Tidy Tips

Here are some simple tips to help you maintain your room/s so that you can fully enjoy that your summer. After all, we all work, think, and serve more effectively when we are unencumbered by clutter:

1. Close the closet door/s. This is such a simple act that makes a HUGE difference in the appearance of even the messiest of rooms.

2. Make you bed BEFORE you leave the room. This is one of the best things I have ever done when it comes to tidying up. The temptation to never make the bed is so much stronger after re-entering after breakfast. Plus a bed that is made does wonders psychologically as you go and start your day.

3. Put your laundry away. Seriously, it takes a wopp'n minute or two (perhaps 5 if you have a sizable stack of procrastination). No one likes wrinkly clothes anyway. Do everyone a favor.

4. Put things in your room/ space that you love. If you have an item that you just love (a picture, trinket, or collection) you are more likely to spend some time caring for it. Sometimes putting a flowering plant in your room is incentive to pay attention and and to give it some TLC. If a wilted and dried-up poise doesn't make a body feel guilty I don't know what will.

5. Do the 5 (or 10) minute pick up...once a day. I normally do this at night so that I can begin the next day without the confrontation of clutter. I actually don't time myself because it has become such a habit, however, if this is not a habit of yours, the timer is your best friend!!