the DO JUST ONE THING Challenge

My list to do seems to be a mile long.  Is that a summer thing?  It seems like everyone I know is doing project after project right now. 

SO, I gave myself a little challenge.  I've been doing it for two weeks now (I wanted to see if I could really do it before I blogged about it) and it seems to be working GREAT!  I call it (drum roll please) . . .

THE DO JUST ONE THING CHALLENGE

I have an ongoing list of things I need to do, but never seem to get to.  The lovely list has chores listed both big and small.  So on the super busy days, I pick a small job (like clean a bathroom drawer) . . . and on those rare days when I have a huge chunk of time (huh?  like, when does that ever happen?), I pick a big job (like empty out the storage unit). 

Side note:  Yes, we emptied out our storage unit yesterday!  Which will save us a whopping $100 a month on ridulousness.  It feels oh so great!  Although, now my GARAGE is full of crap that I now need to sell or donate, but at least that gets me one step closer to getting rid of junk we don't even use!  Victory!

So, if you have a bunch of annoying little (and big) jobs that just nag at you, and you never seem to find the time for them. . .  try the DO JUST ONE THING CHALLENGE!  If it works for me, it will work for anyone.  Trust me on this.  And it feels sooooooo great to chip away and my crazy list of things to do. 

Because, you know, clean and being organized feels good! 

From Top to Bottom

Just a quick tip I picked up on a while back, which may or may not be obvious to the rest of the world . . . because it wasn't to me! 

It is always best to clean from TOP to BOTTOM.   Gravity is your friend but can also be your enemy when it comes to cleaning.  Think about it.  You've finished mopping the floors, and you then wipe off the counters.  It is inevitable, some of that crud is totally going to fall on your newly mopped floor.  Yuk!

This is an especially helpful when you are dusting something like the ceiling fan (dang! those things can collect SERIOUS dust) and dust falls all over the floor.  Then when you vacuum, you can just take care of the dust with the vacuum.  Easy peasy! 

SO, if you already knew this, I guess you could teach me a thing or two about cleaning.  :)

Oh, and did you know?  Clean feels good!