House Keeping Tip #1: Know Your Why

That’s why I’m so glad you’re here – I am honored to become your Internet friend as we encourage each other and {virtually} work together to create good housekeeping habits.

This week, let’s start out with knowing our why. Why would you like to have an organized home? Do you want a clean space to relax in and enjoy? Are you tired of spending your precious minutes (or hours) digging through clutter piles as you look for lost items?

Whether you wish you could relax guilt-free without being surrounded by a mess, or simply long to be able to answer the door without panicking, it’s important to know your why so you can stay motivated as you work to create a haven within your own four walls.

Here’s my why:

I want to embrace life without reservation and to be able to live out God’s plan for me. I don’t want to be hindered by a messy house or rooms overflowing with clutter. I desire to always welcome others in with open arms, and for my home to feel like a refuge in this sometimes harsh world.

I want space more than I want things. I long for home to be a soft place for my family to land after a long day. I hope to embrace adventure and spontaneity, guilt-free, because I know my possessions have already been cared for.

Above all, I desire to feel thankful and abundantly blessed that I have a home to live in, a family to live with, dishes to eat from, and clothes to wear.

Take a few minutes to think about and write down your own why so you can read it later when you’re wondering if cleaning is really worth the effort (Spoiler Alert: it is!).

If you’d like to share encouragement & inspiration with others, leave a comment on this article, share a photo of your why in the private Tidy Up Club Facebook group, or post about your why anywhere on Social Media using hashtag #TidyUpClub.

There’s no place like {an organized} home so let’s write down our why as we get ready to create space for loved ones to gather, memories to be made, and life to happen.