OUR BEST DAILY TIPS TO KEEP LIFE ORGANIZED, STRESS-FREE AND PRODUCTIVE!

I can’t tell you how often I hear the question, ‘How do you keep your house so clean?’ or, ‘When do you have time to keep everything so organized in your home?’ – I hear this not only from readers, but also from friends and family all the time. To be honest, I’m not the greatest at organizing. I wish I was! I really don’t like cleaning either – not at all! Healthy eating and working our daily take focus and commitment, both of which I can get sidetracked easily! What I am great at, is organizing my day into daily tasks and habits so that I can stay on top everything and my daily life is easier and feels organized. We’re creatures of habit and if you can create habits with these daily tips – it will start transform your life. It takes discipline and consistency to keep your home clean, tidy and organized, but it is so worth the peace of mind. Today, I’m sharing my best daily tips to organize your life, your home and your everyday (and evening) routine – you’ll be so thankful if you can start to put these very simple tasks to work. Soon enough, everything will feel like it’s working for you!

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IT’S TIME TO ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE!

Your days may look different than mine, and that’s ok! The daily tips I’m sharing today are what work best for me. Find the ones that work for you and start to implement them – you will see that changes immediately!

I always keep our home clean and tidy on a daily basis, which for me, is a huge factor in keeping our lives organized as well. As a creator, I work from home, our home is my studio – so on a typical day, I like to have a clean house too.

It keeps me less stressed and gives me a sense of accomplishment for the day. Keeping a clean and tidy house is so much easier than you may think, and it makes everything in your life that much easier and much less stressful.

I’ve been  working from home for several years now, and I can tell you, it takes just as much work to work from home, to be organized and stay on top of everyday tasks and items, as it does working out of the house.

I’ve done both over the years, and while the pace is slower and quieter at home, spending more time at home can lead to things piling up, getting in the way and just getting plain messy. Plus, you have to manage office hours and the work/life balance of being home most of your day.

I’m so excited to share my best daily tips that will help you organize your entire day and help to create a stress-free environment, which leads to stress-free living and an organized life!

DAILY TIPS TO ORGANIZE YOUR MORNINGS

The below morning routine has worked for me for years – find the daily tips that work for you!

1. PRAYER TIME AND COFFEE – First thing’s first – I usually wake up sometime around 6 am if I’ve had a normal night’s rest. I put on a pot of coffee and start my morning prayer and reading routine. I don’t to a single thing before my time with God. It clears my mind and helps me start my day with gratitude and praise. There’s nothing quite like it! I started to make this part of my daily morning routine after losing both of my parents in recent years. Jesus is my Lord and Savior and I would never have gotten through that time period without Him.

Years ago when our kids were young, it was coffee, then breakfast then getting them ready to get out for the day. Now they’re grown and they do their own thing. They buzz around sometimes while I am reading my devotionals – sometimes it can be distracting, but I love that I still get to see them for a few minutes before they leave for the day…soon they won’t be here anymore!

2. CLEAN THE KITCHEN – After my prayer time and coffee is finished, I check my emails and and do a few work tasks. When I’m done with those, the dishwasher gets emptied and kitchen gets cleaned up right away. A clean kitchen is a must, dirty dishes in the sink give me stress!

3. MAKE THE BED – Next on my daily list of things to do, after my husband has also been up and had his coffee as well, I make our bed and clean up our bedroom. A clean bedroom is a must as well. It helps you stay focused and start your day off right. Making the bed gives you a sense of accomplishment and sets the tone for a productive day!

4. WORKOUT, SHOWER, CLEAN UP – I’ll usually grab quick workout (if I don’t have time in the morning, I do it later in the day before or after dinner), then I shower, get dressed, do my hair and put on a little makeup. I always feel 1000% better when I’m showered, made up and dressed – even if I’m home all day in sweats – I’m ready to face my day! Another huge sense of accomplishment.

5. WIPE DOWN BATHROOMS AND VACUUM – Next I clean up the bathrooms. I’ll vacuum because my hair goes everywhere! Showers get wiped down, I’ll wipe the counters, mirrors, faucets and toilets as well. I like to use a bleach spray in the sinks and toilet bowl, they get dirty quickly. It only takes me about fifteen minutes to do both bathrooms and it makes my weekly cleaning so much faster as well.

As I mentioned, the kids are older now so I don’t drive them in the mornings anymore, but I used to everyday – that was a lifetime ago! I always made sure to have all of my tasks checked off before we would leave in the mornings, so I used to do all of these things even earlier.

6. TIME TO START MY WORKDAY- By now it’s around 10 am, our house is picked up, our bedroom and both bathrooms are clean and the kitchen is clean. It’s truly amazing how much you can accomplish in a short time if you plan it out and stick to it. Now I’m ready to start working.

I work throughout the day in my beautiful home office, but I don’t sit and work all day long. I’m in and out of my office most of the day – doing laundry, prepping dinner or running errands.

For me, a clean and tidy home is crucial to my well-being. It’s also how I love to take care of my family. I want them to know the pride that I take in taking care of our home, and them as well. The same goes for showering and getting dressed. It makes me feel so much better and these things help me feel accomplished.

