These January Decluttering Tasks Take Under 10 Minutes & Make A Huge Difference

"But cleaning and decluttering can feel like massive tasks and take large chunks of time, so what's a busy mom to do? Well, I say keep this list of January decluttering tasks that take under 10 minutes on hand. That's really all the time you need to make a huge difference around your house, one small area at a time."

"You dive in and suddenly it's three hours later and you're surrounded by a mountain of clothes and no closer to an organized closet than when you started. It's OK to set a timer for 10 minutes if that's all you have and you don't want to get sucked into a wormhole of tidying your entire space. These tasks shouldn't take much longer than that anyway, but don't discount the power of a helpful little alarm."

January often brings a desire to purge clutter after holidays, with decorations, rearranged furniture, and new toys creating overstimulation. Cleaning and decluttering can feel overwhelming and time-consuming, but targeting bite-sized tasks under ten minutes prevents getting sucked into long sessions. Using a timer helps limit projects and maintain momentum. Simple ten-minute jobs include gathering and organizing loose batteries, discarding degraded ones, and storing remaining batteries by size. Small, frequent decluttering actions accumulate into noticeable improvements in household order and reduce stress without requiring large uninterrupted blocks of time.

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