
3 Minutes to a Happier, Healthier, More Organized You!
Hi friends. Chances are, by this time, you've been home for several weeks. You've either done all of the pending home projects you've wanted to address, or you're beginning to notice all the undone projects and tasks lurking in the hidden, deep, dark corners. Are you sighing in frustration, not sure where to start?
Household “chores” and organizing projects can seem overwhelming when we look at them all at once. When we break them down into smaller pieces, then they don’t seem as arduous, time-consuming, or boring. I once timed myself to see exactly how long it takes to fold a load of laundry, something I don’t enjoy doing. It took three minutes. OK, it was a load of towels, which are easy, but even so, it was only three minutes. We can do pretty much anything for just three minutes. If we apply this “3-minute rule” to a larger task, imagine how much more we can accomplish in the long term!
What can be done in 3 minutes? Here are 45 tasks you can do in 3 minutes (or less!):
- Pay bills online
- Tidy a pocketbook
- Use the bathroom
- Make the bed
- Feed the cats
- Scoop the litter box
- Take out the garbage
- Put away a bag of groceries
- Recycle old newspapers or magazines
- Hang coats in closet
- File a few papers
- Read this article (!)
- Respond to an invitation
- Write a thank you note
- Drink a glass of water
- Change the batteries in your smoke alarm
- Test the carbon monoxide detector
- Cut up an avocado or apple
- Eat a banana
- Eat a yogurt
- Prepare a healthy snack
- Print labels for your file system
- Scan and save a vital document
- Schedule a doctor’s appointment
- Create an online ID with your doctor’s portal to access your health history
- Give a few dollars to charity
- Help an older person across the street
- Smile and wave at someone you pass
- Text someone you love, just because
- Sort your sock drawer
- Download a good book
- Unload the dishwasher
- Change a light bulb
- Download an emergency preparedness list from the Red Cross website
- Line up shoes in an entryway
- Sort and open today's mail
- Change the sheets on a bed
- Wash one window
- Put a load of laundry in to wash
- Transfer a load of laundry to the dryer
- Toss old personal care products (makeup, expired over the counter medicines)
- Toss expired pantry items on one shelf
- Gather up garbage from your car at the end of the day
- Talk with your kid before a practice or game
- Play fetch with your dog or cat
What else can you think of that you can do in 3 minutes or less? Let me know!
Gayle M. Gruenberg, CPO-CD® is the Chief Executive Organizer of Let’s Get Organized, LLC, an award-winning professional organizing firm based in Bergen County, New Jersey. You can reach her at 201-364-6833 or visit the Let's Get Organized website at www.LGOrganized.com.
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