File under: Life changing tips and articles
1. Ensure your premise is completely empty before we arrive. It sounds like a no-brainer but you would be surprised how busy you get when you have a million things to do whilst trying to move from one premise to another. We know how busy you are! Otherwise, you wouldn’t have contacted us for a free quote. We know our clients needs and can take care of the cleaning and final presentation of an empty premise for you fast if you can
2. How can I make this move even easier for myself and start fresh? Start to de-clutter today. Sell things you don’t need on Gumtree or Facebook garage pages. If you haven’t used it in the last year and have gone four seasons without wearing it- trust me, you don’t need it. No more excuses for gathering piles of things in your garage where your car should be, placing items in-front of one another on shelves so that you forget you even own it meanwhile it gathers dust and takes up space. Sell it all or throw it all out! Don’t wait, do it now! Create some free space for your future goals and needs. If you normally rent and you still have boxes of things that you haven’t opened since the last move, don’t open the box to sort through it- toss it. You’ve already done yourself a favour and you know you will never need those empty spare photo frames, you don’t need two of the exact same serving dish and you definitely don’t need to keep boxes of 6×4 photos- scan them and save them in the cloud. This is a great way to happily move forward. You will feel lighter, fresher and ready to take on your next
3. Organise your time, learn to have professionals take care of things for you. Everyone needs more time for themselves to do things that are more important than the tasks we give ourselves to “save money”. A wise entrepreneur once said to me “Once you’ve spent your money, you can always make it back but once you’ve spent your time, it’s gone forever.” It is not effective to try and play a baseball game alone. You cannot pitch the ball, run over to pick up the bat and hit the ball to then sprint to outer field to catch yourself out!? It’s exhausting just typing the scenario. Create yourself more time! We all get caught up spending our free time and weekends cleaning, mowing lawns, weeding, ironing, meat shopping, fruit and veggie shopping, everyday product shopping, organizing our receipts, record keeping for tax the list goes on. All of these things can be outsourced so that you can wake up Saturday morning and go for a surf, lay in the sun for as long as you desire and enjoy being anywhere else! Yes, it costs money. But, it also provides jobs for our communities and keeps other families going. It gives you time to play your guitar that sits in the cupboard, create that artwork you want to display in your home, wear that outfit you still haven’t had a chance to show off and build the dreams you want to achieve this year.
4. Keep a record of when you complete maintenance on your premise. This will minimise the cost of professional services by keeping on top of your premises status (or pay someone else to keep on top of this.) For example, when was the last time you rotated your tyres? To prevent you having to replace them early which costs hundreds of dollars. Keep a record. In this day and age we are used to filling our schedules with tasks, jobs, prepping meals, family, study, exercise and if we’re lucky sleeping. If you want to cut down on expenses and save money on your budget, become good at keeping records (or pay someone else to.) As cleaners we are trained professionals at cleaning your premise but if your premise has never been professionally cleaned in the last 12 months, the standard of cleanliness can begin harder for us to achieve in a reasonable time frame. Have a professional cleaner take care of your premise weekly or at least monthly. The more often you have a professional cleaner take care of your premise the less money you will spend on an exit clean. Be careful in choosing the right service provider, don’t hire anybody with a heartbeat to provide a professional service and expect an immaculate result. You get what you pay for.
Written by Malia Adamson.
Co Founder & Managing Partner, Exact Services Company 31/10/2015