5 SECRETS TIDY PEOPLE KNOW (that you might not!) 

🌟Thank you so much for the list!🌟 Very helpful - Cheers!

Thanks for this!

This was an awesome thought, thanks YEEAAAHHZZ! :)

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My house can turn into a pig sty. Since setting a 5 minute timer and doing tasks like clean the kitchen counter, hoover the upstairs carpet, clean the bathroom. After 5 minutes I stop even if it's not totally done. I go have a chill and then go back to it later. It's totally changed my home. Good luck

I am also messy and live alone. My mother was tyrannical and the house was never messy...not tolerated and when I was a teen, I was left with 2 much younger siblings and a list of chores that would choke a horse...vacuuming a 2 story, 4 bedroom, 2-1/2 bathroom house and defrosting an old 1950s refrigerator. It was exhausting and I'd be babysitting sometimes all weekend. I still lived home but was going to move to a diffcity with a friend...the city of choice was hers and when we got there (2000 miles away) she decided she wanted to go back to our state of origin. I wasn't going to stay on my own and went along with her decision. I arrived home after less than a week. I was told I wasn't welcomed and wouldn't be staying. I ended up in a much better situation in the end for the next 4 yrs. After which I went on a vacation and met someone and got married. He unfortunately died and my parents showed up and wanted me to move back to the east coast. I said o and that I was going to move to LA and find a job and a place to live. I did with some help from my father and have lived in LA for about 50 yrs...best decision ever. I am now contemplating a move to So. Carolina where my brother had a house and has offered me the use of it.

@@patriciagarrett5526 I’m so glad you were able to overcome your mother’s extreme parenting and live a happy life. 🥰

@@NaeMuckle Thank you so much for the tip! I am trying to get better at organizing & cleaning. Not easy when my father's house is packed full to overflowing and he can't help. It is so overwhelming to go thru stuff & try to organize in such a small space. I am going to do the 5 minute approach! Thank you 4 sharing♡

I love having friends over for a casual visit. It forces my wife and I to clean up them little things, including nooks and crannies. 😅

Me too.

I’m glad to hear that… it’s a good family goal.

I'm trying my hardest to implement this. If it's not done before bed I'm up before work and cleaning. I would love to have a relaxing morning before work instead of cleaning all the time

The clean sink is a big deal, I have to do it , and if I am physically sick and can't do it. I have to cover it with a towel and get it first thing next day

LMAO. I get up to pee and 2 hours later still going. I do have to rest sometimes then get up and do more. 😉🙃😶🙄🤩🥰😍😇💐

Side note: You might never go back to the body you had, because you had a baby and went through an enormous change. But it’s definitely good to know it might take a long time if you ever do. The baby and the great accomplishment is the reward❤

This is gold!

Nice one

Great idea to apply it to food choices! I agree!

How’s it going for you?!

Spending as well!

What do you mean 8 out of 11 days?

@@saramations Probably health care or oil industry, lots of people have weird schedules like that.

Our trash company has a limit of 7 bags weekly.. I always try to put out 6 or 7. We are always extra nice to our trash men. They don't always get the credit they deserve, they have a hard job. When the temp is over 90 degrees we give them ice cold bottles of water and when it is 30 degrees or lower I give them cups of hot cocoa and sometimes hand warmers if I have any laying around. The goal of that 6 or 7 bag limit gives me encouragement for some reason. lol

@@nancywelch1 for the first time ever I managed to catch our refuse collectors last Christmas time and gave them a tip £30, I wasn’t sure if it was enough but I guess it was because all year they have put my bins back at my house instead of leaving them out by the road and last week I forgot to put the bin out and when I got home they’d clearly taken it. Definitely wasn’t a neighbour, so it pays to be considerate and I do appreciate the job they do

@@saramations lmao

Nothing like the truth from the mouth of babes!

HI-LA-RIOUS!! I wish it was on film! Thanks for the transparency. I realized the same truth for myself…

Lol. Kids, they'll tell us how it is and It's not always pretty. 😂 Trying to stay on top of things is just an ongoing thing for me. And it's not easy. I have chronic pain and issues too which adds to the challenge but stuff needs doing. Just do what you can. There's one thing I do and that is not to leave the room empty handed. There's always something in the room that needs to be taken to another room to its regular spot. So I look around first before leaving the room to see what I need to take with me. That can really help on doing extra trips.

