My Cell Phone is a Cleaning Tool

I just read an article over on In(Courage) where Melissa shared how she keeps her home clean "enough". She gives full details that you must read when you have a minute (plus if you've never been to this website before - it is awesome!) but here's the summary for keeping her home clean "enough":

1. Have a Morning Routine

2. Keep Clean Sinks

3. Do Cleaning Frenzies

4. Nightly Clean the Kitchen Up

So I'm evaluating myself against her plan. I have a morning routine that includes the children doing all sorts of chores (I use chore packets you can read about here)- I love our morning routine! This routine keeps our home presentable and in order. On days when we miss it (like Sundays) the house is honestly awful. I cannot stand beds unmade or clothes on the floor! (but that doesn't mean it does not happen!)

As far as clean sinks go, my mom was always wearing yellow rubber gloves and scrubbing sinks when I was a kid. I think I developed an aversion at a young age because of that! Lol! I'm trying to place the blame somewhere other than myself (wink)- I don't know why I don't clean my sinks daily? I am very flawed in this area. Although we do wipe the counters with Clorox Wipes if that counts!

Number three is my favorite and the reason why I'm writing this post!!! "Do Cleaning Frenzies". Do you do cleaning frenzies? I do regularly.

Here's how my frenzy works. I set my cell phone alarm to go off in 20 minutes, then I focus and clean clean clean for 20 minutes straight. It's absolutely amazing how much I can accomplish when I work for just 20 minutes straight. This seems obvious that just 4 or 5, 20 minute cleaning frenzies could make the house sparkle - but the first time I did this I amazed myself! As a blogger, it seems I have a magnet that draws me to my computer. My cell phone has become an excellent cleaning tool to keep me on track!

Actually, I have turned this practice around and many times I set my cell phone alarm for 20 minutes and then begin to work on my computer. When it goes off, I am done with the computer and move on to other tasks that are on my list. Otherwise, the computer sucks me in and in a blink of an eye, an hour has passed!

So, if you haven't tried using your handy dandy cell phone alarm yet - I highly recommend that you give this a try. My cell phone is an excellent cleaning tool! Yours can be too!

Proverbs 31:13 "She works with eager hands".

Walk with the King

I am participating in Kelly's Korner - Show Us Your Life Cleaning Tips.