Remember about my friend Jack’s apartment I told you about the last time? Well, I have been thinking that someone should help the boys to find some motivation for cleaning deep down in their souls. I know it won’t be easy, but anyways, some of these tips which I will share with you are really useful and deserve boys’ attention.

The toughest part for most of the boys is actually to get started at all with the cleaning of their place. They think it will be too time consuming and tiring (as it is), but the easiest way to get started and really do something about the cleaning thing is to pick a room and target your energy into cleaning it. The real magic is to start with something that will improve the living conditions in the room – like, for example, wash the pile of dirty dishes in the kitchen. And then, everything follows.

The next best thing you should start with is to put the room in order. Pick up all the dirty socks, t-shirts and so on, and put them in the washing machine. Then put some order in the rest of the mess around you to push your way through to the real task you have – cleaning. Avoid any distracters which may come into your way, because if you don’t you probably won’t do a thing and the whole mission will fail.

Then do the job in parts. Pick a quadrant of the room and start with it, doing one quadrant at a time. Become a modern Latin emperor and make “Divide et impera” (“Divide and Conquer) your motto. Make sure you have all you need with you, because I guarantee you that the whole situation will be even more frustrating for you, if you will have to go and look for something you need every five minutes.

After you do all the organizational work, you may start the actual cleaning. Make sure you start cleaning from top to bottom – or said in other words, ceiling to floor, because if you do that the other way round you will have to stop and do everything all over again.

So, I think these are the most important points you should try to cover when you gather your strengths and start with the cleaning. Oh, and some very practical tips – listen to music when cleaning the place. Choose fast tracks, because the slower ones will make you even more unmotivated. Then, you may try to set a time limit – that will make you more focused and you will race the time. And maybe the two most important ones – try to make a habit of yourself to de-clutter the things you scattered around the place (that will make things easier for you) and after all, don’t clean too much and too often. So, be a good cheer and try all that, boys! Do it like a dude :)

They say women do not have interests in sports, especially when they are ballet dancers. It is true that ballet requires full devotion and concentration, but after all, we are only human and we need a change, too.

That is why the boys from the crowd we hang out with decided to take the girls (including me) to a tennis match in our neighbourhood. I suppose you are aware that Wimbledon is internationally known as the home of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. So, we went to a match, but we – the girls – weren’t particularly interested in what was happening on the tennis court.

That is why one the boys took us all at his apartment. He is a generous and friendly host, but let me say it out loud – as most of the boys, he also isn’t very fond of cleaning. An empty bottle of beer here, a dirty dish there – that was the first impression we got from his place. So, Jack, if you read this, please don’t think that I want to offend you, but your bachelor apartment needs a bit more attention.

And being a good friend, means that we should say things as they are, so let me give a suggestion to my friend Jack. It would be a good idea if he cleans the mess by himself. Or, if he feels too lazy, there are some professional cleaners who will gladly take all the domestic cleaning, for money, of course. They do all the necessary things for keeping the apartment clean – dusting, mopping, they clean the carpets, the mattresses, and they wash the bathroom and so on.

So, Jack, I know that cleaning isn’t the strong side of most men. But do something and find a maid who will take care of your home before re-inviting us to coffee.