Do you often have the feeling that you are not following? There is always such a long list of things to do.
You can hardly rest. And once everything is done, then kettle, dishwasher and washing machine would have to be decalcified again.
The vacuum cleaner needs a new bag, in the garden waiting for all sorts of work and family and some friends would like to see more often.
This article will not completely resolve the dilemma of today's world, where we find it very difficult to settle due to the sheer abundance.
Nevertheless, I want to give you an incentive to clearly limit this feeling of never being able to do everything.
Order in the apartment bring order in the head
Anyone who once a complete house cleaning including drawers and cabinets clean up, dusting, descaling equipment, etc., knows that it is incredibly free.
Of course, with a 40-hour week and a private calendar, it's not easy to tackle such an action. But it's worth it, promise!
With order in the apartment order comes in the head
How can I start such a "Klarschiff-Aktion"?
In my experience, it is very important to first understand what exactly you are planning to do. You can then distribute the different tasks into individual blocks and over several days.
A weekend can help a lot. If you take two weekends at a stretch, you will do most of the tasks.
It's not about two days at a time doing nothing but cleaning up, cleaning, etc.
Reward yourself!
Actually, I like to preach the 'live here and now', but I have to be honest at this point:
I would always find something that I enjoy more than cleaning the house. So let's make an exception.
Meaning: Think of a reward beforehand.
For example, you can start cleaning up in the morning at 9am and pull through until 1pm.
Then comes the reward:
- You go to lunch somewhere to eat
- You drink a beer in the midday sun
- You go to the playground with your child
- You play a computer game
-etc,
It's just that you can look forward to something while doing the unloved tasks.
However, you can make even the house cleaning itself by some tricks more pleasant.
The confusion in your head, you can unravel by a tidy apartment!
How can I make cleaning up pleasant?
When cleaning up, you can not avoid running around, sorting things, making decisions, etc.
Some tricks can still help you pass the time faster and maybe even enjoy:
- You listen to music (just listen to whole albums of artists, maybe you discover some great songs that you did not pay attention to)
- You hear an audiobook (an exciting story can help)
- You sing / compose yourself
The following tip from me: Often it is stupid, if you have to walk back and forth between the rooms, since then you have to pause the music / the audio book.
Concentrate therefore always first on a room. Everything that needs to be in another room, you put first to the door or in the hall and take care of it later.
How does tidying up the apartment help me relax?
Once you have managed to completely clean up a room, including all drawers and cabinets, as well as to clean, then that brings a little elation with it.
Can you do this with your entire apartment, possibly including garden, front yard, terrace, etc., then unimagined effects occur.
Suddenly, you can just sit down and relax much better, your head is much freer and the confusion is less.
Of course, the apartment is not the only circumstance, because even complicated situations at work and in the private sector with family and friends affect your well-being.
But tidying up the living space is by far the easiest to implement. And once the apartment is done, so does your motivation to risk further hurdles.
I recommend you just give it a try, it has always helped me a lot (of course, the apartment is again messier and dirtier with time, but from a basic order, an orderly and clean state can be restored much faster).
And now have fun cleaning up and tell us in the comments how it helped you!