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Spring Cleaning Made Simple: Easy Ways to Clean Your Space

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Whether or not you’ve actually done it, spring cleaning is backed up by centuries of tradition. Many cultures bring a spring cleaning period into their yearly rhythms. For all cultures, the kickoff for spring cleaning is marked by longer days and more sun.  As sunlight hours increase, our  bodies produce less melatonin , helping us feel more awake after months of cozy winter slowness. We also have more daylight to accomplish tasks we’ve been putting off.  Even if spring cleaning isn’t part of your personal yearly traditions, you can start now.  With so many blogs, books, and shows promoting organization, resources with ideas are everywhere. Keep reading to learn about our favorite spring cleaning strategies.  Basic First Steps Figure out what needs the most help  The most important step is knowing where to start. Take a walk around your house and decide what needs attention first.  If you’re a list-maker, you can write down your plan of attack. (Or you...

How to Keep Your House (Mostly) Clutter-Free with Kids

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  Clutter has a habit of creeping into all available spaces, especially in households with children. Clothes, toys, and food messes can pile up quickly, no matter how old your kids are. And you have your own belongings to worry about too! Thankfully, you’re not alone in the fight to stay organized. Even the most savvy housekeeping masters (looking at you,  Marie Kondo ) admit to struggling with messiness once they have kids. Everyone deals with messes and clutter at some point in life. These are normal parts of being human. From time to time, however, it’s a good idea to get the lack of organization under control. A tidier space is easier to keep clean, and it helps with mental health and productivity (among many other benefits we won’t get into here). So if you have been feeling overwhelmed with the state of your home lately, we can help! Read on for 5 tips for cleaning and organizing with kids. 1. Be the Change You Want to See Whether we like it or not, kids—no matter their ...

The 5 Levels of Hoarding: How Does Your House Rank?

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  Clutter is an everyday occurrence and there comes a point when we all need to clean up our messes. Leave things long enough, and we all start to fall into one of the 5 levels of hoarding. But what are the 5 levels of hoarding?  What moves a messy room from Level 2 to Level 3?  Understanding the hoarding level of your space can help you prioritize which messes are one-person tasks and which may need some help from a back-up team. Let’s walk through each level of the Institute for Challenging Disorganization’s  Clutter-Hoarding Scale  to better understand just how normal hoarding is. Level 1: Safe Clutter There’s no doubt that many of us would like our homes to look as pristine as a real estate listing ad. But life’s hectic! With busy work and family schedules, numerous responsibilities and obligations, and competing priorities it’s easy to put off a small mess for later. However those moments of procrastination stack up to put our home at a Level 1.  Signs...

About Bio-One of Reno

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  Bio-One of Reno We are a help first business, and we do it because we care. (775) 351-3499 4.2 Stars Based On Verified Google Reviews Biohazard Cleaning | Hoarding Services | Bio-One Blog About Your Local Owner Terry and Tisha Haufler Owner Terry and Tisha Haufler are the owners of Bio-One Reno . Terry has lived throughout the US and Tisha grew up right here in Reno-Sparks. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Business Administration, and she graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with a degree in Health Education. His business expertise, her community-based knowledge, and their hoarding-property cleanups, give them passion, experience and expertise to help in restoring their clients' properties to their original condition in a professional and compassionate manner. They have a true passion for helping others and serving those in Northern Nevada. They have three children and are active members in their community. To them, they feel like life throws...