Girl World Daily: Just for Kicks Spiff up Your Space!
From the Editors of Girl World Daily |
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Is
your bedroom a disaster area? Or just a tad cluttered? Either way, you’ll
feel tons better once it’s tidied up. Crank up the music to get yourself
pumped!
In the Trash
OK, first the obvious: empty soda cans, wads of tissue, half-eaten,
petrified peanut-butter sandwiches -- in the garbage. Next, carry all
dishes, silverware and cups to the kitchen sink. Then chuck dirty clothes in
a hamper or laundry basket.
Brace yourself: Here comes the hard part. Time to say buh-bye to stuff you
no longer use. Blow a farewell kiss to the pile of faded polka dot headbands
you haven’t worn since pre-K. That cheap bracelet with the broken clasp? The
cluster of dried-up markers? Your Dora the Explorer poster? Kiss, kiss,
kiss.
If you have things in decent condition that you’ve outgrown, put them in a
box for donation. Uh-oh, getting sentimental? Read on.…
What to Stash
You can’t squeeze into that teeny, tiny T-shirt from your first year at day
camp, but it just holds so many memories and you don’t want to part with
it….Get a box or bin to store items to which you have an emotional
attachment and pack ’em away in a closet.
As for all your belongings that you currently use, two words: Get organized.
The best way to attack it is to put similar items together. Group stuffed
animals into one corner. Put all books on a shelf. Line your shoes along the
closet floor. Toss hair accessories into a basket.…you get the picture.
In a Flash
Almost done, hang in there. Grab a rag and give a good swipe to all exposed
dusty surfaces -- the top of a dresser, your desk, the bedside table. Then
get the vacuum cleaner and give your floor a clean sweep. (Yes, your parents
might pass out when they hear it whir, so be prepared.)
And we saved the best for last: Make your bed by smoothing out the sheets,
pulling up the comforter and fluffing your pillows. Whew! Tired yet? So fall
back onto your mattress and crash!
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