Do you have certain things that always end up laying around your apartment? The "three things" rule can help you clean up your apartment and those pesky little objects that always find their way below the couch or in the chair. You can learn more at apartment therapy.
- When you get home, before you settle down to eat, read, or do
whatever you do, put away 3 things. They can be anything from nail
clippers to a Zappos box, as long as they are put where they belong. The
rule to this rule is that these things must be in addition to
your normal chores (example: in our house, putting away dishes is a
daily chore, so a dish is not eligible as one of the "things").
- If, after you have put your 3 things away, the urge to continue
cleaning arises, don't fight it! But more importantly, don't feel
pressured to continue when you want to stop. My fiancé got really
excited on the first day and went on a cleaning spree, only to burn
himself out almost immediately after. As I mentioned before, we are not a cleaning household.
- Adjust your quota accordingly. For us, 3 things per person per day
seems to keep us ahead of the clutter, but you may find that you need to
increase that number. Just make sure not to overwhelm your chore-hating
selves.
- Don't limit yourself to putting things away. You can also include
tasks as part of the rule. For instance, you might put away something,
pay a bill, and finally package up that Zappos box for return (I'm a
fan, can you tell?).
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