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Getting Started |
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Do you shudder when you think of people coming over
to visit unannounced? Do you panic when you get a
message on your answering machine that family is
coming—and they left 4 hours ago (and it’s a 5 hour
trip)? Do you try to “clean” before your cleaning
lady comes? Can you not afford a cleaning lady and
try to do it yourself, ending up discouraged,
frustrated, and thinking it’s just impossible?
The real key here is to take it a step at a time.
Take it at your own pace. This IS a fight that you
CAN and WILL win! You will have to commit to having
less “stuff” if your home and letting go of the
sacred-cows you’ve hung on to for all these years
(but please note that these cows haven’t lifted a
finger to help you get organized or clean—they only
collect dust and take up space!). This isn’t having
“Clean Sweep” come to your home and do the work for
you—it’s all *your* work.
Don't worry. It can all be done in a few minutes
each day. Yes, you, too can occupy a relatively
clean environment as long as you relax and let go of
"it's-got-to-be-perfect-itis".
Ready for step one? Good. We're going to declutter
first - set a timer and put on some energizing music
to get you going. Decide that you're only going to
declutter for 15 minutes in one certain room. Then
if you want to work longer, say, another round of 15
minutes, you can. But you don't have to. This helps
you get motivated, even when you feel like cleaning
is the last thing you'd want to tackle. Yep- psyche
yourself out.
Go from room to room one day, just decluttering - 15
minutes in each room. Some rooms might take only
five minutes - there's a good feeling! Others might
take 30 minutes before you can walk through the room
without tripping over something. It'll all average
out.
Then on day two, go back to your first room and
surface clean. Wipe off counters, sinks, flat
surfaces. Then spot vacuum. If there's a stain on
the kitchen floor, spot clean that baby. Day three,
pick another room. Day four, still another. If
you’re so motivated one day and get on a roll,
surface clean two rooms.
After you’ve decluttered, we’re going to take
fifteen minutes a day and do some deeper cleaning in
each room. You know, vacuuming thoroughly, dusting,
swatting away cobwebs, etc.
Now, if you just repeat this simple schedule, you've
got a house that would at least make the grade on a
pass-fail system. That takes a load off your mind
and alleviates stress in your family relationships.
Remember, it’s better to do a little each day and
get the job done, than to stress out in an
embarrassingly cluttered environment because you’re
too overwhelmed to even start. Go ahead – set that
timer!
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