It’s here! A brand-new year to look forward to at your apartment in Austin, Texas. With most of the world focusing on New Year’s resolutions this month, we thought we would save you some time and provide a list of tips to improve your home life at LeMontreaux. We scoured the internet to find the best ideas for spit-shining your home and office in 2022.
Our list comes from a variety of websites that focus on living the good life in apartment settings like ours.
Here is what we found so far. And if you have any other tips, feel free to post them on our Facebook to share with family and friends.
Time to Spit-Shine
• Dust above and under everything
• Declutter your cabinets
• Throw out outdated food in the cupboard
• Give the fridge a good scrub
• Organize your spices alphabetically
• Sweep the corners and clean the baseboards
• Wash the dishes you did not use in 2021
• Clean off the countertops
• Give your curtains or blinds a good bath
• Give the tub, sinks, and oven a good scrub
• Declutter your cabinets
• Throw out outdated food in the cupboard
• Give the fridge a good scrub
• Organize your spices alphabetically
• Sweep the corners and clean the baseboards
• Wash the dishes you did not use in 2021
• Clean off the countertops
• Give your curtains or blinds a good bath
• Give the tub, sinks, and oven a good scrub
Organize Your Space
• Rearrange your furniture
• Plan your meals once a week
• Stash the seasonal décor (under the bed works really well!)
• Replace your batteries in clocks, smoke alarms, and other important gadgets
• Donate the clothes you have not worn in a few years
• Sort through your house goods (towels, pillows, sheets, etc.) and donate used items to your local pet shelter
• Plan your meals once a week
• Stash the seasonal décor (under the bed works really well!)
• Replace your batteries in clocks, smoke alarms, and other important gadgets
• Donate the clothes you have not worn in a few years
• Sort through your house goods (towels, pillows, sheets, etc.) and donate used items to your local pet shelter
Streamline Your Life
• Shop on Wednesdays – the least traveled day to the grocery store
• Unsubscribe to emails you do not read
• Set up autopay to save you time
• Mark of ‘Me Time” on your calendar to do something fun, or nothing at all
• Set realistic deadlines and stick to them
• Make faster decisions
• Learn to delegate
• Find time for quality time
• Try something new every month
• Find a new hobby
• Cut back on-screen time
• Unsubscribe to emails you do not read
• Set up autopay to save you time
• Mark of ‘Me Time” on your calendar to do something fun, or nothing at all
• Set realistic deadlines and stick to them
• Make faster decisions
• Learn to delegate
• Find time for quality time
• Try something new every month
• Find a new hobby
• Cut back on-screen time