By Nate Feldman
How
to Organize a Room
Since we were young, people have been trying to get us
to organize our things. Perhaps it was a
teacher at school or our parents.
Despite this, organizing a room is a great challenge for many of us, and
many people need advice on how to do this appropriately. I can’t say this is ideal, but here are my steps for putting your room
together.
First, like Marie Kondo said, I think you should designate a place for specific
things. There should be a place for
clothing, both clean and dirty, a place for pocket items, such as wallets, keys, and phones, and places
for your books. It can be very confusing
to know where to put things without a designated place, and it can also lead to
the bad habit of just tossing
your things in a random place, something that is certain to make you misplace your things more
easily.
Now that you know where to put your things, it is time
to establish a time to clean and tidy
up the place. Perhaps it will be every day, every two or
three days, or maybe once a week. But,
you should create a time to do cleaning of some kind. I say that because it is easy to forget to
clean as we get preoccupied
with our busy lives. Something like
cleaning can fall by the wayside
if you don’t set a time to do it. And
one really critical thing
I’ve learned is that you don’t have to clean it all at once. Perhaps you can clean one part of the room on
certain days and another part of the room on others. Or, you can designate 10 minutes a day that
you do some small tidying up. Little
steps lead to big results.
Organizing a room is not everyone’s favorite activity,
but it is one that should not be overlooked
if you want a comfortable living space.
Remember to make sure that your things have a specific area they are
located in, and also make sure you establish a certain time to keep it
neat. If you do that, your room should
be in good condition. Thank you and have
a nice room!
Questions:
What
is the main idea of this passage?
*What
is something you overlook in your life?
*When
are you preoccupied?
*What
is something you misplace a lot?
*What
is a critical thing you must do?
*Is
there anything you just toss on the ground when you get home?
Vocabulary
Review:
designate fell by the wayside misplaced overlook pocket items preoccupied tidy up
tossed
1. I
am not focused in class because I am __________________
with things in my personal life.
2. When
writing, it’s good to focus on the idea, but don’t _________________your spelling and grammar.
3. I
can’t find my keys because I __________________them.
4. I
came home and __________________my
things on the floor.
5. He
focused on his work so much that his social relationships ____________________
6. Please
___________________your room
when you get home. Keep it clean.
7. You
should __________________a special place for your keys so they don’t get lost.
8. Pens,
pencils, and money are examples of ________________________.
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