TIPS FOR A GREAT WORKOUT

I don’t have a lot of time in my day, so I need fast workouts with maximum benefits. My workouts have changed through the years as I’ve gotten older. For years, I would get the best results with HIIT workouts – High Intensity Interval Training. These are typically 12-15 minutes a day. They’re tough, rigorous and intense. I promise you, if you have the determination, you can do them.

Now, I’ll either use my dumbbells and do a quick full-body workout (no more than 15-20 minutes), or jump on my walking pad. I also like to try to get in some ballet and pilates movements, that help with flexibility and stretching. I’m on and off again with my workouts, but I have worked out all of my life. I try my best to get some type of activity in 3-5 times a week if I’m good. Just moving is crucial, especially on long work days, I make sure not to sit too long.

BEST DAILY TIPS FOR EVENINGS

1. COOK DINNER MOST NIGHTS OF THE WEEK I cook for our my husband and I and if we’re lucky, we get a family dinner once or twice a week when everyone is home. The kids are often working, at school or out and I’m fully aware that these very precious moments are fleeting fast…family time, although it can be very minimal right now with is my favorite time.

Dinner usually consists of a protein such as beef, chicken, fish or pork, rice or potatoes and a veggie or salad. I love to try new recipes, but honestly, I don’t have a lot of time to find new ones. Often I’m pulling from my arsenal of quick meals I know everyone loves.

Here are a few recipes that are family favorites, some of which you can also find in the recipe section here on CL Blog.

2. KITCHEN CLEANUP After dinner, we clean up the kitchen completely – I told you how I feel about dirty dishes! Everything gets wiped down and floors get vacuumed. When your kitchen and sink are clean, it is such a great feeling. Especially when you wake up in the morning to a clean kitchen.

That being said, the kids do leave messes at night sometimes, that’s for sure. But generally the kitchen is clean and it helps start my day off right.

3. SHOWER – I love to shower in evening as well, it helps me relax and destress and I sleep much better too. Once everything is cleaned up after dinner, I do a quick workout (if I haven’t in the morning) – either some dumbbell weights or I run/walk on my walking pad for 25-30 minutes. Afterward, I head to our bathroom to brush and floss my teeth and shower.

4. READ MY BIBLE – I like to take a few minutes at this time to read my Bible – I just finished a Bible in a Year plan, and now I’m onto rereading it. My faith has grown exponentially since I started reading daily and has truly transformed my life.

5. TIME TO RELAX – Afterward, we relax in the living room, and watch tv. I often work at night on the sofa too. And doze…quite often!

6. GO TO BED – I’m not an early to bed, early to rise person, I never have been, although I wish I was! I usually need about six hours of sleep, so my average bedtime is around 11:30-midnight.

That sums up my daily tips for a healthy morning and evening routine. All of these things help to keep our lives organized, and mine as stress free and as positive as possible. Trust me – there are days when my house is messy and there are piles of laundry sitting around until I can get to them. Our home is not perfect and there is always plenty on my to-do list! But I try my best to get all of these daily tips accomplished, it truly gets me focused and gives me that sense of accomplishment that helps with every day living.

TIPS FOR HEALTHY EATING

As for nutrition, we’ve always tried to avoid processed foods as much as possible and stick to mainly proteins, fruits and vegetable and healthy fats.

I love to snack on cherry or grape tomatoes, dates and sometimes cheese or hummus. Granny smith apples and greek yogurt with pumpkin seeds and honey is also a favorite breakfast of mine. We eat a lot of eggs for breakfast as well, even for dinner when I don’t feeling like cooking. High protein, healthy, quick and easy.

I often eat tuna with lemon for lunch and tomatoes, or leftover protein from dinner the night before. Hummus is another favorite food in our home and so good for you! I’ll share a recipe for hummus soon, its is so easy to make.

I love bread too! Its a weakness! My most popular recipe is my Rustic Artisan Bread – it’s a weekly staple and a family favorite. If you’ve never tried making your own bread, you absolutely need to! In three hours, you have scrumptious homemade, crusty bread that everyone loves.

EASY DAILY TIPS + TRICKS FOR A CLEAN, ORGANIZED HOME

Below are a few more daily tips to staying on top of life’s little messes and keeping your house clean and organized.

I hope you found these daily tips to organize your life helpful. These little tidbits and life hacks for organized living and peace of mind are truly life changing. I promise you, if you stick to a daily plan, life is so much less messy. Take care of yourself first and foremost, and take care of your home – that in itself takes care of everyone else too.

Looking good equals feeling good and having a clean, clutter free home feels less stressful and creates positive energy. A beautiful home that’s neat, tidy and orderly brings happiness! We all want to love our homes and this is the best place to start.

Since our home is open concept and everything is visible from almost every space, these daily tips help to keep our home and our lives organized – they help me to stay on top of daily tasks and keep my own sanity! It takes some work and discipline, but once you get used to these daily tips and organization and lifestyle habits, you’ll never go back, I promise. Let me know if you use any of these tips in your everyday lives, I want to hear all about it! I’d also love to hear if any of these daily tricks and tips on how to clean your home and organize your day and life are working for you! xo

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