Spring cleaning is a time-honored tradition that might be even more important this year than previous ones. Since the COVID-19 outbreak people have been spending a lot more time in the home than any other. Cleaning up your workspace and living space can be a great boost for mental health. Besides who doesn’t love the feeling of being in a freshly cleaned room! If you’re struggling with how to tidy up here are a few good rules of thumbs when cleaning up.
First things first, remember to take breaks. Feeling like you need to declutter everything at once can become overwhelming and be a reason you put off spring cleaning until next spring. If you find yourself needing to clean up, but stressed about the cleaning up just take it a little at a time. Do about 30 minutes or so every day and you’ll be on the path to a cleaner place.
Next put on background noise. This can be light tunes or a tv show for background noise. Having a little something to stimulate you while you’re doing the mundane, but necessary task of cleaning can make it feel a little more bearable.
Another great to keep up is to get yourself a lot of compact storage. You can find lots of these on Amazon, Etsy, and well pretty much anywhere on the internet. There are footrests that double as blanket stooges, hangers that slide a certain way to save space, spice rack magnets that stick to the top of the oven, jewelry organizers, and so much more. Just see where you could use more space and google items that will make that area more efficient like “office organizer” or “kitchen storage”.
When going through your stuff ask yourself to follow a Joy Marie Kondo tip, “does this spark joy?” If it does keep it! If doesn’t let it go. Unless it brings a smile to your face you don’t really need it, well… except for school books and work uniforms, but you get the gist.
