![]() The bottom of the stair is literally the first thing you can see when you open my door and the everyday dump zone. Which is of course the first room ANYONE who enters my house sees. Just one quiet weekend and $500 in gift cards can help to give this room the appearance it deserves. I need baskets, containers, additional shelves, dividers and lots of other little accessories. The room has the potential to be gorgeous, with a wall of built-in shelving, lovely hardwood floor and fantastic natural light, but this project just keeps getting put on the back burner! What makes it easier to delay is that the mess can be concealed from company by simply closing the door that is located to the right of our foyer. Ultimately, we have sacrificed this room to keep our great room/kitchen area visitor-ready! We also use several shelves for our DVD collection, not to mention the Wii & games, router and modem are located in this room and there are black wires galore marring the clean white walls. Mail, packages to return, books, art supplies, Legos, random chachkies, pens, magazines we keep meaning to read but never get to, small tools, boxes of photographs as well as photos without frames, mystery keys and screws, the digital camera & accessories, and other junk clutter the space terribly. ![]() The Cleaning Frenzy: 15 Minutes to a Tidier Houseĭefinitely, our cozy little den is in dire need of an organizational overhaul. Speed Cleaning: Tips for More Efficient Housekeeping How I Keep My House Clean with 4 Daily Routines Want more inspiration? Check out my books! Related posts: Photos: via my home and a visit to the street of dreams in 2009 So many numbers today! 1, 2, 3, 5, 5 and 30.1, 2, 3 steps to begin, 5 hotspots, 5 habits and 30 days to get in the groove.Remember: It takes about 30 days to form a new habit or routine. Here are some examples of habits you might adopt: Grab a piece of paper and identify one daily routine for each of the five areas. What simple daily habits and routines will keep those clutter hot spots from piling up again? Looking good, right? Now let’s keep ’em that way. Take a look at your five previously stressful hotspots. Now you can begin your plan of attack for creating 5 new daily habits to overcome clutter and stress in those 5 problematic areas! Stay focused and you’ll succeed!ģ. Create 5 daily new habits corresponding to your 5 clutter hot spots. REMEMBER: Don’t worry right now about how to solve every possible clutter problem all over the house, that can be overwhelming. You should now be able to identify your top 5 worst clutter hotspots! Hooray! Now you know where to focus your attention.ĭon’t you feel better already knowing you have narrowed down the biggest offenders? Once you identify those daily clutter hotspots inside, think about areas outside of your home that cause you stress, frustrate or embarrass you regularly as well, such as your purse, car or front porch. If you have one room that is a real problem every day, perhaps pick four manageable surfaces, closets or drawers all in that one space. For now, just pick the four most visible or frustrating areas. Perhaps areas such as your kitchen or bathroom counters, a dining table, the floor around the front door, laundry baskets or your nightstand. Think about manageable surfaces or identifiable areas of rooms rather than an entire room. Make a list of four problem areas in your home - the ones that REALLY drive you crazy every day. ![]() Where does most of your daily clutter land and the frustration begin? Here is a 30 day habit forming plan I created for myself that takes loads of stress off my shoulders when I need to form new clutter-busting habits at my home! Hopefully it will help you too.ġ. I’ll admit there are hectic seasons of life where it can be particularly challenging to keep order, but interestingly the busier I am the more important it becomes to stick to daily habits. The state of my home really affects my emotional well being and my productivity.ĭo you find clutter affects you that way as well?īecause clutter impacts me so much, it is very helpful for me to have daily routines to keep clutter and stress at bay. I don’t know about you, but when my home gets cluttered and out of control, I feel personally out of sorts and out of control.
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