Happy Tuesday everybody!!!!
With the holidays just behind us, so recent that we’re still paying for them (in so many ways- financially, physically, etc.) everyone is getting over their fatigue and trying to turn over a new leaf.
And then there’s the clutter; presents are amazing, however, they also bring new objects into our dwellings that we then have to keep up after which is, of course, a challenge.
With most people back to work right away, well . . .
Much of the clutter is still sitting there, waiting to be dealt with right?
I have a really informal “cleaning schedule” that I try to stick to, however, 2 things usually happen that influence how I keep my house clean;
- I intend to do things on specific days so that I’m not overwhelmed and exhausted by running to get it all done in one day, but of course, things come up (I get motivated cleaning one room and it turns into a marathon of getting the whole house done in one shot, or my 2 year old dumps out a whole bottle of lavender shampoo on the bathroom floor while I’m cleaning the mirror and BOOM I’m cleaning the whole room from top to bottom because why not and . . .
2. My daughter won’t let me put her down for whatever reason so an entire day goes by where I am able to do the daily things she’s used to seeing, but not anything beyond that which evolves into and endless cycle with reason #1.
If I could only get that schedule on paper and into something more concrete, I kept thinking, life might be a touch more simple, especially when my routine oriented daughter grows used to it.
Right?
So I was looking for a few things when I went searching for a template to flesh out the cleaning schedule in my head;
- I didn’t want it to be an excel sheet- too formal and too small (I have awful eyesight- my glasses? Not just a cute prop).
- I wanted it to be lined and organized by day because I’m lazy when it comes to designing that kind of thing.
- It had to be pretty. What? I’m a girl- I like pretty things; if it can be pretty and practical then I’m totally winning. WHAT.
So I went in search of exactly those elements and it wasn’t long before I stumbled on this blog from Classy Clutter and found exactly what I was looking for.
They had the template laid out plain, lined and filled in with their own cleaning schedule so I saved and printed off both; I had it in my head that I would try doing things the way they had them laid out but it won’t work for me.
Plus, one of those chicks has a craft room in their house- an entire room. I may need to tweak the schedule to suit my household but I want to live with anybody who has an entire room devoted to arts and crafts in their house.
Life goals, y’all.
Life goals.
OK, so I’m going to give this bad boy a try for the next week and I will post my results and thoughts.
I hope everybody is having a good week so far!
Until next time!
Love,
The Chick and her Chickadee