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A messy dorm can be irritating for its occupants, and nobody wants to be rooming in unpleasant living conditions. To keep visitors (and your roommates, and yourself!) from thinking that you live in a dumpster, it’s important to clean your dorm. Yes, it’s a task that you probably don’t want to do and you may not even know where to start, but you’ll definitely be pleased with the results when you’re done.
- 1 Choose a good time to clean. It’s unlikely you’re going to want to clean up your dorm right after you’ve woken up, and roommates or people living in the nearby dorms probably wouldn’t appreciate you vacuuming very early. On the flip side, you don’t want to throw your sheets in the wash shortly before you go to bed, only to realize you now have to wait for those sheets to be done washing. Try to clean during the day when you have the time and energy.
- Some tasks, such as laundry, are good to do in the morning or the evening, when less students are using the machines.[1] Other tasks, such as vacuuming, should be done outside of the dorm’s quiet hours so you don’t disturb anybody.
- 2 See if your roommate is willing to help. If you have a roommate, check with them on if they’re able to help you clean and if they can help you with any of the tasks. For example, maybe your roommate could do the laundry while you wash the dishes. See if you can come up with a chore system for who cleans what, or trade jobs weekly.[2]
- If you have a messy roommate, use “I” language rather than “you” language to encourage them to clean up, and explain what bothers you and why.[3] For example, you could say to your roommate, “I get nervous when there are liquids right near the computer, because I’m worried they might get knocked onto it. Could you please put your water glasses on your nightstand instead?”
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