There are many people who love to use the spring as a time to do deep cleaning across all areas of their house. This isn’t a bad idea at all, but sometimes we need to “deep clean” other areas of our life as well. I like to do what I call a spring reset at this time of year, but sometimes even the thought of a reset feels like too much. If you are a mom taking care of your home, your husband, your kids, and everything else, I can relate. Here’s a spring reset for overwhelmed moms that will hopefully help you keep your head above water and maybe even swim a little bit!

The Spring Reset for Overwhelmed Moms

Step One: Adjust Your Expectations

You don’t have to overhaul every area of your life. Think about the areas of your home and life that are causing the most friction—is it the overflowing shoe basket by the front door? Is it the constantly cluttered kitchen counter? Is it the crumbs all over your minivan? Or maybe it’s not physical messes but the mental messes you feel like you have in your brain. Tell yourself you won’t be coming out of this with a totally new approach to life. You’re just going to make some steps toward feeling less overwhelmed.

Step Two: Decluttering

I love to start with decluttering because it gives you an easy win. All you have to do is find a bag or container and start putting things in it. As soon as you get rid of some things, your spaces will be less cluttered and it will be progress you can see.

Choose short, contained tasks so you don’t get overwhelmed. Here are some areas you can probably declutter in 15-20 minutes or less.

• One drawer
• One shelf
• Kids’ outgrown clothes
• Car clutter
• Expired pantry or fridge items
• Toy bin
• Purse or bag

Step Three: Cleaning

Remember: you’re not going to deep clean your whole house! Choose just a few areas you want to focus on. If you’ve already decluttered, some of these tasks might be even easier.

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