Every Friday I am going to make a list of five things I can accomplish in five minutes each...five minutes really isn't very long, and besides...everyone has five minutes here and there. Instead of checking my email and Facebook that extra time, I'll take that five minutes to accomplish one of my five. I can stay up just five minutes longer at night to accomplish one of them. And it's not even five minutes everyday - just five times a week.
My list this past week was as follows:
- Organize the "papers" in the corner. I have a filing thing that I try and use, but often the top rack just gets piled high with all the papers in an attempt to keep things tidy.
- Organize the cutlery drawer. I only have one drawer in the kitchen, so things keep getting piled in there. I got a new countertop utensil holder, so I utelized that, and now have two sitting on my countertop.
- My spice cupboard - it was a disaster, and I couldn't find a thing in there.
- Alexys' cupboard...yes, her very own kitchen cupboard. I haven't used it very often so I just kept putting her stuff in there. When I needed something I couldn't find it.
- The tupperware drawer (under the stove). Again, disaster...almost wouldn't shut.
- The shoe closet. It's a disaster, and we just keep piling shoes on the ground, even though there's a rack. Lame. I'm going to fix it, organize it, and chuck out some old shoes that don't fit (thanks Alexys...being pregnant made my feet grow!).
- Alexys' books - my Dad bought her a proper bookshelf. Hopefully he'll bring it over this week, and I can put them on there. Half of them are on the floor in her closet right now.
- The "junk" drawer. I have a little black thing under our computer desk that I just pile junk into - lighters, extra keys, batteries, whatever. I want it to be easily used.
- Put my scrapbooking stuff away. It's sitting on the table, and I know I won't get to it for a while now with so much other stuff to accomplish.
- Wipe out my washing machine - the part where the fabric softener goes has SO much buildup, it bothers me!!!
kortney elise xoxo
4 comments:
Awe,that's so cute. Honestly, if it was just the three of us (Morgan, Mackenzie and I) then I would definately love to do that. When I lived on my own, my house was always clean. But after laundry and dishes and cleaning for 5 adults, if I sweep I consider it a good day.LOL
I find that the five-five-five principle is what happens around my house instead: in the time that I am focusing on doing a five minute task, Kaleb messes up five more things, increasing my to-do list by five. Most days just getting through the stuff that HAS to be done is enough of a challenge. Needless to say, my standards of neat and tidy are continually lowering.
Good for you! I always feel better when things are clean and organized, too. Have you tried FlyLady? I did it for awhile, but got annoyed with the constant e-mails. She has some good ideas and methods, though.
I was going to suggest flylady to you too. I think you'd like it (but yes, I always delete the emails they are way too many). but somewhere on her site she has a program to follow that is similar to your idea and you add something new to your routine each time, but it is a very quick, low-maintenance way to keep things clean and organized.
btw...good for you.
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