“Spring is
nature’s way of saying ‘Let’s Party!’” ~ Robin
Williams
Good
Morning!
With the first
official day of spring just around the corner
it’s the perfect time to clear our clutter.
Clutter not only fills physical space in our homes but also occupies
emotional energy. Here are five tips to
spring into action:
1. Break your
home into stations: Walk
through your home and break its areas down into manageable chunks.
Clearing a kitchen might be composed of the following
“stations:” emptying the pantry, cleaning appliances, emptying/sorting
cabinets
and drawers, cleaning surfaces. Each
station should be small enough that you aren’t overwhelmed before you
start! Record all your stations in a notebook.
2. Choose your
time line:
Sit down with a calendar and choose a goal date for completing your
cleaning. Assign your stations dates in
order to meet your goal. Consider
enlisting the help of a friend or family member to help make the work
go
faster.
3. Get busy: If
you have a hard time getting started, use a timer
and spend thirty minutes in one station of the home. You’ll
be relieved to hear the beep, and
amazed at what you can tackle in thirty minutes.
4. Don’t
over-organize:
Be careful not to implement a system that is too complicated to
maintain. When we go to an organizing
store, we can fall prey to all the wonderful-looking tools and
contraptions for
sale. Often, these just become a
different way to store clutter.
5. Find a way to
enjoy your cleaning time: Often, cleaning can become drudgery.
Consider listening to books-on-tape or
learning a new language while you clean.
Doing something for yourself and learning something new can make time
fly and actually make you look forward to cleaning.
Your Turn: Choose at
least one tip from today’s list to implement this week and get ready
for
spring!
Today’s Affirmation:
My home is a way to express my care of family.
