Hallway
Yes, believe it or not, this is the fairly clean part of the upstairs hallway. Now to be honest, a lot of that stuff is my brothers, things he brought back from uni that no longer fits in his room, or his apartment. But it is indicative of how the rest of the upstairs hallway is. (Downstairs is okay.) The hallway between our rooms is also lined with piles of stuff, but it tends to fall over.
When walking or running through a messy hallway, run on the balls of your feet. This ensures that even if you encounter a new obstacle, you can jump quickly to a clear spot of carpet. If you're going slowly, you may be able to pick your way through the mess. At night you can either shuffle your feet slowly so you feel your way to clear areas, or you can try to remember exactly where the obstacles lie and skip over it.
Yes, believe it or not, this is the fairly clean part of the upstairs hallway. Now to be honest, a lot of that stuff is my brothers, things he brought back from uni that no longer fits in his room, or his apartment. But it is indicative of how the rest of the upstairs hallway is. (Downstairs is okay.) The hallway between our rooms is also lined with piles of stuff, but it tends to fall over.
When walking or running through a messy hallway, run on the balls of your feet. This ensures that even if you encounter a new obstacle, you can jump quickly to a clear spot of carpet. If you're going slowly, you may be able to pick your way through the mess. At night you can either shuffle your feet slowly so you feel your way to clear areas, or you can try to remember exactly where the obstacles lie and skip over it.
Family Room
Well...well. This room sextuples as the family computer room, bedroom, "sewing room", tv room, and laundry room. All meant in good spirits, as we don't have any other place to do these things. (Except for the bedroom bit.) Note the laundry piled everywhere and the "sewing table" which is really just a table with some thread and more crap piled onto it. Where is the sewing machine? I have no idea.
Many HGTV shows advocate creating "zones" for each room. However, this is an EPIC FAIL. There are no zones so much as piles of crap, not organized to their content. In one pile is scrap paper, plastic bags, some wrappers, clothes, books, and pillows.
The best way to treat this room is as a toxic waste site. Avoid it at all costs! The very first thing I purchased when I started working was a laptop so I wouldn't have to come in here anymore. I get a basket and collect my laundry from here ASAP to fold and put away in my room. Should you require use of the ironing board/steamer/vacuum/etc, take them out of the room and use them elsewhere. If you need to go to the windows, make a beeline for them and try not to look at your surroundings. Use the curtain to create a physical barrier between yourself and the room. If you absolutely must stay in the room for extended periods of time, clean up the area around you.
PantryI once cleaned the pantry, organizing it first by type, then size. Years later this is still a huge boon, because it means that my search for non-perishable food is streamlined. Use the same on-the-balls-of-your-feet technique to pick your way through.
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