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Spring Cleaning! by Sarah Matthew
Spring is wonderful, a clean house is divine, the road to get there, not so much. I've been perusing plenty of tips and tricks on various blogs, Pinterest, and Martha Stewart's website. Some of the best advice I have heard regards not what to do, but how to go about doing it. Whether you're organizing your classroom, cleaning house, or planning your curriculum, these ideas may help you.
Assess your current way of doing things. Keep what works and change what doesn't. We are all made differently and what works for one person does not necessarily work for someone else. This is the reason we stock over 30 styles of plan books.
Keep things manageable by planning to work in chunks. Sometimes I'm just overwhelmed by a task, but giving myself permission to stop after 15 minutes makes it less daunting. Make a list of steps to take toward completion and divide them up fairly evenly so you're not left scrambling at the end.
Set a realistic deadline and stick to it. If I don't leave myself with enough time, I end up freaking out. But if I give myself too much time, I procrastinate, waste precious time, and still freak out!
Use the right tools. It is so frustrating and time consuming to try and hang shelving into studs with a hand powered screw driver, let me tell you! It is possible, but oh so much easier and happier with an electric screw driver.
Get into the right frame of mind. I often have to remind myself why I am completing a task. I enjoy having a clean place and having plans running more smoothly. It's great to be ready for guests. Remembering this before I start helps put me in a good frame of mind. Sometimes a little sunshine, some music or an incentive can work wonders.
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