Week 10: Maintenance & Routines

We come to the end of our 2021 Home Organizing Challenge. It has been a wonderful 10 weeks and I hope you have all made progress in your spaces.

This week we won’t be focusing on a specific area in our home, but I want to talk about Maintenance and Routines.

Being organized is not a one-size-fits-all. If you’ve set up a new organization system in your home, give it a few weeks to get used to. After, take a step back and assess. What is working, what isn’t? If it didn’t work for you, try something new. Think of spaces in your home that are working and try to recreate that in your other space.

Maintenance is the key to keeping things organized. To set yourself up for success, properly label your newly organized spaces. This will not only help you remember, but it can help the rest of the household stay on track as well.

Start your day with Intention:

Pick 2-3 top priorities for the day by urgency, and start with the task you’re dreading the most.

Further break down the tasks into manageable steps. Set up short uninterrupted time blocks to complete those tasks. During this time switch off all distractions and focus on the task at hand.

If anytime you are starting to feel overwhelmed, take a break. Walk around, get a glass of water and take a deep breath to clear your mind. When you’re feeling better, come back to it and continue on.

Before you start preparing for bed, take 10 minutes to do a final tidy. Put anything out of place, back to its home.