True but the child should have been made aware that it is rude to say that to someone. Some people can’t motivate due to illness depression or other and it certainly will not help their mindset pointing out their faults.

I agree with Bee. Kinda was funny, thou. Plus.. you can clean, and still have a mess

I love this comment! Make things better for my future self.

I do the same thing!!!

Me too!! ☕️

Yes! But I feel like we all need both in balance to be healthy 😊. All joy and no fun does not mean happiness.

I’m going to try and steal that idea

THANK YOU!

I agree ❤❤❤❤

I agree - and I try to follow one idea every day. Not perfect yet but more stuff is going out now!

Yes!!

Totally agree! Her suggestions come from an honest place, not hey “buy this bin or rack” or something ❤

If it helps, years ago I started doing 'just one thing' - so even if it was a disaster, I would put one thing away. It really helps me when I'm feeling overwhelmed, good luck! 😊

Good for you!

Same

I feel exactly like you do.. we can do this!

Baby steps make ALL the difference! Like Jocelyn said, do just one thing. We can all manage that! And it often snowballs into a few more things: ) I noticed that I get overwhelmed thinking about how long something will take, and then once I do it, I realize I thought and fret about it so much longer than the actual task lasted!

I always pick up the living room before bed.....always have

Way to go! Good for you! I need that same thinking! ❤❤❤

I haven't got the last part of that mastered yet. The laundry basket sitting in my living room and the dishes in my sink are evidence of it. But that first part has made a huge difference for me. My house gets a little cluttered at times, but it's never going to get severely cluttered. Even on the worst day, my place can be put back together in an hour or two. And that's me working about half normal pace because of my autism and attention deficit. Although, I do have a cleaning person who does a more deep cleaning of my bathroom, kitchen, etc. about once a month to make things a little easier for me. And with me living here by myself, things don't get very dirty. So, I mostly just need to do the dishes and do a little decluttering from time to time.

Yes, everything has a home is great. Just putting an item back is so much less mentally taxing than having to think where it should go. I also love moving items to where I first looked for them if I couldn't find them straight away And getting rid of excess that make it more convenient to procrastinate. I used to have a dozen towels for a household of 2, which just ment I avoided washing my towels, had to store a pile of dirty towels, and had to mentally plan for two full loads of just towels.

Yea, that've ruined my youth. I was always told I'm messy, I'm a pig, I'm a shame, but when I asked "Where should I put these things?" the answer was '''Errrm... someplace?"

The people that work all day relegate the raising of their child to someone else. Although it is often viewed as the societal norm, count your blessings if you can recognize how truly precious those days are.

Working from home, I felt like I was _constantly_ replacing toilet paper rolls & lightbulbs and refilling soap pumps. I needed to clean the bathroom more often and the dishwasher filled up faster! The dust bunnies multiplied faster. In an office, all these things are taken care of by someone else (except the dishes).

I also came into the comments to say this! That was a true eye-opener

I just painted my bathroom after putting it off forever. My hallway is next.

My sister has a very messy home and she’s always stressing about it. But she’ll pack her weekends with activities, and I know it’s to avoid the mess. But she has to figure it out on her own. Though if she keeps whining about her messy house to me, I might have to point it out!

I HAVE to do it or I get huge anxiety. I tidy a lot to keep my anxiety down. Like when people say "make your bed" I could not NOY do it. Wish I was more relaxed about it.

There's a saying that goes, "people tend to act the way they're described." So even when WE describe ourselves a certain way, we tend to believe it and then follow those patterns. Instead, start considering yourself as the type of person that enjoys and finds pleasure in tidying up and organizing.. See if that helps you shift even more into a solid routine that you know you'll keep: )

Yes! I’m in the same boat! It feels nice to hear that discipline or uncluttered, tidy homes are a learned behavior. I used to feel like something was wrong with me, or that I was a failure. I’m trying to declutter one thing every day and tidying up better every day.

I find that going out, even if it's just wandering around Walmart or something, is often a coping mechanism for me so that I'm not looking at my mess and clutter. I can temporarily forget it when I'm not home, but then I get home and feel stressed, embarrassed, and depressed, and the cycle continues.

@@amandameleen9084, you’re not alone!

thank you so much!!

LOOVE that you call your daughter in law your daughter in love because a lot of moms and daughter in laws dont have great relationships 😢