After Halloween, everything will pass by in a blur. Before you know it, it’s already New Year’s Eve, and your home isn’t ready for the celebration yet!  We all want to start the year with a bang (not literally).

You clean your home, buy new things, and start a list of New Year’s Resolutions (which you forget entirely in the middle of the year). Kidding aside, the New Year is a time for us to celebrate a new beginning.

So with this guide, we will help you prepare yourself and your home for the new year!

Believe it or not, your home is a reflection of both you and your lifestyle. Do you want your home to look like a rat’s nest? Of course not!

Prep#1 Farewell, clutter

We know you’ve always promised yourself you’ll clear your home of clutter and get rid of things you don’t use. We also know that you rarely do. If you’re not the sentimental type, good job! You won’t have a hard time giving away your things every year to make space for new stuff. But not everyone can do that.

Which is why your friendly CRP Cleaning Cincinnati has a brilliant idea you can use. For every new item you buy, you will have to say goodbye to three old things. With this tip, you get to fulfill your wants without compromising your space. You can add new things to your life and your home.

If you’re used to hiring professional cleaning services to do the dirty work for you, you still, need to declutter. Do so before the cleaning crew arrives so that your house is prepped for their deep cleaning.

Prep#2 Labels are important in this relationship!

Let’s face it. We all say we’re going to maintain an organized home, a vow that is made every new year. But really, only a few people genuinely manage to do it. To be fair, though, it’s not like you’re not trying, right? But you just can’t seem to get rid of that clutter.

Anyway, here’s a little nudge to help you get things clean and organized. Labels.

Now that you know how to get rid of clutter, you should then know about organizing the remaining things you have. You can start after Christmas when you take down your Christmas decorations. Place the reusable stuff in boxes and take the time to label them. With this tip, you’ll know where everything is when it’s time to use them again next year.

Using labels will benefit you even more if you have kids. They won’t have to ask you where their things are!

Bottom line, organizing is a relationship that every member of the home must follow. You don’t have to go overboard and label everything. Just keep it simple so that everyone in the family can maintain a well labeled and organized home.

Prep#3 Operation: Clean house

For parents, taking care of the kids, working in the office, and cooking meals are some of the things that you have to deal with every day. Exhausting. We know, which is why it’s understandable for some households to hire Maid Cleaning Service Jersey City.

But if you’re a “strong and independent” person, and you want to handle cleaning on your own, here’s a tip for you. Since we’ve established the decluttering and organizing, the next thing you should do is clean.

Create a cleaning schedule that you know you can do. Make it doable. It doesn’t have to be complicated every day. After fixing a plan, add a timer for each cleaning task you do. It will let you do things faster and give you more time to do other things you want. And why not let your kids join in on the cleaning? You can schedule child-friendly cleaning tasks for them so that they’ll feel like they have a contribution to the team!  This also helps them to learn how to do those things that are needed when they are on their own.

A monthly general cleaning is okay, but there are tasks that you have to accomplish daily. For example: doing the dishes, clearing the dinner table, decluttering the floor, etc. By having a schedule for these tasks, you never have to feel overwhelmed, and you may actually have a whole day without any cleaning tasks to do!

So stick to your schedule and give yourself the comfort of living in a clean house.  

Prep#4 Balance is key

Making a cleaning schedule gives you the ease of having balanced your time for cleaning and other scheduled activities.  If you can have a stable cleaning schedule, why not extend it to your everyday life too?

No, not the schedule, but to have a balanced life. Make it a 2018 goal to have a steady, less stressed life. Everybody says, “new year, new life” after all, right?

Easy to say. Yes. But not impossible for you to do. You just have to know where to start. So, to open your doors to a more balanced life, here are 6 steps you should do:

1. Be honest with yourself and assess your current lifestyle.
2. Be willing to accept change and life as it is.
3. Make a schedule for your goals.
4. Set goals for every aspect of your life
5. Be brave enough to take risks. Let go of the things you can’t control.
6. Find the time to assess yourself on a daily basis.

Doing these steps will give you a better, more optimistic approach to life. It will provide you with more purpose. Plus, it’s more realistic than that usual stereotype, “New Year’s Resolution,” don’t you think?

Prep#5 Prioritize your savings

Having a balanced life is excellent, but having a balanced bank account or wallet gives ultimate satisfaction. Sounds a little acquisitive, but you know what we mean.

Most people spend money on things they don’t need. You may be one of them, but not anymore. You will no longer fall victim to the fake pleasure that impulsive buying brings. You will no longer think about how you will survive until the next paycheck. You will be financially smart. Claim it.

For starters, list the things with a fixed rate, like your rent or house payment, your kid’s tuition, or automobile and Insurance payments. These are the costs that you can’t do anything about. Next, make a list of your essential expenses, things like electricity bills, groceries, and phone bills. After that, create a budget listing those things as expenses.

Of course, saving money doesn’t mean you don’t get to have fun. You still need your will-to-live to be replenished now and then, right? Joking aside, make a list of the things you do for fun like movies, sporting events, family excursions, or dining out. Then add those to your strict budget as expenses.

Yes, strict, because most people tend to spend more than they planned. Time flies when you’re enjoying yourself, so does your money, so don’t get carried away.

It’s also wise if you make a percentage breakdown of where your income goes. For example, 25-35% of your salary goes to housing, 10-15% for savings, 10-15% for food, and so on. Creating a budget percentage breakdown will be very useful because you’ll know where your income goes. As a result, you can have better control of your money.

If you want to know more about budget percentages, you can check out this blog for every Dollar. They’ll give you more detailed information about your budgets and how to make one that works.

One more thing, planning and having a budget is great, but you must also have a goal for the millions you’ll hope to save. Ask yourself, “what do I want to save for?” Making short and long-term goals can also improve your saving endeavors.

Also, if you have kids, don’t think twice about teaching them this tip. It’s never too early to start saving. You’d want them to grow up with financial wisdom, so teach your children how to save money.

Prep#6 Love yourself

It sounds easy, but most people often forget to love themselves. You’re so busy dealing with the stresses of life, whether it is at home, in the office, or your drunk friend calling you in the middle of the night, it’s important to remember to take time out for yourself.

Remember, stress is the real killer. So always prioritize taking care of yourself; never skip a meal, eat healthy, work out at least three times a week.

Start today. You don’t have to wait for every New Year to love yourself. Try not to bite more than what you can chew.