Do you love living in a clean home, but HATE cleaning?
"Houston, we have a PROBLEM!" Because there are ALOT of items that need to be cleaned in a home... Mirrors, Toilets, Sinks, Countertops, Floors, Showers, Light Fixtures, Walls, Trim, Windows, Doors, Furniture/Cabinetry, and Appliances. I'm overwhelmed just thinking about it all.
YOUR CHOICES ARE:
1. Hire a house cleaner and pay them to take care of it for you
2. Delegate less enjoyable chores to other family members who don't mind the cleaning
3. Learn to enjoy cleaning by simultaniously pairing it with other more enjoyable things
OR
4. Keep up with basic tasks that make your home appear clean, without actually cleaning
You may be thinking to yourself, "Choice number four sounds GREAT! But can I really have a home that looks clean WITHOUT actually having to clean?" The answer is surprisingly, YES!
How do I know this WORKS?
About ten years ago, back in my dating days, I met a man who had this mastered. I vividly remember walking into his apartment for the first time thinking, "WOW, his house is SO CLEAN!"
UNTIL I went to use the bathroom. As I was sitting on the toilet, contemplating about this atypical bachelor's pad, that's when noticed something. There were dust bunnies and hair along every edge and in every corner of the bathroom. I realized his home wasn't actually clean at all. In fact, I don't think he had cleaned for MONTHS!
What was it that made his home APPEAR so CLEAN?
For starters, there was no stacks of dirty dishes soaking in the sink. There was no dirty laundry piled up in a mound or strewn about, not even a single sock in sight.
The comforter was laid nicely across the bed. There was hardly anything out on the countertops and besides furniture, there was nothing on the floor either.
His entire apartment was CLUTTER-FREE and looked like it could be the model home for the apartment complex.
Here's how YOUR home can appear clean, WITHOUT actually cleaning.
Just plug in a seasonal air freshener and focus on doing these few simple things CONSISTENTLY:
1. DECLUTTER
2. BEDS
3. TIDY ROOMS
4. DISHES
5. LAUNDRY
When you get into the habit of doing these simple tasks daily, it makes a huge a big difference in how your home looks and feels. Best of it all, progress and good habits in one area of life, tend to beget progress and healthy lifestyle choices in other areas of life too. So chin up, get back to the basics, and you'll start see results in no time.
And who knows, the fast results you get here, may be just the BOOST of motivation you need to tackle cleaning NEXT!