Before you can even start the deep Pesach cleaning, the room needs to be tidy. So how do you get the basic tidying done quickly so you can move onto your Pesach work? This is the little trick that works for me.
We’ve all likened our houses to “tornadoes” at some point, but what can we do? Most of us Jewish mothers have tons to do at every minute of the day. It seems there are more tasks than hours of the day! So how do we keep our house clean? Over the years, I have learned a very easy, and meaningful tip on how to tidy up room per room in a jiffy and to get my house clean and neat in a very short time. It’s also an enjoyable cleaning trick to teach the kids.
- Walk into the room. (The messier, the more fun, if I may say so). Do not walk out of that room before it is done.
- Begin cleaning up the room, putting things away where they go, while creating 3 “Pyramids.” The Pyramids are things that go outside of the current room.
Pyramid #1: Dirty Laundry
Pyramid #2: Garbage
Pyramid #3: Articles that belong in other rooms
By not leaving the room to put these into their proper places we are saving tons of precious time. Rather have a neat and tidy room and then, you end up with only 3 run-arounds. - Now you can leave the room. Go once to the garbage! Once to the hamper! One walk around the house to return everything else to its place! No need to feel like a chicken without its head! Everything arrives back in its place, with a calm and collected mommy and kids.
Happy tidying and enjoy your pre-Pesach journey!
Thank you. Great post. I appreciate all the cleaning (and organizing) tips I can get!
Great idea!! Thank you for sharing!
What a great idea!!! My kids will love it
You are amazing! Thank you so very much for all the great organizing tips, especially before Pesach (B”H)
I like this idea. Here are some other ideas:
1. ‘Divide and conquer’ by picking object categories. I usually start by picking out the biggest objects (large stuffed animals, blankets, big toys). Then I do step 2 below…
2. On a smooth (hard or low carpet) floor you can sweep the mess into a huge pile, so sorting out blocks and mixed stuff is easier – you’re in one place and not bending down or going back and forth multiple times.
It gets easier to pick out the ‘categories’ of items when it’s all in one centralized pile. As the pile shrinks, you sweep it into a smaller and smaller pile.
It even helps my kids join in!
Love it! Said short and to the point without getting complicated. Tips that work! Thank you.
Love this tip it really works wonders and helps me stay focused!
Great tip! I always feel like a chicken with my head cut off when I tidy because I’m running all over the house putting stuff where it goes. Simple but smart!
Love this idea. The only issue is I’m being pulled in so many directions at once it’s almost impossible not to leave the room as the kids constantly need my attention (especially the second they see that I’m busy with something!)
I start by bringing in 2 laundry baskets. One for laundry and one for distribution elsewhere. But love the visual of the 3 piles and the command not to leave till it’s done!