Procrastination - The enemy of cleaning
General household cleaning can be managed by stopping procrastination and not being a perfectionist. Housekeeping is necessary. It is possible to keep a clean home. Keeping a household clean and uncluttered is possible. Granted there are times when a home will be cleaner than at other times, but it can stay manageable. The key is to stop procrastination and discontinue any perfectionist notions.
Procrastination is the thief of keeping up on general household cleaning. The desire to put off what needs to be done today, can be the downfall of household cleaning. A small spill of something, let’s say jelly, will take about fifteen seconds to wipe up with a damp paper towel. That same small spill left to dry, smear, and collect dust, dirt, and other objects for a few days will take one to five minutes and a lot of frustration.
The principle of seizing the moment and not procrastinating when it comes to general household cleaning can be applied to almost any task. Let me give you some examples:
A bathroom mirror left unattended for a few weeks is much harder to clean than a mirror that has had the bad water spots wiped daily with a paper towel. Paper towels and window cleaner can be kept easily under the bathroom sink for quick bathroom cleaning.
Getting rid of leftovers in the refrigerator every couple of days and placing empty containers in the dishwasher is much less time consuming than waiting until mold is growing inside every container in the refrigerator and it takes a few hours to clean it out. Spills in the refrigerator that are wiped out as soon as they happen take a fraction of the time to clean as spills left to harden for weeks.
Next Week: Stop Procrastination - Part 2
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