Originally Posted by
cbsh38584
The Important of housekeeping
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I was "educated" the important of housekeeping when 0I worked for Matsushita Japan as a assembly line operator for about 2 mths before I was enlisted to NS. The Japanese mgmt philosophy known as 5S. In Japanese words are Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, and Shitsuke. They can be translated as Sort, Set in order, Shine ( clean), Standardize, and Sustain It was strictly implemented.
During my army time, good housekeeping practice were strictly followed. Any lapse will result being punished.
For me, I almost regularly do housekeeping to ensure that everything at home are cleaned , tidy, well organized and things in its correct place. All my important documents are filed properly .
A cleaned , well organized & tidy home benefits
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1) Give me a feeling of safety .
My children can pick up anything on the floor and put it in their mouth especially medicine. Potential fire hazard like faulty electrical , lighter , candle etc are out of reach from the children.
2) Comfort .
A Minimalist homes. Keep it simple. Less stuff = less stuff to clean = less dust, dirt and allergies. Clean & neater home mean inner peace of mind.
3) Better health.
Less dust , no dust mite, bacteria & insects like ants , cockroach, lizard crawling all over the place etc.
4) Less stressful.
Seeing piles of laundry or necessities items all over your home can cause stress. So Clutter really makes it more difficult to relax, both physically and mentally for your family.
I store all items of the same type in the same place. Designate a spot like keys , phone etc for which will need it daily. Important documents must be filed properly & keep in designated a place where I can look at it with a glance. With all things in place, You will spend less time looking for things you have misplaced.
5) You can sleep better.
No insects clawing into your beds. No Dust mite in your bed.
My regularly visit to IKEA, JAPAN HOME, DAISO to buy all the necessities for my home. Cheap & good. I bought Dozen of transparent (see through) boxes .
My purchased from Online Lazarda & shopee during promotion. Under Lazada "Home & lifestyle", you will able to get some idea how to make your home more organize.
Japan WakuWaku TV programs which I always watch. (Starhub Chn 813 or Singtel 268 or 520.)
Before & after
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Waku Waku japan The Before and After Spesial Obyek 312 | Rumah Tempat Kamu Tidur diluar - YouTube
Danshari deny dispose detach
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DANSHARI】Hideko Yamashita, the creator of Danshari, shares her home kitchen! - YouTube
Danshari(断捨離) - YouTube
At work place
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I joined my "DREAM & branded company" American MNC 27 years ago. I was shocked that the housekeeping level it quite messy for such a big BRANDED MNC. It later found out that due to it fast pace natural type of its biz & have thousand of different parts on the production line. Not a easy feat to maintain a clean place to work. But it "CAN BE DONE". It was many months of hardwork journey to make it a tidy & well organized place. We spent thousand of dollars of buying rack , container , custom built furniture etc. Re-arranged the machines in the right flow. Implemented duty roster to get everybody to play a part in keeping the place clean & tidy It is a sense of satisfaction to see improvement.