="aed4">Now brace yourself and look under your bed. If you expect there is a lot of dust, you can put on a face mask. I guarantee you that there are things you don’t even remember owning that are hiding under your bed right now. Use your broom to get a better reach of items under your bed. Don’t be afraid to get fierce on using the broom in your attack.</p><h2 id="f80d">Do a Quick Initial Sorting of Items</h2><p id="7108">You probably have a huge pile of stuff on your bed right now. Don’t panic. As you are finding clothes, consider any clothes on your floor dirty and put in a hamper. Throw away any trash in one of your bags and put anything you don’t want anymore in a bag for donations. If it looks like there is a cluster of water bottles gathering on your nightstand, throw all of those bottles in your recycling bag in one swoop of the arm like they do in the movies.</p><p id="2f9e">I find that the sorting process can be taxing on your brain on making so many decisions. Your brain now will be tempted to stop and is going to try to find a way to get out of dealing with all this stuff. Instead of giving up, pause the sorting process and get out your vacuum. It is time to slay some dust.</p><figure id="1f23"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*Xoxnj6p70VQEznE4"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@norevisions?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">No Revisions</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><h2 id="dec0">Make Your Vacuum Be Your Dust Buster.</h2><p id="cf42">If your floor is free of items, start vacuuming the floor including under your bed. You can use the attachment to get all the dust on the baseboards, under and behind your bed, and behind furniture. You may be startled by the dust lurking behind your dresser, and those dust bunnies may have turned into dust monsters. Don’t worry, we all have at least some dust behind our furniture.</p><h2 id="42c6">Continue on With a Second Sorting</h2><p id="e647">Start sorting items on your bed. Gather up all the dirty laundry and put it in the washing machine. Clean clothes can be put in a laundry basket. The clean laundry basket can go by the couch or wherever you like to fold laundry. Do not try to fold laundry n

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ow because that will almost certainly demotivate you now. This is where your brain will tell you to stop because folding laundry is one of the worst tasks on Earth.</p><p id="9b46">Put your bags of recycling, trash, and donations outside of your room. Grab a box and put random stuff in there that you are not sure what to do with yet. You can read more about how to declutter using the random box method here:</p><div id="9517" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-i-decluttered-my-home-to-help-with-my-mental-health-104e18b32440"> <div> <div> <h2>How I Decluttered My Home to Help with My Mental Health</h2> <div><h3>Your clutter problem and stress level are connected.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Srp4nI_gtpyYy9fq)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="afbe">Resist the Temptation to Stop</h2><p id="8eab">This is when your brain may be spewing out excuses right and left. You are hungry. You need to check Facebook. You want to sit down. Resist. Try to learn how to pivot by focusing on a slightly different task in your bedroom. Do not leave yet. Where are you going to sleep if everything is still on your bed?</p><h2 id="b967">Cleaning the Surfaces</h2><p id="b007">Hopefully, by now, the pile on your bed has been diminishing. Now make sure that everything is off of your nightstands and dresser so you can dust the surfaces.</p><p id="d7ff">I like to clean the surfaces by using a bucket of water and about 1/2 cup of vinegar, dipping the washcloth in, and wringing it out until it is only slightly damp. You use that washcloth to clean and the other washcloth to dry. For me, this is the best way to avoid having all that dust returning right back to its original place. You may notice that the air feels cleaner after vacuuming and dusting.</p><h2 id="a069">Benefits of Having a Clean Room</h2><p id="ddf6">Seeing a cleaner space when you wake up in the morning will help you get a fresh start on the day. A clean bedroom can help your productivity level as well as give you a comfortable place to meditate and reflect in quiet moments. You will no longer have to run and close your door when the company comes over. Also, having a picked-up bedroom without a lot of dust will certainly have a positive impact on your health. Don’t forget to make your bed to finish off the look.</p></article></body>

When the Dust in Your Bedroom is Older than Most Millenials

Whatever is lurking under your bed could be affecting your health

Dear Reader,

Since you opened this article, I wanted to congratulate you on taking the first step towards getting your bedroom back to a place of peace. The dust mite convention happening right now under your bed doesn’t stand a chance against you with your steadfast vacuum.

