This week, we're focusing on important life skills
every person should know. I'm zoning in on two a day. If you missed any of the previous ones, you can access my past newsletter issues to read those. Here are the new ones:
7. Clean your home. As you know, I know organizing. It's one of the best ways to ensure your environment looks nice, you can find what you need when you need it, and you can help ensure you're using your time
well and achieving your goals.
But, cleaning your home (actually disinfecting it, keeping linens fresh, removing loose hair, dirt, and grime, etc.) is vital to your health and the health of your family members and pets.
Yes, if it's in your budget, you can always hire a
cleaning service. In fact, doing so is a great way to free up your time, especially if you're working outside of your home, have
your own business, or if you have health issues that prevent you from being able to do it yourself.
But if it's not in your budget, knowing how to clean...and being able to effectively
clean quickly...is an important skill. Start by learning how to clean (and disinfect) the toilet and kitchen sink very well. These are two areas that harbor a lot of germs. Then learn a new cleaning skill each week...there are countless articles and videos online if you need assistance.
One of my favorite tips, when it comes to cleaning, is to "clean as you go." In doing so, you can clean in
"minutes" at a time, versus having to invest hours of time deep cleaning.
8. Use a search engine effectively. Most of us have done a Google search (or have used another search engine) at one time or another. But how we enter our
"search terms" could be the difference between a long, exhausting search for the information we need versus the quick answer we're looking
for.
First, narrow down your search. There is a big difference in searching for
a) training your dog,
b) training your dog not to jump, and
c) training your dog not to jump on furniture.
Every time you add more criteria, you're going to give yourself more specific results. You can also use plus (+) or minus (-) signs to indicate what you want and don't want, such as classic movies-horror, which would result in classic movies that don't include horror ones.
You can also put key phrases in quotes, like "Starbucks" coffee recipes to search for only recipes that contain the word "Starbucks."
To be continued tomorrow...
