There’s a challenge I do when I’m looking around my house in dismay at how messy it’s gotten. Instead of setting a time limit, like 5 minutes, I set myself a chore limit of 25 or 50 things.

Anything and everything counts.

• Throw out a piece of trash
• Put away a clean dish
• Reline a trash can
• Straighten pillows on the bed
• Switch laundry to dryer
• Water a plant

I never judge if something is “big enough” to count, I just continue to count until I reach 25 (or 50 if I’m ambitious).

Sometimes, on the weekends, I’ll do multiple rounds and track them on my white board until the house looks better.

Typically I don’t clean, but feel free to adapt this to fit your goals!