Searching for January

I'm pretty sure January went missing shortly after the New Year. Here it is February and while I finally feel I am starting to take control of the house I feel there was a time lapse along the way. This stay at home thing is rough on computer work! Too many distractions!

Thanks to Pinterest I have in the past week developed a simple routine that has taken the stress off the cleanliness portion of my house. The clutter problem has not been alleviated though I have made great strides in that as well through online consignment boards and organizing totes/bags/etc. So now I have three piles of Problem areas in the open versus the entire house being a problem.

The trick to the cleanliness? Living by this simple guideline:

 

Following this set up has saved me time, stress and my life frankly. I can't believe the simplicity of it and yet why did I never figure it out before. From here I am leaving myself open to incorporate more small step routines because I now have more free time. I do not feel like I have to do all things every day  because they each have thier time and place and I am LOVING IT. My bathrooms have never been this clean. Seriously. Moral of the story, Pinterest can Payoff.