Ah January, the month of “new” the month of “I will” the
month of resolutions and goals and promises. Helpful organizing tips abound in
January, they even made January National Organizing month, which hammers home
the message that we all should be cleaning and organizing during every free
minute.
But- I’m not.
Nope. I refuse to get myself all worked up this year.
It’s the 10th and I simply refuse to feel behind
as I “heart” the many free printable’s showing up in my Pinterest feed. Everything from chores, menu planning to home organizing
binders can be found and printed. I’m tempted- I mean really tempted to waste
my printer ink on these prettily designed pieces of paper that in theory should
make short work of my organizing dilemma’s.
I don’t print them because I know I won’t use them. I have
seen myself not use them in the past. So- here is what I use instead.
A legal size pad of plain white paper, a colorful pen and a
clipboard.
That’s it.
Now the organizing magic can begin.
I walk from room to room with an Eagle eye, channeling my
Moms white glove, everything neat and tidy approach to homemaking and I make my
list for each room.
- Put away lotions- check.
- Revamp pantry- check.
- Unmuck back hallway for the bazillionth time. Check.
- If it is dirty, cluttered, unfiled, on the list it goes.
Only put chores on this list. No jotting down “buy new hand
towels” when you are in the guest bathroom. There will be a list for that
later.
Stick to what you want to get done- your chores.
Do feel free to put a family members name by certain chores.
If they drug it out, they should find its home again (says every Mom on the
planet).
Then- once you’ve gone through every room in your house and
feel like your head is going to pop because you must be the worst housekeeper
on the planet- stop! Take a breath, and choose the easiest task first.
And. Do. It.
Then check it off. Done!
I use this checklist method for any project that is
multi-step, like planning a party, or revamping my flower beds. This style of organizing my thoughts to organize
my life works for me and it may very well work for you too. If you give it a
try, please stop back by and let me know your thoughts.
And if you really want to get a feel for How clean (or not)
your house is, go take this easy quiz on HGTV. I answered mostly B’s- with a couple of A’s I blame completely on my Mother! You’ll
understand that statement once you take the quiz.
Share with me in comments, what’s your dragon- what is the
one place you wish you never had to organize again?
For me- it’s the Foyer closet! Ugh.
And let me know the outcome of the quiz too- no judging here!
Here's wishing you a happy, productive weekend. Now I'm off to buy some much needed hangers for that foyer closet of mine.
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