Life can get busy, so trying to balance everything can become overwhelming. Whenever my life gets busy, I begin to prioritize everything but my home. It can quickly become a challenge because that load of laundry that I may put off becomes two, or three loads at the end of the week. The dishes that I maybe didn’t wash become a heaping pile. We all know the hassle of finding out you have no more clean underwear for the workday, or trying to find clean dishes to prep food, or make lunch. We have all been there.
Then, when you finally have time to clean and get the home put together again, every task suddenly feels like a mountain. All at once, you feel stuck and overwhelmed or maybe even defeated. If you are like me, my brain can’t wrap around the idea of having to do almost everything in one day or a few hours. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, “activity of cleaning coupled with the end result of a cleaner home helps reduce stress, feelings of anxiety, and depressive symptoms”. As we all know, it’s nice to have a clean home, but the question is how do we keep a home clean or clean it effectively? How do we not assign a whole day to clean? And if we do assign a day to clean, how do we focus on that task? So here are some tips you can use to keep your home clean.
- Have a weekly routine:
- If you do not like reserving an entire day to clean, having a weekly checklist might work best for you. On the checklist I linked below, they assign an area of the home per day. If you don’t like this checklist, you can always purchase a different one, or make up your own. It is entirely adaptable to your needs. Instead of one area a day, you can clean two. Or if you want to organize it by tasks you can. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0274/5001/files/puracy-weekly-house-cleaning-checklist.pdf
- Have a checklist:
- If you do like setting an entire day aside to clean, but feel overwhelmed by the giant task you can always work off of a checklist. I have personally used this checklist to help me focus. Without it, I jump from an unfinished task to a new one. When I clean, I check off each task that I have done and move on to the next. https://www.mollymaid.com/cleaning-tips/schedules-charts-and-checklists/house-cleaning-checklist/
- Set a timer:
- If you like a challenge, then setting a timer might make cleaning fun for you. First, decide how long you are willing to clean every day, I typically pick between 15-30 minutes. When the timer begins you try to clean up as much as possible within the time frame you set. You would be surprised how much you can get done when you are rushing to beat the clock.
- Give everything a home:
- This idea came from the Konmari method. The idea is if you give an item a home (designated spot) it is much easier to put away, therefore, eliminating clutter. You can read more about the Konmari method on her website. https://konmari.com/how-to-eliminate-clutter/
- You are human:
- We all see clean, beautiful homes on social media, but remember it is just social media highlighting unrealistic expectations. Remember that you are human, so don’t beat yourself up over dirty dishes, laundry, etc.
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Life can get so busy! I love these tips for being able to keep on keeping on!
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Things can get so hectic. Great read
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