been there
I'm 21 and my boyfriend is 25. We've been together for two years and live together in a cute little house. Our relationship is great, and we're getting married in 2010 or 2011 [[depending on finances]]. We both work full time, and we have an indoor pet.
However, our house always seems to get messy... faster than it should, I think. I don't think we are messy people, but our house is just "cluttery." I don't like it. I hate having to spend hours cleaning up before company comes, and even if we aren't expecting company we still spend hours and hours every week just CLEANING. But it seems like it can just get back to the the messy clutter in no time at all.
I can blame some of this on the small design of our 1960's-built home we are renting, that has significantly less storage space than other homes. And we can't buy furniture because the house came furnished... we have no room for new furniture right now. We're hopefully buying a home this summer, but for now we are here and I need to make it work.
I want to be like the working housewives who always seem to have a clean house all the time. I'm not expecting "perfection" from myself. But I really admire all of you tidy women who just seem to always keep it together. I want to be a good house wife to my future husband, and good role model to my kids one day. I want to be able to open the door an invite someone in without being embarrassed if someone stops by unexpectedly.
Do you have any tips for me? Thanks so much.
P.S. - I don't want you think our house is like one of those you see on TV where it's just ridiculous. And we aren't pack rats either. We just want to be a little neater.
Answer
Make sure everything has a home and that things are put away rather than tossed down. Decide where things belong and put them there. It takes less time to do that than have to face a pile or piles later. I don't allow anything on furniture that doesn't belong there. I have a box on the wall inside the door that handles keys and ingoing and outgoing mail and stamps. No clothes on the floor or tossed onto furniture at any time. I clean something every day whether it's dusting a room or rooms, vacuuming, sweeping, or cleaning bathrooms. I do the laundry twice a week (there are only two of us) and put it away immediately. I am definitely neatnik but anyone can come to my house unannounced and I wouldn't be embarrassed. It's all about setting a routine and following it. Clutter can only happen if you let it. Start now to maintain it and when you have kids you will be happier for it.
Make sure everything has a home and that things are put away rather than tossed down. Decide where things belong and put them there. It takes less time to do that than have to face a pile or piles later. I don't allow anything on furniture that doesn't belong there. I have a box on the wall inside the door that handles keys and ingoing and outgoing mail and stamps. No clothes on the floor or tossed onto furniture at any time. I clean something every day whether it's dusting a room or rooms, vacuuming, sweeping, or cleaning bathrooms. I do the laundry twice a week (there are only two of us) and put it away immediately. I am definitely neatnik but anyone can come to my house unannounced and I wouldn't be embarrassed. It's all about setting a routine and following it. Clutter can only happen if you let it. Start now to maintain it and when you have kids you will be happier for it.
What was the skincare regimen that the seventeen magazine prom issue 2011 had in it?
Lincoln M
I am signed up for the magazine but i didnt get the issue! :( i need the skin care routine they had there. does anyone know where i can find it online? cus the website didnt have it. I would also greatly appreciate if u could type the whole thing down here....if you have time on your hands. Thanks!!!! :)
Answer
You have to go out and buy the Seventeen magazine prom 2011 issue, because they don't send it to subscribers, I hope this is what you were looking for:
week 1:
*Begin a regimen- wash with a gentle cleanser morning and night, then follow with an oil free moisturizer. Keep this up everyday! try: purpose gentle cleansing wash, $6, drugstores
*Prevent Zits: If you are acne prone, apply a 2.5 percent benzoyl peroxide treatment all over your face every night. It will help prevent new zits from popping up.
*Clear up Bacne: Use a body wash with salicylic acid to exfoliate and clean out bacteria in the pores on your back and chest without overdrying your skin. try: Neutrogena Body Clear Body Wash Pink Grapefruit, $7, drugstores
week 2:
*Get an allover Glow: Twice a week, replace your body wash with a grainy scrub to slough off dull skin from shoulders to toes
*Moisturize like crazy: Apply a rich body lotion every night before bed. Focus on rough spots like ankles, knees, elbows, and to get them perfectly soft by prom. try: Mark Self Sanctuary Lemon Sugar Body Butter, $8, meetmark.com
*Exfoliate right: Save the tough grains for your body and be gentle with our face. Two times a week, use a cleanser that contians glycolic and salicylic acids to shed dry, dead cells faster (so they don't clog your pores). try: Murad AHA/BHA exfoliating cleanser, $35, Sephora stores
*Eat even more skin healthy foods: Vitamin E and beta-carotene give you dewy, hydrated skin from the inside out. So add lots of broccoli, apricots, and potatoes to your diet-they're loaded with nutrients.
week 3:
*draw out gunk: A clay mask acts like a vacuum to bring dirt and oil to your skin's surface so you can rinse it away. Apply the mask just once three weeks before prom to give your skin time to flush out any bacteria after you've used it. try: Freeman feeling beautiful Mint and Lemon facial clay, $4, drugstores
*Cut back on caffeine: coffee, soda, and energy drinks can dehydrate you and make skin look dull, limit to one per day.
