I don't remember when or where I saw this tip, but it's a great one! Take a large basket (think medium sized laundry basket) and carry it from room to room as you clean. Place anything that does not belong in that room into your basket. Then carry your basket into the next room to be cleaned and remove the items that belong in that room. Again, as you clean place items that don't belong in the room into your basket. Repeat as you go from room to room.
I'm not sure about everyone else here, but that should save me a ton of time -- and help keep me focused. How many times do you grab that pencil off the table and walk it into the kitchen (or office, or wherever it belongs) only to get distracted and start doing something else in the new room? The process just keeps repeating itself until none of the rooms you planned on cleaning ever get finished (or it takes you hours to clean the house)!
This way, you stay in the room and complete it before moving on to the next. By the end of your cleaning, all that should be left in your basket are the items from the last room that you picked up. Simply bring them to their respective "homes" and you're finished! Now, I'm going to go buy myself a little laundry basket...
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