Great ideas! I will check off some of my to list items this month at home. I get up quite a bit at work and walk around the floor, but I will try to get up more often.

Great timing for me. I'm still recovering from tax season and my house really needs some attention now. I'll tackle the desk and bookcase today (and maybe tomorrow if it's as bad as I think).

I shall organized something today. I think I can. I think I can. I think I can.

Cleaning out my car. Not clutered just dusty.

themedalist wrote: »

De-clutterers Unite! You have got your challenge!

There are boxes all over my house - when I was laid off, I started a vague and disorganised project of sorting through and clearing out all the old junk we have stashed in various parts of the house. Those boxes have been piled up for quite a while now, because I got into the mindset of "I have plenty of time to do that - I'll do this other more fun thing instead!".

I need to start thinking more positively, and develop a mindset of "I could get a job any day now - I should finish this while I have time!"

Stand by, boxes... I'm comin' for ya!

This is a longish post, but since it's relevant to today's challenge, I thought I'd share.

I'm glad so many of you like this challenge. I can't recall a Boot Camp that had so many motivated cleaners and de-clutterers as we have this May. Awesome!

I'm very interested in habits, willpower, motivation, and procrastination and I read a lot on the subject and take as many webinars as I can from knowledgeable authorities on these subjects. One of the "themes" that has emerged is the trick to getting started is to make the time commitment very small. Bargain with yourself (if necessary) that you'll only spend 5 minutes, or 10 minutes, or 15 minutes doing the task at hand (or the habit or "one thing" you are trying to develop.) The hardest part is getting started. Once you begin, you may want to continue well beyond the time you first agreed to. But the biggest hurdle is getting started and that's where a small "time ask" can be a powerful incentive.

I've been thinking about this a lot. We all have goals we want to achieve and things we want to get done. I know some people will spend their whole Saturday cleaning out their garage or basement, but I would rather have a root canal than do that. So instead, I devote 15 minutes a day to cleaning my house. That 15 minutes a day is only 1% of my day but!.... and here's the magical part... 15 minutes a day done everyday become 7.5 hours a month or 91 hours a year. Plenty of time to clean or declutter.

I think the best way to achieve BIG results isn't through big changes, but rather through a whole slew of small changes and actions that we are willing to do over and over and over again. The magic happens at the micro level!

Deep cleaning my bedroom tonight: declutter, vacuum, and dust! There is dog hair everywhere

I'm going to wash the windows!

CherylPierce wrote: »

I love the idea of 15 minutes a day. I often feel like my tasks are too overwhelming to complete. This would be a good way to chip away at something big.

There are many days where I feel the same way. They have become less since I started realizing that I'm not and don't have to be "super woman" all the time.

15 minutes a day is an amazingly doable suggestion. Thanks themedalist!!! I have an extremely cluttered house that's been building up for years and my inability to move exasperated everything. I am adding this to my one thing list as well. This will be ongoing because it will take way longer than a month. Today I organized boxes of raffle basket donations (for the school) got them all done and ready to deliver.

I really want to do the 15 minutes per day. That is such a good idea!