Simple Cleaning Process for the New Year
Getting everything cleaned, decluttered, and organized can really suck. It’s even harder when you’re staring at a giant pile of junk with no idea where to start. Hopefully, I can help at least a bit. I’m going to give you a small step-by-step process that I use. Enter the new year with clean study spaces, bedrooms, or even your whole home.
Clear the surface entirely.
I want you to take everything off the surface or floor and set it somewhere else for now. Just clear it off.
Get the cleaning done now.
This is when you go through it all and get the stuff that doesn’t belong out. I start with the trash. I get all the trash that I can out of the mess. Old receipts, random papers, old wrappers or cans. Pick out the stuff that gets trashed, and toss it out. Take the dirty dishes to the sink as well.
You’ve still got a giant pile of junk. This is when you start the organizing. Roll up your sleeves, tie up your hair, and get ready to grind. Create sorting piles. Personally, I use several of them. Laundry, papers, pens and pencils, perfumes, and other junk. Get it all settled into piles. Take the laundry and figure out where it goes. Dirty laundry where that goes, and clean laundry to the side for now.
Is this stuff that you use? Does it spark joy? Does it serve its purpose? Is it actually yours? These are questions you need to answer. If it’s not yours, set it aside and return it later. If the answer to the first three questions is no, you can toss it or donate it. If it’s yes, leave it in its pile.
Clean the actual surface now.
Get your paper towels or washcloths, grab the cleaning spray, and get that surface clean.
Find a home for everything.
Now you get to start putting everything where it goes. At this point, you’ve cleaned the surface, tossed the trash, returned the stuff that isn’t yours, and you’ve done some decluttering. This is when you put everything where it goes. Make sure that you give your stuff their own homes. Everything in my room and bathroom has a place. When I need it, I know where to find and where to return it as soon as I’m done with it.
Congrats! You’ve done a lot now. At this point, your clean laundry needs to be folded and put away but that’s another chore entirely. Pat yourself on the back for a job well done.
Hopefully, this little tutorial helps you get some cleaning done. Enjoy a clean space this year. I’ll be back soon with some organization tips and tricks.
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