With spring approaching, it feels like the perfect time to reset and spring clean. Like me, you probably feel unproductive when you see clutter and all day you live in the clutter feeling lost because you don’t want to clean but hate living in a mess. After a while these habits become bad and it’s hard to get back to the organized routine that it was. Here are my 4 best tips and tricks to return to being productive.
Plan cleaning in your calendar
Planning a day in your calendar for a cleaning day will give you more reason to clean or pretend a family member is coming over and you don’t want your grandma to see your bra on the floor. Planning a day to clean your space will make it less likely for you to procrastinate and put it to the side.
Get comfortable
Get up early and put on comfy clothes. Turn on your favorite playlist, podcast, or even make a new playlist of songs that make you happy. If you don’t like to listen to podcasts and don’t want to listen to music, turn on your favorite show or favorite YouTube channel. Doing this will make you not get bored and turn cleaning into something that you want to do.
Turn it into a game
If you’re like me where it’s hard for you to focus and you get easily distracted while cleaning making it hard to get anything done with the time you have. Try turning the cleaning into a game by doing this you will find it more fun and it will be easier to focus. One of the easiest and most effective ways to turn cleaning into a game is to set a 20-minute timer and pick up as much as possible. If you don’t finish your whole room in twenty minutes set another 20-minute timer just so you can pick up all the clutter on the floor and under your bed. Then, go to your table or vanity wipe it down, throw away all of the trash, and put any dishes in the dishwasher. Put away any makeup or skincare products. Finish your room cleaning by fixing your bed. If you’re feeling extra clean use the speed cleaning method to clean your closet. Although the speed cleaning method works for most people, another method you could try is to set a timer for 1-3 hours and go from one corner and clean until the whole room is clean to your liking.
Check your room
Go through the corners and pick up all the little trash and little items on the floor. Vacuum to get rid of the dust and dirt from off the floors. Do last-minute touch-ups like finishing hanging up clothes or wiping down countertops and tables.
Reward yourself
Hopefully, this helps you feel less overwhelmed and make the cleaning process easier.
