The Hills Are Alive With The Sound of Cleaning

Classics (SJ) are the most likely to actually DO Spring Cleaning so it’s rather ironic that as a Classic Freedom (SFJ) I never get it done. I think one year I managed to flip my mattress. In fact, the only time I really get rid of stuff is around New Year’s. That week between Christmas and New Year’s always presents itself with extra free time for me I never have. But the main reason Spring Cleaning is non-existent for me is that it’s never on my To-Do List. 

Naturally then, the first big tip for Classics is exactly what I’ve been lazily forgetting to do for so long: Put it on my To-Do list. And by “it” I don’t mean write, “April 21^st: Spring Cleaning,” because that is such an amorphously large term that it’ll somehow get pushed off my agenda. I get plenty of things done that are not on my To-Do list — pick up dry cleaning, get boots from repair guy — but not something as grandiose as Spring Cleaning.

This brings us to the second tip for Classics, which is to break “Spring Cleaning” down into discrete and concrete tasks. Prioritize what things are really important to you and get those done. You don’t have to do EVERYTHING suggested by the powers that be. What things really bother you throughout the year? For me, it’s food on my kitchen walls, clutter & crud in my closets and cupboards, and my filthy windows.  Of course, you can flip through some women’s magazine issue on Spring Cleaning and pick and choose from there as well. The point is to pick and choose.

Forcing yourself to break down this task and prioritize will make Spring Cleaning something that is actually doable. Plus why spend time doing something that you don’t really notice or care about when you could be using that time to do a Spring activity you do like. All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy. Oh and don’t forget to enlist help if you’re not living alone. Don’t be a martyr. Classics are great at that role but we don’t need to be.