Break Chores Down Into Small Everyday Projects

Cleaning is rarely anyone’s favorite pastime. More often than not we groan inside when we remember that we have a house to clean. But cleaning does not have to be the evil that we so frequently think it is!

One of the biggest reasons that cleaning can be so frustrating is because we end up having a whole list of things that need to be done. Instead, if you could break down that big laundry list of chores into smaller everyday projects, the big clean up wouldn’t seem so bad.

A good way to do this is by setting aside just 15-30 minutes every day to do a different, usually neglected chore, such as mopping the floor or dusting shelves. By doing a little every day, you are largely able to avoid the big gnarly clean-up days that we each dread. After all, it is much easier to maintain a clean home a little everyday than it is to drain yourself completely scrubbing away all day.

At first it may seem hard to set aside that time, but once you get into the habit it will not seem like a sacrifice. If you thought about it, you’d realize there probably is an extra hour in your day that ends up getting drained away by something less productive anyways. You’ll be thanking yourself in the end when your big clean-up day isn’t as bad as it would’ve been.