It's a new year! Hooray! What better way to kick off the start of a brand new year than with a super simple, easy to achieve, resolution?
What is this to-good-to-be-true resolution?
Introducing the 10/30 rule!
It's seriously the best kept secret to housekeeping... and I wish I learned it sooner.
What is the 10/30 rule to housekeeping?
This is simply the idea that it only takes 10 steps or 30 seconds to complete a task. For example...
It's finally date night and your hubby is taking you out to dinner at your favorite restaurant. You try on an outfit, but you don't like it, so you toss the clothes on the floor and pull out another option. You might do this one or two more times before being satisfied with your look. But now you have a pile of clothes on the floor as you walk out the door to dinner.
With the 10/30 rule, you would take an extra 30 seconds to hang up each shirt as you take them off instead of tossing them to the side. Wouldn't you rather get it over with? We all know that if you don't put them back, that pile is just going sit there all week, and on top of that, it'll keep growing.
I have been trying to live by this rule for the past three months now, and WOW what a difference! Our house has had cleaner counter tops, more inviting beds, and less trash laying around. I walk into rooms happier when things are in their place.
Here are some easy ways to apply the 10/30 rule:
Rinse off dishes before putting them in the kitchen sink
Throw junk mail straight into the trash instead of in a mail sorter
Straighten throw pillows when getting up from the couch
Wipe down kitchen table after each meal
Make the bed as soon as you get up (at least straighten the pillows and sheets, doesn't have to be fancy)
Put books back on the bookshelf after reading
Put away or throw away receipts when you get home from the store
Grab all your trash from the car when you get home
The best thing about using the 10/30 rule is that it can be applied to nearly any task. Start making lifestyle changes and live more organized by making the 10/30 rule your new year's resolution!
Have any other simple house cleaning tips you live by? Share them in the comments below!
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