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If you have a goal of keeping a tidy home this year, make it happen. For me, I feel like this is so hard because there are just not enough hours in the day. How in the world do people get everything done?! I am just lucky to get all the laundry folded and put away.
Who else is with me?
As an adult, it is typical to go to work and spend 8+ hours a day there, come home, hopefully workout, make a somewhat healthy-ish dinner, make sure to have lunch for the next day, and then we’re supposed to clean the home, do laundry, and figure out a way to squeeze self-care into the day, as well? It just honestly seems impossible. Throw kids or animals into the mix, and WHEWWWW?!?!
I am not the first person who has wanted to learn how to balance it all and I won’t be the last. Reaching ALL of my goals, including keeping a tidy home, are possible one way or another – I just have to take it in baby steps.
Here are a few of the tips on how I am going to do so:
Utilize Help
Utilize help…and I don’t mean a cleaning service (although, that is great too!). Buy a roomba, or another robot vacuum, to help you knock out cleaning tasks without actually having to spend time doing anything. We have one right now but it’s on its last wheel. LOL Time for me to find a new gadget for this mundane cleaning chore. Having a robot is so helpful when it comes to keeping a tidy house without spending a ton of time on it. My sister calls hers Cinderella! ha!
Organize
Once you get rid of all your unnecessary items, organize everything that is left to make cleaning easier and faster for you going forward. When you free up space and then find a specific spot for your item(s), your cleaning time will dramatically decrease each time you start your cleaning process. Organizing helps dramatically when it comes to keeping a tidy house with a short amount of free time to do so.
Figure Out What’s Important To You
The first step that you need to take when trying to keep a tidy house is figuring out what’s important to you…and tossing what you do not need (or what is not important to you). Have you heard of Marie Kondo? She declutters based on what does not bring her joy.
So, if you go through each item in your home, ideally, you will figure out if that specific item brings you joy or not. The items that do not bring you joy, you will toss. Doing this helps you live intentionally and also helps you create an intentional living space, as well. I am sure you have PLENTY that you can get rid of and the good thing about it is that once you declutter, it will make it so much easier when it comes to keeping a tidy house. So, how do you declutter without feeling stressed out?
First, start room by room. You can go about this two ways: start with the room that you are dreading first to knock it out of the way and only have ‘easier’ rooms to go, OR knock out all of the easier rooms first and only have one harder room to do at the end. I personally recommend knocking out the room that you are dreading most first because if you don’t you will more than likely put it off.
If you have a ton of junk that you need to remove, or if you need to move heavy objects, or put items into storage, consider using a moving company to help, such as MT. Zion Moving & Storage LLC. They are Tampa long distance movers and offer services like junk removal, residential moving, packing services, storage, and more. They say, “MT. Zion Moving & Storage is comprised of a professional, tight-knit crew committed to fostering relationships and building trust with our clients. Our local movers can handle moves of all sizes within Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Sarasota, Bradenton and surrounding areas and beyond.
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Use 30 Minutes Each Day
My last tip for you is to take thirty minutes each day to clean. Unload and load the dishwasher, wipe down the counters, maybe run a load of laundry, or vacuum and/or mop. Whatever you need to do that day to keep your home tidy, write it down, and then get it done. Maybe setting a calendar works best for you. For example – Monday: dishes and floors, Tuesday: laundry and dishes, Wednesday: dusting and mopping, etc. Each home looks different when it comes to cleaning needs, so make sure own ‘calendar’ and go from there!
These are just some of the ways to help keep your home tidy. What is your favorite tip for keeping your house tidy? Let me know in the comments below!
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