Day 1:
Walk your home with a trash bag. Be ruthless. This isn’t the donate bag. This is the “throw it away” bag. Donate bag comes later. Empty shampoo bottles. Papers. Receipts. Trash. Ready, go.
Day 2:
Set a recurring alarm for every weekday. If you’re letting your kids wake you, set it for one hour earlier. The tone of your morning impacts the rest of your day.
Day 3:
Do something with all those photos and videos on your phone. Print. Back-up. Store.
DDay 4:
Simplify your phone. Delete old contacts and unused apps. Consider moving time suckers to the back. Change that lock screen to something that makes you happy and your wallpaper to something simple.
Day 5:
Put two things on your bedside table that make you happy. You should also have a lamp and a clock. That’s it. Move anything else.
Day 6:
Clean out your fridge. Check expiration dates and throw things away.
Day 7:
Restock anything that needs restocking in your bathroom. Cotton Balls. Q-tips. Toilet Paper. Shampoo. Toothpaste. If you don’t have extra, make a list. Take that notepad into the bathroom with you and take inventory.
Day 8:
Start the habit of throwing a small load of laundry in every morning.
Day 9:
Go put gas in your car today. While you’re there, clean out your car. Throw trash away. Make this a habit.
Day 10;
Buy a few birthday cards. Keep them on hand for birthdays that pop up that you’re not prepared for.
Day 11:
Delete phone numbers you no longer need.
Day 12:
Walk your house with a donate bag. Schedule a pick-up or drop it off as soon as the bag is full. Walk your house with your keys if you have to.
Day 13:
Dump your purse out. Throw away trash and create a little bag of essentials: chapstick, kleenex, Shout wipes, gum, etc. Make your bag work for you.
Day 14:
Pull out all the formal dresses in your closet that you’ll never wear again and choose a charity to donate them to. Put the bag in your car to deliver it.
Day 15:
Do Nothing. Today is your day to be still for 10 minutes. Go outside and sit and soak in the world. Clear your mind. You deserve it.
Day 16:
Clean out your medicine cabinet. Trash duplicates and anything that may be expired. Make sure you have the essentials.
Day 17:
Quit something today. Just say no.
Day 18:
Write out three simple dinners you can make with the ingredients already in your pantry.
Day 19:
Detox your social media feeds. Unfollow anyone who makes you feel inadequate (even friends). Follow inspirational and encouraging accounts. Remember for 2016: social media is a highlight reel.
Day 20:
Clean off your desk. Keep only the essentials including your computer, mousepad, a cup of pens, a lamp and one other special thing. Ditch the clutter. Wipe that desk (and keyboard) down.
Day 21:
Clear the clutter on your computer. Delete unused files and organize important ones. Empty the trash. Set a new desktop wallpaper.
Day 22:
Take inventory of all the items you allow to come into your mailbox.
Day 23:
Write your morning checklist and tape it to your fridge. Write your evening checklist and tape it to your bathroom mirror.
Day 24:
Schedule a getaway for sometime in 2016. a vacation or stay-cation: put the dates in your planner.
Day 25:
Make a list of 10 easy, go-to meals. Tape it to the fridge for simple meal planning.
Day 26:
Create your own Sunday prep-list. What makes you feel prepared for the week ahead?
Day 27:
Write down ONE goal for this year. Just one. Tape it somewhere important so you see it every day.
Day 28:
Organize your inbox. Use unroll.me. Try my Flag or Trash method for Inbox 0 everyday: red flag emails that need attention later. Delete everything else. Inbox 0. Done.
Day 29:
Stock up on the household items you use all the time. Pay attention to BOGO sales. Make a list of these.
Day 30: Rest. Schedule 30 minutes alone once a week for the next four weeks for time to fill your well. You give away what you put in. Take care of yourself. You are worthy.
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