You will save so much time.
KC Davis, author ofHow to Keep House While Drowning, is familiar with this struggle.
Suddenly, the list shrinks and becomes less overwhelming.
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We feel more empowered to find systems and hacks that work for us so our lives are easier.
Then clean: dust, mop, vacuum, sanitize.
Finally, organize: put items back where they belong and classify unsorted items.
Address these items in the order they are listed.
If you have more time, work your way down the list.
She recommends using adish drying rackas a dirty dish station.
When you do have time, simply transfer the dishes to the dishwasher.
Who Says Laundry Has to Be Folded?
For Davis, folding laundry did not meaningfully increase thefunctionalityof her home for her and her familyso she stopped.
I cut out any rules that didn’t make sense for us, she explains.
We don’t fold clothes but rather hang shirts and then toss everything else into organized baskets.
Davis has three to five tasks that she does in the same order, every night.
They are simple things that are based on what is most functional, she explains.
Davis came up with theroom resetboard as a strategy to outsource your executive function in these moments.
Tasks begin in the to-do column, and are moved to the done column once they are completed.
When the time is up, stop.
Simply noticing how much time you have can work wonders to help you save it during a busy week.
Which do you prefer and why?
