How I can possibly deal with the mammoth task of cleaning my room

[mixedberrymilkshake]

Currently living in student halls- I have two exams next week and am moving out the week after so I kind of want to start condensing things.

I have pizza boxes all over the floor, clothes, laundry as well as one over spilling suitcase from a beach holiday and a mini case from last visit to DP. Desk is covered in notes, dirty sink, lots of plates. I'm genuinely vile.

Have been living like this for a week. If anyone can help me get through this with instructions, cleaning tips and generally advice to stop procastrinating on housework- it's be much appreciated.

I suggest filling a black bin bag a day with rubbish. If you try to do it all at once you'll just procrastinate more and get less done.

One day I'll even learn to take this advice myself!

15 minutes at a time. Get off here right now, set the timer on your phone for 15 minutes, grab a black bag and work like mad until the timer goes off, focus and don't do anything other than tidy for 15 minutes.

Flylady addict

Bin bags. One for rubbish and one for clothes to be washed.

Sort the suitcases and wash the items.

Wash all of the dirty dishes in one go, then buy disposable plates and cutlery for future use

Put all notes in a box and then sort when everything else has been done.

When you have washed the clothes, hang and put them away immediately.

Good luck

Definitely get a black bag first and throw out all the obvious rubbish. Then put everything else on your bed, hoover your floor, put clothes in the wash etc. Then tackle the stuff on the bed.
Have a break every 15-30 minutes. Shouldn't take too long for just one room even if it's in a total state.

Leave cleaning, scrubbing hoovering and anything else until last, or it'll just be dirtied as you tidy and throw things away.

Fill the sink with very hot water and washing up liquid and let everything soak so it loosens up anything crusted on.

Make sure you don't throw away any notes (unless you've been through them VERY carefully) just in case you have some pages that you'll need for your upcoming exams.

Put clothes in washing machines before you get majorly stuck in so they'll get washed while you are cleaning everything else.

Like everyone else has said, rubbish and recycling first.

I'm just on the journey home from work so I'll be taking this on board!

Just get on with it. It's not rocket science.

I can't believe people are giving actual tips ... this is hilarious :-)

"mammoth task"

Samandi - not helpful! Why shouldn't mixed ask for tips? I'm learning things here too

Could you not get one of them slave fellas and shout at him to clean it up

And when you've finished with the slave send him round to mine!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/1373827-to-ask-how-you-become-organised-and-together-Seriously-how?pg=1

When I was a student , the only time my room was immaculate was when I was supposed to be revising for exams.

Yes even cleaning was preferable to studying!

eeeeewww flashbacks! I never managed it so can't give advice just cringing at the memory of my student sink!

Omg the suggestion of putting on the benny hill music on the link above is so inspired !!!!!

Best to do it when drunk.

Hi, we've moved this into Good Housekeeping. Thanks.

Ok, you have ONE room to clean. Just blitz it - you can do it in 2/3 hours absolute maximum. I remember student hall rooms and they are about 6ft by 8ft so not massive.

Now, while youre doing it think about poor ol' me. I have an entire house to clean, a new dog to walk and 2 unruly children.

narcissitic

PS Maryz's suggestions of 15min housework to 1hr studying sounds like a good plan.

The problem is when will you fit in your TV breaks? I used to fondly look forward to my GCSE revision breaks watching Neighbours on BBC1 and sometimes I think Mel and Sue on ITV. AM showing my age now...

"Now, while youre doing it think about poor ol' me. I have an entire house to clean, a new dog to walk and 2 unruly children."

haaa yes this is the reason that this thread shouldn'tve been moved to good HOUSEkeeping :-)

only joking OP -I feel for you. You can do it!!!- and as the momentum grows it'll be great for organising your thoughts for your exams as you tidy/chuck.

Do the black bin liner stuff and get rid of rubbish first.. Then put away say ten items every half hour. Or 20 if you feel up to it.

don't put anything in a black bag except rubbish that you intend to throw away.

Buy some white swingbin-liners, or clear recycling bags, for stuff that is not rubbish.

Otherwise good stuff will be thrown out by mistake.

How did you get on?

It might not be a mammoth task compared to what other people have to do of a day but it's all relative. Good luck with the exams!