7 Effective Habits for a Calmer Home

You wake up and look around only to discover the whole place is a mess. Dirty dishes in the sink and tables, clothes all over the floor, and trash overflowing… This is the house no one wants to wake up in, but it doesn't have to be your house. You can make some simple changes to your home today to make it feel calm and peaceful all the time, all you have to do is use these 7 simple home organization habits.

Evening Decluttering and Cleaning Session

Your home might get cluttered faster because you wait to declutter or clean up only a few times each week, rather than waiting set a 15-to-20-minute timer at the end of each day to pick up all the clutter. This will stop things from accumulating around your home. Sort through the mail, put the dishes in the dishwasher, sort the living room, and put all small items back in their spot.

Address the Laundry pile-up

Laundry can be a taxing job. Clothes are often piling up especially if you work out of home a lot. While many consider laundry a “When I need to do it I will” job, you will find it is easier to handle on a schedule. Complete your laundry on set days of the week, or even every day depending on how many clothes you need to wash, rather than just waiting until you need to do it.

Additional Tip: If you find that a lot of clothes require dry cleaning, you might be better off learning tips on how to dry clean at home. Many garments can be refreshed and dry-cleaned within the comfort of your own home. This can save you time on having to go to the dry cleaners.

Weekly Deep Clean and Declutter

Deep cleaning is a seasonal job for most people. However, with the current rate you are bringing things into your household, you might be better off with a weekly cleaning. These weekly deep cleaning sessions will help you get rid of items as needed rather than letting them accumulate over time.

Declutter While Organizing

Don’t make the mistake of organizing your home without decluttering. This is a really easy trap to fall into by putting items in different storage locations without considering whether you want to keep these items. For example, when doing laundry most people don’t tend to take the time to look at the item for tears or to consider whether they want to keep it. However, you can change that by looking through your clothes every time you do laundry to decide if these are clothes you want to keep, donate, or sell.

Make a Donation Pile

Set a basket aside in your home to use as a donation pile. Knowing where to put all the things you want to donate gives them a home within your house. Anything you find that is no longer useful to you or in your home can immediately be placed in the donation basket. You can then donate the basket items every week or month, removing all the clutter from your home in a simple step.

Create Personalized Storage Solutions

Organization systems should be personal to you. Instead of using a generic storage solution in your home take the time to think of what works for you. It is much more effective to add storage and organization solutions as you find out that they are needed in your home. As an example, if you are constantly searching for where to place your kitchen utensils, then this might be the time to buy a utensil holder, or a drawer organizer so that you can give them a clear location.

The most important thing when it comes to home organization is to pinpoint the areas that you are struggling with and find effective solutions for your home and lifestyle.

Make a Schedule

If you are struggling to find a balance with everything you need to get done, then the solution could be a schedule. Write a list of all the important tasks you need to finish every week. From there decide on a day for each of the tasks to be completed. For example:

Monday – Water all the plants

Tuesday – Do Laundry

Wednesday – Vacuum the house

Thursday – Bathroom clean-up

Friday – Meal Prep

This schedule will allow you to find a balance between completing all of your housework and living your life to the fullest.

Create Your Space

Good home organization habits don’t need to be hard. Your home is your sanctuary, so don’t you want it to be a pleasant space to be in? Implementing these changes will get your home clean and organized in no time and will allow you to have a space you truly love to be in.