It’s SUMMER!!!
I love this fun and crazy and unscheduled time of year with my kids, but the lack of routine sends my house into chaos!
For the summer, I’m focusing on the four simple habits that will keep (or bring) any home out of Disaster Status.
Today’s report: It’s Monday, and I’m in the mood to get back on track. Even so, I find myself wandering around and feeling bleh after a fun and busy weekend. This is when having a basic checklist hanging on the wall helps me sooo much.
Don’t know what to do? EMPTY THE DISHWASHER!!! And once I did that, it was only natural to put this morning’s dishes into it and wipe down cabinets and the keep going.
Here’s how we did:
Do the dishes
Sweep the kitchen
Check bathrooms for clutter
Do a five-minute pick-up
Our extra task for today:
Laundry. And there’s waaaayyy less than there was last week. Yay for summer and looking the other way when my kids re-wear things they probably shouldn’t re-wear!!
How did you do today?
Share your own success and failures in the comments!
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If you’re completely overwhelmed at even the thought of the four habits listed here, don’t worry! I totally understand! I recommend my books: How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind and Decluttering at the Speed of Life for a step-by-step guide to getting your home out of Disaster Status.
If it’s your first time at ASlobComesClean.com, welcome! Right now, we’re totally focused on helping our homes survive the gloriously routine-free summer! Regular blogging will resume when school starts in August! Until then, find out what goes on around here the rest of the year by checking out my decluttering strategies (based on WAY too much personal experience) and my free printable checklists. See my advice on getting started.
And if you’re worried about whether you’ll fit in here, read this.
--Nony
Carrie says
Great job! I’m doing great getting the dishes in the dishwasher at night and unloaded in the morning. Today is payday so I pulled the sheets off the bed for washing. They are back on. I also did two loads of laundry. I even got to some dusting in the bedroom! Seems like enough for today!!
Charyse says
I went “crazy cleaning lady” on my house today. Cleaned a mountain of dishes, folded oh so much laundry, pucker up my bedroom, picked up the living room, supervised my daughters room cleaning & cleaned the bathrooms (except the tubs…I just cleaned one the other day so my daughter could take a bath without feeling guilty and the other is the Kitty box tub…it’s a project on it’s own day!) . Later this week I plan on washing all the bedding, dusting the house & sweeping/vacuuming/mopping the floors. I’ve been filling in at preschool and am finally done for the summer so survival mode is done!
Lisa @ Lisas Creative Designs says
Well, I have given the job of emptying and loading the dishwasher to my teenage son so that lightens my load a little bit. Trying to get a handle on the dog hair my sweet puppy is dropping all over the house is another story and if I could ONLY get my hubby and kids to put things away I would be happy. I swear sometimes they do not know what a trash can is!