How I plan to get in CONTROL of my home in ONE year

I'm tired of always feeling like I am one step behind... somethings got to change, and that change starts today.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Somethings gotta change.
2:04 The motivation trap
3:36 The key to energy
6:12 One room a month
8:05 Putting myself first
9:41 Chore Chart (Free Printable)
11:22 Tidy Tango Tuesdays

[ThatAwkwardMom]

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[pyewacketkitty]

My mom had 4 kids and a practically perfect home. But she was angry all the time, mean, abusive, and didn't spend positive time with us. I have 2 kids and an untidy, (not filthy) home, but my kids love me and they're not scared of me. I think there are trade-offs. When you're a mother of small children who need your time and attention and positive experiences, you don't have time to keep a perfect home and you really shouldn't stress about it. You'll have plenty of time when they're older. If you want a perfect home all the time, your relationship with your kids will suffer. That is my experience.

[brendaokuda]

I sometimes harken back to the olden days, before computers were even in homes & no one had ever heard of MySpace, Facebook, TikTok, etc. We didn't have all this procrastination. Back then I remember I had 2 choices. 1) Read a book then clean, or 2)Clean & then read a book. I truly believe the interwebs just give us multiple excuses for not doing the work. I also believe the best motivation is just turning off the computer a few hours a week. Believe it or not, we'd clean out of boredom. 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[marabookstagram]

Show yourself some grace! Mothers tend to spend more engaged time with their children than in previous generations. We also have way more stuff, which makes maintenance more onerous. Most of us also don't have that village to help us.

[anitas]

Ok Ariel, I’m with you. I retired 6 months ago, and I’m starting my one year, room a month, health and home plan as of March 1 (yesterday). Great minds think alike!! My plan includes daily 15 min decluttering, meal planning, daily exercise, and a cleaning routine. Let’s do it together 😊.
Your Tidy Tango is brilliant and I’ve been using it. So helpful.

[Anagrams]

Dawn from The Minimal Mom always talks about how all of our stuff is inventory that we have to manage. The less inventory that we have, the easier it is to manage, taking less time when we clean and the more time we have for more important things like family and self care.

[deniseharrison]

What a brilliant idea. 1 room a month, 15 mins a day, love it 🥰

[HumbleVoyager]

Hi, Ariel! Your Tidy Tango video changed my life!! Consistency is everything. I modified the Tango slightly, and it works for me perfectly. I'm not a young pup, but I've proved that we old dogs can learn a few tricks from the young pups of this world! Thanks for the videos. I really enjoy them all!

[dorothythorpe]

One of the benefits of teaching your family members how to clean is that they will naturally make smaller messes. They notice what they are doing and connect the mess with what it will take to clean it. Small, subtle changes will take place for a cleaner, tidier home. Well worth the investment of training time! And thanks for all the inspiration, Ariel!

[tammyc]

Dawn the minimal mom always says, if your house is so out of control that you can't get it back in shape in a few minutes a day, you need to declutter more

[maggierobertson]

I'm turning 40 in 15 months. I've dedicated those months to rebuilding the strength that I lost over the course of my pregnancies. I want to go into my forties with a more resilient body. It won't be my "pre-baby" body, but I want a body that feels good to live in for decades to come.

[amberklein]

❤SLEEP❤
I've found that sleep is THE most important necessity to succeed at anything/everything. For me that means finishing up my critical to do's, putting everyone to bed, and soaking in an Epson salt bath for an hour (while watching whatever I want) before climbing into clean sheets. It also mean NO ALARM CLOCK.
I know that sounds like a fantasy, but listen. If an alarm clock has to wake you up, then you weren't finished getting the sleep you needed. If you were well rested, you would already be awake before the alarm goes off. So... this is how it works for me. If I'm awakened by my alarm in the morning, then bedtime is set 15min earlier that night. If I'm STILL awakened by my alarm clock, then bedtime is adjusted AGAIN for another 15 min earlier. I keep going until I'm waking up BEFORE the alarm. It works.
Now, just because I'm awake does not mean I have to get up. I can lay in my bed (well rested and comfortable) and spend my time enjoying the peace. It's a wonderful way to start the day. When I'm ready, I enjoy slipping out of my bed and beginning my day. No alarm clock assault. I still get up early. But I have the energy and brain power to accomplish ALL my goals. (Not that I'm required to accomplish them. But I can, if I choose to.)
-Good luck on your goals. I look forward to following along.

