60 Things to Tidy Up at Home in 10 Minutes or Less

Are you looking to tidy up your home or living space?

Do you have only a few minutes to spare when it comes to organizing your home?

Contrary to popular belief, keeping things organized does not have to take a lot of time.

In this post, you’ll find a collection of sixty things to tidy up in different areas of your home.

Each of these tasks should take around ten minutes, or less, to complete.

You’ll be amazed at how much neater your home will look with just a little bit of effort!

Bedroom

1. Make your bed

2. Throw dirty clothes in the hamper

3. Take out the trash

4. Declutter your nightstand

5. Clear the area in front of your bed

6. Pack your bag or purse for the next day

7. Fold freshly laundered clothes

8. Fluff pillows or duvet on your bed

9. Pick clothes off your closet floor

10. Organize a vanity or the top of a dresser

Living room

11. Fold a throw blanket (or two)

12. Collect any mugs, glasses or cups and bring them to the kitchen

13. Declutter a single shelf on a bookcase

14. Water houseplants

15. Straighten out furniture

16. Recycle a stack of old magazines and newspapers

17. Affix no-slip tape to an area rug

18. Look for one of your missing remote controls

19. Reorganize items on your mantelpiece

20. Untangle an extension cord

Hallway

21. Put umbrellas back in their stand or holder

22. Hang up fallen coats or jackets

23. Collect mittens, hats and scarves and place in a basket or container

24. Clear the area behind your front door

25. Replace a worn-out welcome mat

26. Shine a pair of shoes

27. Take out five out-of season coats or jackets to wash and put away in storage

28. Organize your hat collection

29. Get rid of old or worn-out shoes

30. Clean off items on top of the banister

Dining room

31. Throw table cloth, napkins or place mats in the laundry

32. Remove miscellaneous items sitting on top of chairs

33. Clear off a square foot area on the dining room table

34. Declutter your hutch or buffet

35. Change curtains for the new season

36. Reorganize your china or flatware

37. Pack up holiday decorations and supplies

38. Find a permanent storage location for dining table leaves

39. Straighten picture frames

40. Push chairs in completely under the dining room table

Kitchen

41. Remove expired coupons, old articles and other materials from your refrigerator door

42. Put clean dishes away from the dishwasher or drain board

43. Replace your kitchen sponge

44. Throw out ancient condiments sitting in your refrigerator door

45. Take out the trash and recycling

46. Change the filter on your sink or water pitcher

47. Throw out freeze-burned food from your freezer

48. Shake out the crumbs from your toaster or toaster oven

49. Recycle plastic food storage containers that don’t have any matching lids or bottoms in your pantry

50. Gather disposable plastic forks, knives and spoons and place them in a single storage container or zippered bag

Bathroom

51. Put dirty towels in the hamper

52. Throw out old or expired bath and/or beauty products from your medicine cabinet

53. Refold towels and other bath linens

54. Dispose of old, stained, or broken cleaning supplies underneath your sink

55. Get rid of bath/shower products you no longer use in your shower or tub area

56. Throw away dull disposable razors

57. Replace lightbulbs in your vanity or sink area

58. Organize a single shelf in your medicine cabinet

59. Declutter the area next to your sink

60. Replace your old toothbrush with a new one

How about you? Which of these tasks will you take on to tidy up your home? Join the conversation and leave a comment below!

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Rashelle

Rashelle Isip is a New York City-based productivity consultant who helps successful entrepreneurs and business owners manage their time and energy so they can reduce stress, work less, and make more money in their businesses. She has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, NBC News, The Washington Post, NPR, and The Atlantic. Get her free guide, 5 Unexpected Things You Need to Organize a Work Notebook, by clicking here.

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