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CLEAN! Tips for tidying up while isolated Hannah Yasharoff USA TODAY
It’s just like Mary Poppins tells us: “In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You fi nd the fun and – snap! – the job’s a game.” OK, so maybe it would take more than a spoonful of sugar to entice you to scrub your toilet bowl. But these fi ve tips should help make spring cleaning tasks in the time of coronavirus quarantines less dread-inducing and more of a piece of cake. You (and maybe your family or roommates) are at home more than usual right now – might as well do something rewarding with all that time.
Fear not, fellow procrastinators. Melissa Maker, the founder of Canadian-based housekeeping service Clean My Space and author of “Clean My Space: The Secret to Cleaning Better, Faster – And Loving Your Home Every Day,” has some suggestions on how to get up and moving. “We’re in the unique position right now where you don’t have to worry about getting it all done and running out and taking care of the other things you generally have going on,” Maker says. “This really is kind of a rare and unique opportunity to really take your time with things and spread it out ... (Feel) encouraged by the fact that you do have the time, so you can take on some of those projects you would otherwise shun for more exciting things.”
1. Take advantage of having more time on your hands Getting started with an annual cleaning project can be daunting: Where do you even start?
See CLEAN, Page 2H Take a page from Mary Poppins’ book and add some fun to your boring chores. WALT DISNEY ENTERPRISES; PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY RACHEL VAN BLANKENSHIP/USA TODAY NETWORK; AND GETTY IMAGES
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