30 Minute Cleaning

     Man its been too long since my last blog post. I'm sorry I've been so MIA! I really haven't been keeping up with fitness or any of that healthy stuff lately. I've been slacking big time! Every time I log onto Instagram I'm bombarded with all these beautiful, fit and healthy women and I get so encouraged to start exercising again. But once it hits that time to workout, I get so lazy and unmotivated. *sigh* WHY IS IT SO HARD TO STAY MOTIVATED?!?!? Anyways, this post is not about fitness. This post is about what I do to make sure my home stays in order!
     30 Minute Cleaning. What does that mean? It means you set your timer, whether its on your phone or an actual timer, for 30 minutes and you clean as much as you can. Once the thirty minutes are up you are done! I use that time to put things away that I've left out or wash the dishes, or start a load of laundry. Its so simple. It just helps make deep cleaning at the end of the week so much more simple. I've also found that if things are not left out that I have a clearer mind and it makes my day go so smoothly when things are tidy.
     I remember when I would live at home with my parents, my mom would always tell me to put things away after I was done using them. As a typical teenager I would brush it off, knowing that she would put it away for me. What a spoiled one I was. But now, as a mom and as a housewife, I understand how important that really is. I know this may sound corny, but I'm telling you! it makes life so much easier! I've also seen how much happier my husband is coming home to house that's clean. Now lets keep in mind I do have a child, so of course there are going to be toys on the floor. But he is happy to see that the table is cleaned and wiped off, and that there is not a pile of dishes in the sink waiting to be washed, and loads of laundry.. I could go on and on but I wont bore you with the details.
  Its all about balance. If you take the time out of your day to make sure things are in order you will have plenty of time to do the the things you love and you will be able to do it without having everything you need to do in the back of your mind.

Just give it a shot, I promise you wont be disappointed:)