Nest: Day 30
March 30, 2011 
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Day 30
Doing the dirty.
Postcard ad from 1910, public domain.
Nothing is harder than habithacking laundry, at least for me. I HATE it. That’s all I can say.
I suggest doing a load every day to make the habit stick so you don’t end up watching a full season of Mad Men one day because you’ve got so much to fold. (Oh, but who would do that? If it’s no one you know, then you don’t know me very well.)
Of course, one excuse I have is that I have a thirty-year-old washer and dryer that can take six hours to do a load if I stuff it too full.
If you don’t have much wash, you could follow this plan every other week (which I often do) or once a month.
Here’s how I work it most of the time, but you come up with whatever works for you and add it to your BOP.
My plan for doing the dirty (laundry, that is..)
Monday blues (& blacks…darks)
Tuesday towels
Wednesday whites
ThuRsday rags, rugs, the rest (stuff that doesn’t fit into these other categories)
Friday frillies and woolies (hand-washables)
Saturday sheets
Notice the alliteration? Kind of a nice memory crutch, yes?
Morning routine:
Obey your BOP.
Do your do.
Polish your place.
Take five (an 8 minute break every half hour).
Shovel your shitspot.
*Your personal additions here: ____.*
*Your personal additions here: ____.*
D-Day every day…or at least on WeDnesday.
(If it’s the Ides, do whatcha want.)
Add 3H (Half-assed housekeeping hour) to Mondays.
Beat your bête noire on Terrible Tuesdays.
Free your mind on Fridays.
Add P4 (it comes after #1 & #2) a few times a week.
Thursdays: Chase and Drive Decon 11
Evening routine:
Polish your place.
Decide on duds.
Nest Month 1
What to do so far:
In case you missed a day, the reminders below are clickable.
Polish your place twice every day.
Do your do.
Be regular and orderly with your keys.
Take an eight minute break every half hour.
Shovel your shitspot every day.
Decide on duds the night before.
Put your Brain on Paper. BOP.
Obey your BOP.
Get your zen on.
Use your timer for 11 minute timed tasks.
Do D-Days as often as possible, but always on every WeDnesday.
Use music to enliven work at home.
On the Ides, I’d rather be _______.
Ride your routines.
Add 3H, Half-assed Housekeeping Hour, to your Mondays.
Beat your bête noire on Terrible Tuesdays.
Customize habithacking to fit your needs.
Good enough is plenty good.
Add Creative Sundays to your routine.
Change your space to reflect who you are.
Add a day for a braindump: Free-your-mind Fridays.
Add P4 (it comes after #1 & #2)
If you’ve got drive, Chase on Thursdays and Drive Decon 11.
Rework the way you deal with mail.
Remember the science of seven.
It’s never too late.
Draw the line if you get overwhelmed.
Add doing the dirty (laundry) to your daily schedule.
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