Happy New Year, Chesmar family! Are you a resolution maker, trier, or quitter? We’re not judging your new year’s practices, but traditionally resolutions take root in the lovely month of January—Capricorns are planning champions. Chances are, however, after this first month of ambitions, you’ll find yourself walking away from what feels like the impossible.
This year, we’re helping you make these resolutions stick! How? By suggesting that you focus on positive, visual changes that you can make and see within your environment. That’s right, we’re talking about making new year’s resolutions for your home. Here’s how it works:
Long-Term Plans & Little Goals
There’s an art to making and sticking to new year’s resolutions, and it starts with taking a long-term oath and breaking it down into little, achievable goals. When you sit down with a glass of wine to list out these resolutions, staring at an ambitious vow to completely remodel your home or become a minimalist by the end of the year is not something that you’re going to want to deal with. Instead, break this ambitious resolution down into sizeable goals that you can achieve throughout the year. These are five of our favorite resolutions that follow this tip:
1. Work Out a Weekly Cleaning Schedule
Big resolution: Keep a tidy home.
Digestible goal: Make a weekly cleaning schedule, and stick to it!
Keeping a clean home is a lot more time consuming than you may realize, and it can become a hassle for people who are juggling other responsibilities. To manage this expectation for yourself, create a weekly cleaning chart. For example, Mondays can be vacuuming days, Tuesdays can be bathroom cleaning days, and Wednesdays can be laundry days.
2. Embrace Home Organization Tools
Big resolution: Organize the entire house.
Digestible goal: Find some fun organization tools, and test them out in different rooms.
The Container Store has successfully made organizing a fun activity, but organizing an entire house on a timeline can be stressful for anyone. Instead, do some research and experiment with different organization methods/tools around your home. You are more likely to find something that you love!
3. Downsize With a Monthly Purge
Big resolution: Practice a minimalistic lifestyle.
Digestible goal: Clean your home room-by-room every month, and declutter as you go.
Becoming a minimalist is a lifestyle change, and lifestyle changes don’t happen overnight—especially if you have a household full of junk. Being more mindful about your collection habits and decluttering one room every month can put you on the right track in a more fulfilling way.
4. Carve Out an Inspiring Workspace
Big resolution: Design a home office.
Digestible goal: Clear out some workspace, and define it with a vision board.
If you’ve never designed anything before, rendering a home office layout from fantasies can be difficult. Instead, find some unused space to dedicate to a home office and define it with a desk, vision board, and inspiring workspace décor.
5. Find the Joy in Decorating
Big resolution: Redecorate your entire home.
Digestible goal: Pick one room, and experiment with color.
Interior design rehauls can be intimidating. To ease yourself into this goal, settle for a resolution to experiment with color in one room or space of your home. It’ll get those creative gears turning.
At the end of the day, don’t forget to have fun with your resolutions; they are meant to help you live a more meaningful, positive life! For more ideas, reach out to Chesmar or check out our blog.