Avoid Distractions by Cleaning Your House in “rounds”

With spring cleaning season approaching, we’ve been discussing the many “methods” that can help anyone clean up their home, even if you’re just not ready for it , you can’t get past how exhausting it is. or you are easily distracted . Another approach, the “rounds” method, brings some attention to TikTok, and this might be the best option for you if you can’t focus on big cleaning tasks for a long time.

What is the “circles” cleaning method?

The trick comes from TikTok user @polkarooboo , who says round-by-round cleaning helps her ADHD brain “much better than traditional cleaning methods.” She demonstrates how she moves from room to room, solving the same problem in each and moving, in fact, in a circle.

First, she collects objects in each room that do not belong to her and puts them in the room where they should be. She then chooses a new task.

“Now that all the things are back in the room where they should be, we will put them back in their places in this room,” she explains. How it looks in practice is quite simple. If your robe is on the bathroom door, but you find it over a chair in your room, you place it in the bathroom during the first round and then move on to the second round, which involves visiting each room and putting the items you just moved back into the bathroom. its rightful place. So when you get to the bathroom, you just hang your robe on the hook.

When this is done in all the rooms, it will be time for the next round, so you will return to the room where you started. Everything that is not yet appropriate in these rooms is now put in its place. Once you’re done with this in each room, you’ll be back wiping down the surfaces in each room.

There is room for customization here as you make the rounds that work best for you. For example, she prefers to dust at the same time as the mopping, but if you really need to stick to the assigned rounds, you can turn the dusting into a separate round altogether. You can dedicate one round to sweeping or vacuuming, or one to cleaning. Whatever works for you, the main thing is that you go and complete each task in each room before moving on to the next task.

Why it might work for you

This is similar to the June bug method in that it is beneficial for anyone who is easily distracted. Picking one task and doing it exclusively in each room until it’s done will make you feel less overwhelmed than if you were trying to sort out the clutter in each room individually.

You can even try to combine it with other popular methods. Another CleanTokker, Renee Alice Bell, says scheduling breaks and rewards in her cleaning routine helps her when ADHD gets in the way. Your break and reward can include anything that motivates you, like scrolling through social media or some wine if you commit to cleaning during the time slots you have set aside. Combining this with the “rounds” method can feel like taking a short break after each round so you feel accomplished after completing each task in each room and reward yourself with treats in between. The goal here is to break down cleaning into manageable chunks and complete each necessary step before moving on, so you’re less distracted and feel overwhelmed.