5 Steps To Take When You’re Overwhelmed With Clutter

That’s me/my house right now. We moved into our rental house July 1st as a temporary solution for a year so we would have time to buy a new one. So I admit I wasn’t overly motivated to unpack right away and organize. However, I have been noticing that the last few weeks the house has seemed to be spiraling out of control and this weekend I realized there wasn’t a single room that felt organized.

Initially, it frustrated me and filled me with dread because I’ve been super busy lately with work and the kids schedules. The thought of taking the hours I know are needed to get the house back in the shape it needs to be was a horrible thought.

Then I realized as with any big, and seemingly overwhelming, goal breaking it up in smaller chunks will make it manageable and less stressful.

These are the 5 steps I recommend you take to accomplish this task.

Make a list. Even though it can be fun to live in denial and not face exactly what it is you need to get done. Plus it can be so much fun when you get things done and cross them off.
Create a timeline that breaks the list in small pieces that you can work on daily or weekly.
Start off with the project you don’t want to do the most. Eat That Frog  it will get it out of the way and make everything else seem easier.
Don’t try and do everything yourself. Enlist the kids, and I know it can be a challenge to get them to clean, but if you make if fun it will be easier. Learning to be responsible can’t happen too early.
Reward yourself. Whether it be an hour of reading a good book or taking an uninterrupted bubble bath give yourself something to look forward too. You deserve it!

Remember the clutter didn’t happen overnight, and it won’t get fixed overnight.

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