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Post by Sharon on Apr 4, 2014 20:31:41 GMT -6
 How many times have you told yourself you're going to clean the house and you end up not finishing or getting tired? Here is a technique that I've been practicing and it's been working out really well. Every day I clean/organize something in the house and I limit myself to 10 minutes for that task. By the end of the week that's 70minutes that I did not have to spend on my day off. =) I've been trying to encourage my husband to do the same. ...that would be 140 minutes together if we can collaborate on this weekly challenge! |
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Post by pandaa on Apr 6, 2014 22:50:28 GMT -6
This is a great tip, I'll make sure to keep this in mind! I find that if you keep to a semi-rigid schedule and don't let your laziness take over, you really get a lot more done. I really need to start doing this in my life. It's so stressful when you cram all of your chores into one small time period once a month or so. Have you found that your house is a lot cleaner?
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Post by Sharon on Apr 7, 2014 11:03:21 GMT -6
Yes I do find that my house is generally cleaner. I'm not freaking out when someone says they're coming over and do a speed cleaning because I don't want them thinking we live like slobs. lol It also minimizes the stress in not being able to find something or not knowing if we have this or that.
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Post by gyst on Apr 11, 2014 0:35:55 GMT -6
Good to see others doing a similar thing. My approach is not exactly 10 mins and is applicable to more than just cleaning. Helps me manage my time more effectively.
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Post by Joshua Farrell on Oct 26, 2021 0:38:04 GMT -6
Biggest thing here with doing a 10 minute cleanup, is that even without kids under the age of 12 not in the house, those that do live here end up trashing the place pretty fast, and a 10 minute daily job doesn't always do the trick for the day.
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Post by lammchen on Nov 2, 2021 17:29:55 GMT -6
I'm a homemaker so I'm always cleaning  Okay, not always but there's always something to be done around the house and I sort of have a schedule I like to stick to for some parts. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2021 20:33:36 GMT -6
Being a type A perfectionist my home never gets dirty or messy. So house cleaning is a breeze as there is never much to do.
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Post by demonskeith on Nov 3, 2021 0:33:41 GMT -6
I managed to get myself to focus one thing each weekend, kitchen on one weekend, bathroom the next, ect.
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Post by ash on Nov 3, 2021 11:56:53 GMT -6
That's actually quite a cool trick/tip and I might have to give it a try. We've usually just done what Demon has done and focused on one area of the house at a time.
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Post by demonskeith on Nov 4, 2021 1:29:41 GMT -6
That's actually quite a cool trick/tip and I might have to give it a try. We've usually just done what Demon has done and focused on one area of the house at a time.
ten minutes sounds good, but there is something left undone and forced to be look at until the next 10 mins.
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Okay, not always but there's always something to be done around the house and I sort of have a schedule I like to stick to for some parts.
