As I was cleaning yesterday, I found that I did best when I treated it like an archeological dig. I would rope off a small area in my mind and clean that. I found that it kept me focus on the task at hand. My mind has a tendency to wander. I put a lot of items away, but don’t see progress. I spend more time wandering around the house than I do actually cleaning.
I really liked this style because it allowed me to see progress fast. I could pick a small area like the area rug in the foyer and clean that up quick. The bigger the mess the smaller the area I choose. I sometimes also clean by theme such as cleaning up all of the books or dirty clothes.
Now off to actually clean instead of thinking about cleaning!
In Pursuit of an Organized Life 