[loritompkins]

I have an amazing hubby who does his own laundry, washes our sheets and towels, runs the vacuum more than I do, and is the king of loading and unloading the dishwasher 🎉🙏🏻
We taught our kiddo to put her dishes in the d/w at age 3 (though at 18 she seems to have forgotten how quite often 😂) and she has been doing her own laundry for about 3 years now.
I am still stuck with the bathrooms… everyone’s least favorite but with so much help from them it makes the bathroom cleaning less stressful. I am truly blessed!

[mhtammi]

When I was a mom with kids at home, life could be chaotic. I think we have to be easy on ourselves. When I retired, I started simplifying my home. Now, the house is decluttered, but there’s other life things that need to be simplified. I had a reality check: there’s more years behind me than in front of me and it’s time to focus on what I I really want to spend time on. You are in a crazy busy season of your life. By all means, do what you need to do, but be kind to yourself. 😊

[wisdomencouraged]

You know what has made cleaning a more enjoyable experience for me? Audiobooks. Having a really engaging story to listen to while doing the dishes etc. makes all the difference in the world. And if you only let yourself listen while you're cleaning, you'll find yourself looking forward to chores! It really works 👍🏻

[paularaisingtobless]

That is so wild!! I really felt fed up with my home too. When I sought the Lord, He led me to a podcast about a woman who had a “staging room” in her house. She then took one room a month and removed EVERY THING from that room into her staging room. She then put back ONLY the items she loved and wanted/needed and at the end of the month, if it was still in the staging room, it went to Goodwill. I did this last month with my laundry room (which doubles as our pantry) and our garage entryway. It was the smallest area in the house. And you know what, IT WENT GREAT!! I threw away so much trash, donated so many outgrown or no longer wanted winter gear, and can actually SEE what I have in my pantry (now all organized so we can use what we have). I cannot WAIT to get started on the other rooms! (And I gave myself 2 months to clean the garage because that relies on my husband for some MAJOR help). ❤❤❤ thanks as always for your videos. They really encourage and inspire me.

[trustinJesus_only-_]

Personally, I'd have the kids help you even at their age. They can start dishes at 5. Maybe just rinsing but it's learning. I started around that age. My kids admittedly were older around 8 but it teaches them to help and that makes less on you 😁 my son was 8 or 9 when he learned how to wash his clothes. It took more off my shoulders and made my laundry room less messy😁❤

[emmkaa]

This is very exciting to me! Our plan had been to relicate from California to Indiana in the spring of 2025 but (long story short) we are now going at the end of May... YHIS YEAR!! We are in a house that's been in the family for 45 years, so it holds three generations worth of (a-hem) STUFF. 😲🤦😬 ... yeah, pretty scary, but there's no time for anything less than speedy decisions and a massive declutter, because I'm NOT expending all that energy - I'm 65 - to move crap more than half way across the country to just throw it away out there. The 40 yard roll-off dumpster got here yesterday just before dark. Girl, I'm SERIOUS!! I see HUGE success coming your way because instead of agreeing with yourself that - for instance - you need to start exercising again - you have completed that thought with "... AND I'm gonna get up early each morning to do it"! You've outlined what each thing is going to look like. Ariel, you GOT this! And you got a lot of us cheering for you!! Hugs from the southern California desert (at least for a few more months), MK 🤗❤️🌵❤️🤗

[nonnieTerri]

You’re so right about not relying on our motivation. Some days I get so much done, other days I struggle to do anything. My good days more than make up for the bad. Then I don’t feel so badly about myself.

[amanda.c.ice.]

My goal in 2023 was to declutter and organize my entire home and I’m proud to say I was successful! Now my home is SOOOO much easier to clean and keep up with, I no longer ever feel like I’m drowning! You can totally do this!