Realistic Cleaning Routines
Organization and Action Steps for Realistic Cleaning Routines
Routines are not just another thing for you to do. It’s a way of disciplining yourself to find a path forward. It is also a way to become a better person or the answer to turning your life from Type B to Type A. That is, if that’s your goal. Look to The Uncluttered Life’s Declutter Deck® for tips and tricks about home organization. Declutter Deck®, done regularly, is also a routine and a realistic way to approach decluttering.
Organization
Routines are essential tools to make your day-to-day life easier. Try Declutter Deck® to establish organization routines, too.
Action Steps
Pick just one routine and stick to it to see the benefits. It may take a while, but you will see them.
Set a reminder to help you get into the habit of your routine.
Track your routine progress and reward yourself for staying on track. The reward does not need to cost money. It could be just having a friend come over for a cup of coffee.
Start fresh. Take out the cleaning routines that have not worked for you in the past. Start something new.
Decide which day you’ll start your routines. What day of the week? What time of the day?
Find an anchor. Tie your new routine to something you currently do, like brushing your teeth.
Write down the plan from beginning to end so others who clean will be able to do it the way you want it done.
Create cleaning stations throughout the house. That way, when you have a spare minute or a little extra time, you can pull out one of your cleaning tools and work for a short amount of time. This is in addition to your routine.
Just start your routine. Don’t wait. If you’re going to clean your kitchen on Monday, then when Monday arrives, just do it.
Reassess and readjust as need be. Write in your planner for about 2 weeks to a month to evaluate how your plan is going. Change what isn’t working so you are always a work in progress.