Clean Home Habits

You walk in. You've been thinking about this moment all day. As you open the door, your heart rate slows, your shoulders relax and you feel that peace that only your home can bring. Or do you? For some their home is their refuge and others can feel frustration and stress. Why is it so hard to keep our spaces in a way that brings relaxation and peace?? Why do I long for the marks of a vacuum cleaner yet sit on Facebook for hours?? Why do I scroll Instagram longing for the #homedecor living room and go to bed with clothes on the floor?? Habits! You've gotten stuck, my friend, and I am here to give you five tips on how to climb out from under your pile of laundry and reclaim you cleandom!

1.) STOP DIGGING!

If you want to reverse your situation and get out of a hole, STOP DIGGING! What do I mean by that? Stop making the situation worse. Don't add more clothes to the floor. Stop leaving items out where they don't belong. Don't hit TJ Maxx and add to your current clutter. Recognize your current habits and how they are not getting you where you want to be.

2.) Declutter

Researchers at Princeton University found that living or working in a cluttered environment can inhibit your ability to focus and process information. That cannot contribute to feelings of tranquility! Start in one area and divide items into piles for trash, donations, keep or relocate to another place in your home. Take your time and spend at least 15 minutes a day on this. Watch reruns of Schitt's Creek and get busy purging!

3.) Have a Home for Everything

In order to keep that clean, minimalist look, make sure everything you've decided to keep has a home. Realtors will tell you in order to show a home well, remove all personal items and keep decorative items and clutter to a minimum! Start in one room and gather up all items that belong elsewhere in your home. Take those ibuprofen bottles, empty glasses and dried up ink pens laying around your end tables and put them back where they go! Be creative and organize items into baskets, boxes or drawers.

4.) Wash Your Dishes After EVERY Use

Do NOT go to bed with dirty dishes in the sink or on the stove! That is the ultimate clean house no-no! Make it a habit to enjoy your meal at your lovely, clean table, then wash your dishes and wipe down counters. You will not believe how luxurious a clean kitchen feels at night! Your coffee is so much richer when you drink it next to a clean, empty sink, too!

5.) Do Laundry More Often

I know, I know... that's why I left this one for the end. Just hear me out! Instead of waiting for the weekend to do several loads of laundry, do a load as soon as you have enough. It's much easier to wash, dry and put away one load of laundry as opposed to three or four!

Try these few tips, feel super proud and bask in your pristine Pinterest-worthy domain!