10 Easy Tasks to Accomplish Each Day

Time. Most of us wish we had more. The days go by way too fast and our to-do list hasn’t moved a muscle. We have so many items on our agenda but when the night arrives, we haven’t accomplished much at all. I don’t know about you, but if I don’t feel accomplished by the time my head hits the pillow, I feel sort-of worthless.

1. Make your bed first thing in the morning. This might sound cheesey and your first thought is your mother telling you this, but seriously. Make your bed first thing in the morning. The look of it alone will ease your mind as you think about what the rest of the day holds.
2. Hang up/fold and put away any clothes on the floor/furniture. It’s SO easy to toss clothes aside. Trust me, I know!!! Take five minutes to pick them up each morning right after making your bed. Both of these tasks only take up about 10 minutes of you keep it up every day.
3. Each day, choose a room to straighten up. Instead of looking at the entire house as a whole that needs to be picked up every day, pick one room a day as your goal. If you can accomplish more than one room, that’s great! If not, don’t put too much pressure on yourself.
4. Go for a 20-minute walk by yourself or with your pup(s). Carving out this time for yourself will not only release those endorphins you’re desperately craving but also satisfy your body’s need for movement in a fulfilling way. Get outside and get that mental clarity! Sunshine, baby!!!
5. Clear clutter off of your table(s). Think about it. Your table is your go-to place for sitting down anything and everything. Mail, laundry, shopping bags, groceries, you name it. Take 10 minutes to put everything in its place so that you can sit down with your family for meals! Having a clean table will be visually pleasing and also allow extra time with family.
6. Open and sort out mail. This one is tough for me because we get. so. much. mail! What I’ve done is created a filing system using drawer files. I label each one so that when I open the mail, I can sort them into piles and then put each pile into the designated drawer file. This is especially useful when I’m needing to find something QUICK and can locate it straight away! Pro tip: create a folder for coupons you receive in the mail! Pro PRO tip: put them in order of their expiration date. I.e. order the coupons you need to use first up front.
7. 1 load of laundry per day. As someone who is doing laundry for everyone in the house, I assure you, you can accomplish this task! One load of laundry a day takes off any pressures that arise when you think about all of the dirty clothes you see. Take a deep breath. You’ll get it done but you won’t be drowning yourself in hours and hours of laundry a couple times a week. One load allows your time to free up and spend time with your family!
8. Clear out all trash in your car.  I ALWAYS stop at Sonic for an iced tea. Route 44 iced tea to be exact. 🙂 Straw wrapper? Thrown on the floor. Used napkin? Thrown on the floor. Gum wrapper? Placed in cup holder (if available) and eventually falls to the floor. You get it. I get it. It happens! Take 5 minutes to gather all trash and toss it!
9. Put all dishes either away or in dishwasher. If you’re anything like me, you can’t go to sleep with dirty dishes in the sink! Maybe you don’t care. Either way, take 5-10 minutes to put away clean dishes and load dirty ones in the dishwasher. Your tired, morning self will appreciate it!
10. Plan your day out the night before. This one is my FAV! This means you’ve accomplished EVERY one of the tasks above today and your head has fallen softly on that lush, gorgeous, comforting best friend of a pillow. Either on your phone, on a notepad on your nightstand or in your head, plan out tomorrow’s day. Give yourself a tentative schedule and think about where you can fit in all of these simple tasks. Then, get you some beauty sleep!!!