Thats why my interest was piqued when I heard about the12-12-12 cleaning challenge.
For my trial run, I decided to tackle my kids craft drawer corner in their room.
But, I realized the order might depend on your zone.
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For this particular room, I preferred to tidy first, then pull things to donate and toss.
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Twelve Items to Put Away
In hindsight, this round was the easiest.
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For this step, I had a similar outcome to when I triedthe 5x5 method.
I started with twelve items in mind, but I blew way past it.
It seemed silly to stop putting things away simply because Id hit this arbitrary number.
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I would have to rename this the 12-12-12 cleaning challenge (18-12-12 version).
No matterthe goal here isto declutter and organize, right?
I finished the process and moved on.
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Twelve Items to Donate
I have to admit, I found this step much trickier.
The issue here was, once again, down to the numbers.
I couldnt find twelve items to donate, instead finding six.
In case youre keeping track, this is now the 12-12-12 cleaning challenge (18-6-12 version).
I had completed the 12-12-12 cleaning challenge (18-6-23 version).
The Final Result
If youre a stickler for rules, this method might be a skip.
I wouldn’t once again follow the 12-12-12 in its entirety.
But, trying it worked fine for me, given a few adjustments.
