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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  Write down your plan 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 ...
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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 ...
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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. Level 1: Sa...
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About Bio-One of DC

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  Bio-One of DC We Clean Tough Situations (202) 699-2333   Bio-One of DC 5.0 Stars Based On Verified Google Reviews Biohazard Cleaning  |  Hoarding Services  |  Bio-One Blog About Your Local Owner We are a help first business, and we do it because we care. Antoine and Torrie HollomanOwner Tony Holloman is the Co-Owner of  Bio-One of DC . Tony served his country in the United States Air Force, As a F-16 Mechanic and TAC-P which is an Air Force Special forces unit. Tony graduated from DeVry University with a degree in Computer Engineering, Tony worked for United States Capitol Police for 15 year before retiring on September 16, 2016, While there Tony had the privilege to work on Dennis Hastert, Nancy Pelosi And Hillary Clinton’s Dignitary Protection Details. Tony now enjoys being a Part of the Bio-One Family, that Helps and provide a wide range of services to people in need during unexpected tragedies in life. Tony is also thankful and grateful for Bio-O...
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