What Is Midimalism? (And A Cleaning Challenge)
The goal of midimalism is to find a balance between minimalism and maximalism that works for you. The point is not to shame either style, but to incorporate whatever characteristics fit your style.
Decluttering does not mean you have to throw items away that you still use. It just meant to get rid of unnecessary items (items that you don’t use, need or want anymore). Everyone’s lifestyle is different, so there no right or wrong answer or style. Everyone is welcome here and encouraged to comment and share their thoughts.
So here is a simple cleaning challenge that (probably) everyone can benefit from.
Pick one room in your house that you spend a good amount of time in and open your stop watch on your phone or watch or tablet. (Bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, living room, etc)
Grab a trash bag (either kitchen sized or from a grocery store) and a basket (I use laundry baskets for this).
Start the stop watch.
Put anything that is trash or broken in the trash bag. (Are you really going to fix it? How long has it been broken for? Did you already buy a new one? When was the last time you needed it?)
Put anything that is in the wrong room in the basket. (If you were looking for this thing in the future, where would you first look for it?)
Stop when you feel like you are running out of steam or your bag and basket are full. Maybe you can do this for an hour, maybe it takes you five minutes. The goal is to show you how quick you can make an impact.
Throw the trash bag away.
Put everything in the basket where it belongs. (If you were looking for this thing in the future, where would you first look for it?)
That’s it! Congrats, you made progress! Comment below what room you cleaned and how long it took you. Did you find any missing items or something cool you forgot about?
A Successful Weekend
Happy St Patrick’s Day! Hope everyone stayed safe today.
We had a weekend with no kid sports! First one since December. I used this weekend to really clean, and the kids chipped in too.
Dishes and laundry done. Sheets washed. Bathrooms cleaned. Fridge and freezer cleaned out. Wiped down the outside of the fridge, dishwasher and oven. Vacuumed most of the house. The kids wiped down the light switches and doorknobs, cleaned out the fire place, picked up their rooms (well, partway), cleaned some windows and dusted the baseboard heaters.
Now we really need to dust the ceiling fans and mop. Those are probably some of my least favorite chores, besides cleaning the walls around the toilets. Yuck.
What chores do you dislike? Which ones are your favorites? I’m weird and really enjoy folding and putting away laundry.
Second Post
Hello everyone! Hope you are all having a great day.
So far so good getting my house clean. I had every plan to be productive this weekend - but that didn’t happen. I was out of the house at a dance competition Saturday and Sunday, leaving my husband and son alone. Let’s just say negative things got done. Oh, and my daughter and I got sick.
Over the weekend laundry got done, and toilets got clean, everything else got messier. It was also daylight savings. Spring forward is everyone’s favorite, right?
Monday my daughter and I were self appointed sick blobs. Made the bed when I woke up. I cleaned off the kitchen table and washed the tablecloth and reusable napkins. Did the dishes at the end of the night. I submitted my homework assignment late (it was due last night.) Rough start to the week.
Tuesday (today) I cleaned the Ninja Air Fryer lid because the smoke alarm went off last night making dinner. I cleaned out the fridge of old food. I also watered plants and trimmed dead leaves (I have too many plants so this actually took a while).
Tomorrow is back to the office and back to school.
What did you accomplish over the weekend? What do you plan to work on this week?
Today’s Cleaning Tip:
How to clean a Ninja Food Air Fryer/Pressure Cooker:
Boil water in a kettle or on the stovetop.
Add water and lemon to the pot, close the lid. Let it sit for 5 minutes.
Scrub around the electric coil on the lid with a sponge.
Repeat steps 1-4 a few times. I used new water because it actually got gross pretty quick.
My First Step
Hi everyone! I am here to start my decluttering, cleaning and organizing journey and bring you along with me. I’m here to be open and honest, learn a thing or two (or a few hundred) and bring you along with me. I’d love for you to share your story and progress with me.
My day one goal is to set a quick and easy routine with “non-negotiables” for the bare minimum I will do around my house every single day.
Every morning when I wake up, I will make my bed and every night before bed I will make sure all dirty dishes are in the dishwasher or clean on the drying rack. The kids will also do their own part by emptying their backpacks (and folders), putting their snow shoes on the rack, and hanging up their jackets and snow pants.
What did you clean around your house today? What do you make sure to complete daily? Is there anything new you are going to add to your daily list?