{"id":10743,"date":"2010-04-05T13:32:30","date_gmt":"2010-04-05T17:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/?p=10743"},"modified":"2010-12-01T13:53:29","modified_gmt":"2010-12-01T17:53:29","slug":"clean-home-trouble-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/clean-home-trouble-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean Home, Fresh Start: Find a Trouble Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I believe that cleaning and organization are more psychological than physical. Many times we get so overwhelmed with the number of simple tasks we need to do each day that we give up on them all. It only takes a few short days before many neglected smalls tasks add up to a huge problem!<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t try to tackle it all at once. The task will seem impossible and burn out is likely. Today find one <em><strong>small<\/strong><\/em> &#8220;trouble spot&#8221; in your home, set the timer for 30 minutes, and work as hard as you can to organize and clean that space. When time is up walk away from the task. If you aren&#8217;t finished you can come back to it tomorrow. The goal is not to spend all day cleaning, it is to spend short but extremely productive periods of time cleaning and organizing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/IMG_2986.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10744 alignleft\" title=\"kitchen drawer\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/IMG_2986-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"kitchen drawer\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;trouble spot&#8221; I am tackling today, one kitchen drawer. This drawer has been disorganized for so long I cannot even remember what it was originally supposed to hold. I know that half of the items probably belong in the garbage, but I haven&#8217;t taken the time to declutter this drawer in months.<\/p>\n<p>What has kept me back from organizing this drawer? Nothing but avoidance. This drawer annoys me, every time I can&#8217;t find something in the kitchen I am sure someone has put it in this drawer by mistake.<\/p>\n<p>This might sound crazy, but this drawer is a joy stealer. And things that steal my joy need to go!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/category\/homemaking\/clean-home-homemaking\/\" target=\"_blank\">Clean Home, Fresh Start<\/a><\/em><em> is a month long series to help you create a clean and clutter free home. Feel free to join in, follow along, share your tips and encouragement. Let&#8217;s all help each other create a peaceful and welcoming home for our families, friends, and ourselves.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Question of the Week:<br \/>\n<em><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblogfrog.com\/186052\/Forum\/17369\/are-you-a-packrat-or-a-neat-freak.html\" target=\"_blank\">Are you a pack rat or a neat freak<\/a>? \u00a0Come clean in my BlogFrog community.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I believe that cleaning and organization are more psychological than physical. Many times we get so overwhelmed with the number of simple tasks we need to do each day that we give up on them all. It only takes a few short days before many neglected smalls tasks add up to a huge problem! 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