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What to do when you’re overwhelmed by your messy house
At this moment, my house is not in tip top shape. In fact it feels quite chaotic to me. In some sense, I’ve come to terms with the state of my home because of the season I’m in with young kids at home. However, there are days when I find my home quite overwhelming and something needs to be done before my sanity is jeopardized. 🙂 A clean and tidy space makes for a happier mom.
So today I give you four QUICK things that you can do when you’re overwhelmed by your messy house:
Make the beds
Fluff the pillows, throw the covers back on. Doesn’t have to be perfect, but having the beds made makes me breathe easier. Even when there are piles of laundry on the floor! The bed is the biggest visual surface in a bedroom, so having the bed made creates calm for your eyes.
Clear off the outside of the fridge
Art work, shopping lists and magnets galore. I love displaying my daughters’ art work from school and the fridge is just so convenient for having my grocery list. But once in a while, a good wipe down is necessary and I don’t bother to put anything back up for a while afterwards.
Sweep the floors
One word. Crumbs. Everywhere! Nothing irritates me quite as much as stepping on some crumbs and having them stick to my bare feet. Ewww! Because of this, I try to sweep the floor every day and vacuum at least once a week. I’m amazed at how much better I feel after the floors have been swept.
Clear the kitchen counters
This is a constant battle of mine. Our kitchen doesn’t have a lot of counter space so anything extra on it makes it more difficult to do every day tasks. Needless to say, our kitchen counters are a drop zone for school papers, mail and dirty dishes. While it’s a never ending battle, I try to clear off as much “extras” as I can on a daily basis. Getting the dishes done (with my favourite dish soap) is also key!
Another thing that really helps me when I’m overwhelmed or paralyzed by my messy house? I create a plan to stay focused! Check out this fun HOME CLEANING PLANNER – with room by room checklists, daily + weekly task lists, and seasonal cleaning checklists to make sure it all gets DONE in a systematic way!
What sort of things do you like to do when you’re overwhelmed by your messy house?
I like to involve my child and when it comes to her room I give her 5 minutes to fill a black bag of stuff she hasn’t used in a while otherwise I am going in.
Works everytime
keeping the “to do list” simple i only put 3 things on it and make sure i do them, this helps priorities and keeps it very simple, and i try to do them properly so once done its done, and get rid of the things that are a niggle, that constantly gripe at you and i found that really helped, just do it, that self talk seemed to motivate me. And days when its too much be kind to myself love Jacqueline
Great article. I will spend 15 minutes on the morning before going to work either cleaning the bathroom quickly to dusting to sweeping the kitchen fast. It works for me. I have a ranch so it’s easy.
Put on earbuds and sing/dance. Start cleaning at one end of house and go room by room.
Good thinking this just lowered my stress level.I get overwhelmed then nothing gets done.
I always feel better when I vacuum the floors. Something about the lines on the carpet.
Do a garbage run; I empty all the garbage bins and take out the trash. When I’m feeling upset, I clean out a drawer….better than eating.
I like that.
Thank you! I really need this post, today. I’ve been bouncing from one huge project to the next, without the energy to finish any of them. I know I can do at least 3 of these 4 things to completion! (The floor’s a bit hard to find right now.)