Spring will get here eventually, right? I hope so anyway! We still have snow here in Colorado, but I’m eager to see the trees start to bloom and the grass turn green again. I’m also excited to turn my thoughts towards some spring cleaning and organizing. What is it about the springtime that gives us an extra boost to want to do some resetting?
Sooner or later spring will get here and I want to help by sharing some simple tips with you for how to best approach cleaning and organizing. Let me begin by being candid. I’ve been known to go all out with a larger than life plan and then lose all my steam. I completely understand the reality of big motivation on the front end and ZERO motivation on the back end! Therefore, here are some easy to follow steps to keep your home organizing simplified. And these tips are doable, I promise.
Spring Cleaning and Organizing Simplified
Tip #1: Top Three
Start by considering your top three priorities. Ask yourself: What are your three cleaning and/or organizing goals? What would help you feel as though your home is reset and ready for spring? What matters the most to you?
Is it having your windows cleaned or your carpets shampooed? All your trim and doors scrubbed down or the garage decluttered and cleaned? List your top three priorities down as a way to help focus what you will address. Prioritizing will help you to reach your goals because you now have a clear direction for what you want to work on.
Tip #2: Time Block
Now consider where you will time block the time to work on these priorities on your calendar. If you plan adequate blocks to target these tasks you will more likely be able to get to them and keep them the priorities they are. Without scheduling, these items they can often get pushed further and further down your “to-do” list. Then the next thing you know is that they’ve moved off your list altogether! Work to not let this happen. Keep your aim realistic and dedicate to your top three. Intentionally build them them into your schedule with adequate margins so you can work on them start to finish. (If you’d like some handy dandy checklists, check out the MWM Shop or join the MWM Community for more FREE Resources!)
Tip #3: Teamwork
Yes, you know it’s true, teamwork makes the dream work! Think about who you can ask to help you with your spring cleaning. Maybe even consider outsourcing some of the work. In other words, ask how you can help to lighten your load? Are their children in your home that could easily take on some of the smaller chores? Get creative and resourceful!
Dividing and conquering is often exactly what is required to be able to get the job done! Don’t try to take on everything by yourself. Enlist help where you can.
Keep your spring cleaning simplified: focus on your top three, time blocking, and teamwork. This way you’ll experience more success with your spring cleaning as the trees start the bloom and the grass turns green again.
I say we commit to each other to meet somewhere more in the middle. Let’s find a way to create a doable “to-do” spring cleaning and organizing priority checklist. One that will allow us to feel accomplished and ready to enjoy some of that spring weather. When it finally rolls around!
Happy Organizing!