Why should you deep clean your bedroom? Because that is the first place you start your day and the last place you finish your day. Keeping a clean bedroom will help lift your mood and give you an inner peace that might even help with sleep.

Now that you are determined to clear your space, put on your favorite music to help this cleaning task become a more positive experience. Grab a glass of water to keep you hydrated and consider this your workout for the day. You really are only a couple of hours away from having a clean space.

Gather the Supplies

1. A vacuum cleaner, preferably one with an attachment

2. A bucket of water with about a 1/2 cup of vinegar

3. Two cleaning cloths

4. A face mask (if you prefer to avoid dust)

5. A broom

6. Two laundry baskets

7. Bags for trash, donations, and recycling

Once you have all your supplies ready, start by opening up your windows to your bedroom and letting that fresh air in. Giving your home fresh air at least once a day can help improve the air quality in your home.

Put Everything Out of Place On Top of Your Bed

All the clutter on the floor and surfaces go onto your bed. This method of cleaning up the bedroom serves as a trick for your brain. You can get almost instant gratification in seeing everything off your floor. Don’t freak out if your bed has a mountain of random stuff on it unless you started this right before your bedtime and you are wondering where you will be sleeping.

Now brace yourself and look under your bed. If you expect there is a lot of dust, you can put on a face mask. I guarantee you that there are things you don’t even remember owning that are hiding under your bed right now. Use your broom to get a better reach of items under your bed. Don’t be afraid to get fierce on using the broom in your attack.

Do a Quick Initial Sorting of Items

You probably have a huge pile of stuff on your bed right now. Don’t panic. As you are finding clothes, consider any clothes on your floor dirty and put in a hamper. Throw away any trash in one of your bags and put anything you don’t want anymore in a bag for donations. If it looks like there is a cluster of water bottles gathering on your nightstand, throw all of those bottles in your recycling bag in one swoop of the arm like they do in the movies.

I find that the sorting process can be taxing on your brain on making so many decisions. Your brain now will be tempted to stop and is going to try to find a way to get out of dealing with all this stuff. Instead of giving up, pause the sorting process and get out your vacuum. It is time to slay some dust.

Make Your Vacuum Be Your Dust Buster.

If your floor is free of items, start vacuuming the floor including under your bed. You can use the attachment to get all the dust on the baseboards, under and behind your bed, and behind furniture. You may be startled by the dust lurking behind your dresser, and those dust bunnies may have turned into dust monsters. Don’t worry, we all have at least some dust behind our furniture.

Continue on With a Second Sorting

Start sorting items on your bed. Gather up all the dirty laundry and put it in the washing machine. Clean clothes can be put in a laundry basket. The clean laundry basket can go by the couch or wherever you like to fold laundry. Do not try to fold laundry now because that will almost certainly demotivate you now. This is where your brain will tell you to stop because folding laundry is one of the worst tasks on Earth.

Put your bags of recycling, trash, and donations outside of your room. Grab a box and put random stuff in there that you are not sure what to do with yet. You can read more about how to declutter using the random box method here:

How I Decluttered My Home to Help with My Mental Health

Your clutter problem and stress level are connected.

medium.com

Resist the Temptation to Stop

This is when your brain may be spewing out excuses right and left. You are hungry. You need to check Facebook. You want to sit down. Resist. Try to learn how to pivot by focusing on a slightly different task in your bedroom. Do not leave yet. Where are you going to sleep if everything is still on your bed?

Cleaning the Surfaces

Hopefully, by now, the pile on your bed has been diminishing. Now make sure that everything is off of your nightstands and dresser so you can dust the surfaces.

I like to clean the surfaces by using a bucket of water and about 1/2 cup of vinegar, dipping the washcloth in, and wringing it out until it is only slightly damp. You use that washcloth to clean and the other washcloth to dry. For me, this is the best way to avoid having all that dust returning right back to its original place. You may notice that the air feels cleaner after vacuuming and dusting.

Benefits of Having a Clean Room

Seeing a cleaner space when you wake up in the morning will help you get a fresh start on the day. A clean bedroom can help your productivity level as well as give you a comfortable place to meditate and reflect in quiet moments. You will no longer have to run and close your door when the company comes over. Also, having a picked-up bedroom without a lot of dust will certainly have a positive impact on your health. Don’t forget to make your bed to finish off the look.