January Cleaning Goals

One of my new year resolutions is to be a neater/cleaner person. Mostly to nip in the bud my bad habits which will undoubtedly culminate in a lifetime of squabbling (almost didn't spell that correctly) between my husband and me.

Therefore, I decided to make myself a neater person.

But, I know I would be overwhelmed quickly and revert back to my cluttered ways without a good plan. And small goals. (At least that's what I tell myself). So I decided to set 1-2 small goals for each month. I can embrace those goals fully, take the 3 weeks needed to make them a habit, and then add something else the next month.

Now here's the deal. You can't judge me for being open about my messy-ness. Blog rules state that you aren't allowed to judge a blogger who opens her heart to the unknown masses on the internet (rule #47). I checked. Plus it's just mean. So, don't judge. Also, when I clean, I CLEAN. It's spotless. And germless. That just only happens when company is expected, I have a massive school assignment due, or I'm otherwise procrastinating a big project.


January's Goals:
1. Finish the dinner dishes. Bobby is very good at getting dishes out of the sink. I am not. Just ask my momma. She has plenty of funny stories. So, I plan to, each morning, when my cup of coffee is brewing, instead of browsing facebook, to put away the dry dishes and wash any left in the sink that were left to soak overnight.

2. I have 24 hours to put away clean laundry. I am so very bad at this. I usually have piles of clean laundry in the spare bedroom And Bobby HATES it. Loathes, even. So this habit has to change. We also helped this situation by buying a separated dirty laundry bin. Now he won't be washing my laundry along with his EVERY 3 DAYS, so I will be prepared on laundry day to wash, dry, and put away all the clothes I am responsible for.

So there they are. No judging. More goals in February.





P.S. I can't be the only one with these cleaning issues, right?

P.P.S. Let me know what your bad cleaning habits are so we can change them together!