Sometimes it feels like your move will never end, especially during the unpacking phase. Then begins the never ending task of keeping your living space livable. Need some help? Here are some useful tips:
1. Embrace The Changes
If you’re a messier person by habit, it can be tough to adopt a neat and tidy lifestyle. Don’t take it on all at once: make small changes and adopt little habits to gradually change the way you keep house. As you master each new habit, continue adopting small changes until you can maintain your home the way you want.
2. Start From The Front Door
Leave your shoes by the front door and wear slippers or house shoes when indoors. Your outside shoes track mud, dirt and bacteria into your home. Leave all that at the door, and you’ll soon see a change in the condition and appearance for your floors and carpeting.
3. Conquer The Clutter
Your stuff shouldn’t run your life. It takes up space that could be used for better purposes, and eliminating clutter from around your home goes a long way toward reducing your stress level. Work your way room by room through the house eliminating the clutter. Haven’t used or worn something in six months to a year? Sell it online, hold a yard sale, or donate it to a thrift store. Free yourself from clutter, and feel better about your home and how you live.
4. Establish Organized Morning Rituals
Get your bedroom sorted and organized first thing every morning. When you return, everything is organized and ready to greet the end of the day with you. This practice makes your bedroom into your personal sanctuary and makes it a place to recharge and reflect separate from the world.
5. Check Your Air Quality
Dusting, sweeping, mopping and vacuuming all kick up dirt and debris into the air you breathe. Are you checking your HVAC air filter and exchanging it regularly? Cleaner air means a cleaner home, and even the air quality inside can have a significant impact on your day to day life.
6. Deep Clean Rugs and Drapes Regularly
Sofa pillow cases, drapes, area rugs and all other manner of textile-based household furnishings trap dust and allergens all the time. You need to make sure you are giving them all a thorough going over once or twice a year at minimum. Keeping these furnishings clean helps you improve air quality, keep your rugs and drapes
looking their best and helps establish necessary cleaning routines into your annual calendar.
7. Put Things Away Right Away
When you establish the habit of putting any items you use away immediately after use, you reduce clutter and keep your home looking freshly cleaned daily. If you live alone, this can make the task of keeping your place tidy significantly less work intensive.
