balancing act

RainbowDash · 11-19-2014, 08:24 AM

how do you balance getting daily chores done (laundry, dishes, cooking, tidying up) with bigger projects like decluttering?

it's so hard for me to get anything done when my kids are so demanding, but if iwant a peaceful home, i really need it to be decluttered. any tips?

Kiara.I · 11-19-2014, 11:58 AM

Small pieces. Rather than "Declutter the Closet!", think about "Every time I wander into this room I will take 2 things out of the closet that shouldn't be there."

milkmommy · 11-19-2014, 01:44 PM

Bigger projects and decluttering just wait untill I have a chunk of time I can dedicate to the task..

I need to do our bedroom for example we've piled a lot of thigs I need to go through in corners and such.. It is going to wait untill our Christmas break and sometime I'll have DH take the kids out and let me work uninterputed so I can get it done...

Daily- we do general house work and tidying up one big clean then 1-2 smaller quick tidy ups.

Dishes- done as we go catch up during big clean time

Laundry gets done through out the week as needed with big catch up times on Fridays..

Depending on age of kids and season of live "clean and tidy" looks different.

marbles · 11-19-2014, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Kiara.I

Small pieces. Rather than "Declutter the Closet!", think about "Every time I wander into this room I will take 2 things out of the closet that shouldn't be there."

This has been the way I approach it recently and it really works. We got star stickers and aimed for one item gone every day and we out a sticker on th calendar when we did it. It ended up being easier than I though my and now our house is much less cluttered, though of course there's still plenty to do!

RainbowDash · 11-19-2014, 02:19 PM

i need to use an app my friend suggest. "unfilth your habitat" [for iOS, the Android version has profanity in the title]. she says its helped her cut out so many things, but its in bite size pieces that are timed for either 5, 10 or 20 minutes.

kaytlynhope · 11-21-2014, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by RainbowDash

i need to use an app my friend suggest. "unfilth your habitat" [for iOS, the Android version has profanity in the title]. she says its helped her cut out so many things, but its in bite size pieces that are timed for either 5, 10 or 20 minutes.

I've used this. They have a website and all that. It makes things easier I think

CelticJourney · 11-21-2014, 05:39 AM

I will generally increase the daily chores and then have a large chuck of time for a project. For example, make it my goal to have all the laundry done, kitchen clean and something easy planned for dinner the next day by Friday night so that I can focus my time on Saturday. When I declutter, sometimes I make a bit of a mess as part of the process and I don't want it left at the end of the day. Also planning it for a time when dad can take the littles somewhere for a bit helps a lot.

11-19-2014, 08:24 AM	#1
RainbowDash Suspended/Account Deactivated Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 47	balancing act how do you balance getting daily chores done (laundry, dishes, cooking, tidying up) with bigger projects like decluttering? it's so hard for me to get anything done when my kids are so demanding, but if iwant a peaceful home, i really need it to be decluttered. any tips?

11-19-2014, 11:58 AM	#2
Kiara.I Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Pacific South-West. You know, north of the Pacific North-West Posts: 12,922	Re: balancing act Small pieces. Rather than "Declutter the Closet!", think about "Every time I wander into this room I will take 2 things out of the closet that shouldn't be there." __________________ ENTP fits me to a T, though it took me forever to figure it out! DYT Type 3, Enn. Type 1 (hold that thought...enneagram crisis...might be a 7!) Sparks (9) ; Spitfire (8); Sprite (4.5)

11-19-2014, 01:44 PM	#3
milkmommy Rose Garden sisters! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sunniest place on Earth and hotter than Phoenix! Might as well be sitting on the sun... Posts: 35,301	Re: balancing act Bigger projects and decluttering just wait untill I have a chunk of time I can dedicate to the task.. I need to do our bedroom for example we've piled a lot of thigs I need to go through in corners and such.. It is going to wait untill our Christmas break and sometime I'll have DH take the kids out and let me work uninterputed so I can get it done... Daily- we do general house work and tidying up one big clean then 1-2 smaller quick tidy ups. Dishes- done as we go catch up during big clean time Laundry gets done through out the week as needed with big catch up times on Fridays.. Depending on age of kids and season of live "clean and tidy" looks different. __________________ Deanna wife to Shawn since 2001 mom to a young adult Cecilia , tween Margaret and three I will hold one day in heaven.

11-19-2014, 02:19 PM	#5
RainbowDash Suspended/Account Deactivated Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 47	Re: balancing act i need to use an app my friend suggest. "unfilth your habitat" [for iOS, the Android version has profanity in the title]. she says its helped her cut out so many things, but its in bite size pieces that are timed for either 5, 10 or 20 minutes. Last edited by Hermana Linda; 11-19-2014 at 04:31 PM. Reason: Posting guideline #3

11-21-2014, 05:39 AM	#7
CelticJourney Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 34,569	Re: balancing act I will generally increase the daily chores and then have a large chuck of time for a project. For example, make it my goal to have all the laundry done, kitchen clean and something easy planned for dinner the next day by Friday night so that I can focus my time on Saturday. When I declutter, sometimes I make a bit of a mess as part of the process and I don't want it left at the end of the day. Also planning it for a time when dad can take the littles somewhere for a bit helps a lot. __________________ Elizabeth "Truth without love is divisive and hurtful & love without truth is anemic"--Pastor Estep Arise, cry out in the night...pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord; Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children..; Lamentations 2:19

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