*Prep nails: Heal rough cuticles by massaging the skin around your nails with a softening cuticle cream. try: Thymes essential cuticle cream, $10, thymes.com
*Shower fast: Limit it to 15 minutes. Hot water strips skin of its hydrating oils.
Week 4:
*Brighten up: Steam up your bathroom with a hot shower, then apply a moisturizing mask. The steam opens up your pores, so you get an extra-deep facial.
*Get smooth: Do waxing or plucking four days before prom so your skin has time to recover from any redness or irritation.
*Bronze your bod: Apply a self-tanner three days before prom (a day after you've waxed, so you won't cause blotches). Since most self tanners take a full day to develop, this gives you enough time to fix any mistakes or fill in any missed sopts. try: L'Oreal Paris Sublime Bronze ProPerfect Salon Airbrush Self-Tanning Mist, $11, drugstores
*Shave carefully: Use a razor with gel bars-it lathers while protecting your skin from razor burn. try: Venus Spa Breeze 2-in-2 Razor, $11, drugstores
OMG! What to do if you get a zit... 2 weeks til prom: Apply a mask that contains sulfur to clear up the zit and any other potentially clogged pores
*1 week before: A salicylic acid spot treatment will zap it in time if you dot it on every morning and night
*3 days before: To kill bacteria fast, apply a 10% benzoyl peroxide treatment every four hours
*1 day before: Sleep with a sulfur spot treatment on to bring redness and swelling down
*the day of: Don't pick at it! Instead, go to seventeen.com/prom for tips on hiding it like a seasoned pro
You have to go out and buy the Seventeen magazine prom 2011 issue, because they don't send it to subscribers, I hope this is what you were looking for:
week 1:
*Begin a regimen- wash with a gentle cleanser morning and night, then follow with an oil free moisturizer. Keep this up everyday! try: purpose gentle cleansing wash, $6, drugstores
*Prevent Zits: If you are acne prone, apply a 2.5 percent benzoyl peroxide treatment all over your face every night. It will help prevent new zits from popping up.
*Clear up Bacne: Use a body wash with salicylic acid to exfoliate and clean out bacteria in the pores on your back and chest without overdrying your skin. try: Neutrogena Body Clear Body Wash Pink Grapefruit, $7, drugstores
week 2:
*Get an allover Glow: Twice a week, replace your body wash with a grainy scrub to slough off dull skin from shoulders to toes
*Moisturize like crazy: Apply a rich body lotion every night before bed. Focus on rough spots like ankles, knees, elbows, and to get them perfectly soft by prom. try: Mark Self Sanctuary Lemon Sugar Body Butter, $8, meetmark.com
*Exfoliate right: Save the tough grains for your body and be gentle with our face. Two times a week, use a cleanser that contians glycolic and salicylic acids to shed dry, dead cells faster (so they don't clog your pores). try: Murad AHA/BHA exfoliating cleanser, $35, Sephora stores
*Eat even more skin healthy foods: Vitamin E and beta-carotene give you dewy, hydrated skin from the inside out. So add lots of broccoli, apricots, and potatoes to your diet-they're loaded with nutrients.
week 3:
*draw out gunk: A clay mask acts like a vacuum to bring dirt and oil to your skin's surface so you can rinse it away. Apply the mask just once three weeks before prom to give your skin time to flush out any bacteria after you've used it. try: Freeman feeling beautiful Mint and Lemon facial clay, $4, drugstores
*Cut back on caffeine: coffee, soda, and energy drinks can dehydrate you and make skin look dull, limit to one per day.
*Prep nails: Heal rough cuticles by massaging the skin around your nails with a softening cuticle cream. try: Thymes essential cuticle cream, $10, thymes.com
*Shower fast: Limit it to 15 minutes. Hot water strips skin of its hydrating oils.
Week 4:
*Brighten up: Steam up your bathroom with a hot shower, then apply a moisturizing mask. The steam opens up your pores, so you get an extra-deep facial.
*Get smooth: Do waxing or plucking four days before prom so your skin has time to recover from any redness or irritation.
*Bronze your bod: Apply a self-tanner three days before prom (a day after you've waxed, so you won't cause blotches). Since most self tanners take a full day to develop, this gives you enough time to fix any mistakes or fill in any missed sopts. try: L'Oreal Paris Sublime Bronze ProPerfect Salon Airbrush Self-Tanning Mist, $11, drugstores
*Shave carefully: Use a razor with gel bars-it lathers while protecting your skin from razor burn. try: Venus Spa Breeze 2-in-2 Razor, $11, drugstores
OMG! What to do if you get a zit... 2 weeks til prom: Apply a mask that contains sulfur to clear up the zit and any other potentially clogged pores
*1 week before: A salicylic acid spot treatment will zap it in time if you dot it on every morning and night
*3 days before: To kill bacteria fast, apply a 10% benzoyl peroxide treatment every four hours
*1 day before: Sleep with a sulfur spot treatment on to bring redness and swelling down
*the day of: Don't pick at it! Instead, go to seventeen.com/prom for tips on hiding it like a seasoned pro
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