Done is better than perfect.

I recently experienced the truth of this yet again.

Last spring I reached out to a housecleaner we had used a few years ago. The months flew by and I never managed to schedule a time.

I was finally desperate. You see, I’m one of those people who “sees” everything, but (#1) I dislike cleaning house, and (#2) when I do clean I take for-ever, because — yeah — I see every little thing!

So, we were going out of town and I decided to have the cleaner come any day during the week we were gone. It was last minute. There were piles of stuff all over. But I didn’t care. It just needed to get done!

And, sure enough, done was better than perfect. In fact, done was WAY better than perfect.

You see, my idea was that I would put away all the clutter; sort through all the old photos; and find a place for everything. Then and only then would I have someone clean.

But the truth is that getting started moves energy! So, three weeks later I had the cleaner come in again. This time I managed to clear some clutter; put away some photos; and find out-of-sight/out-of-the-way places for stuff to go.

And we’re loving our space. It looks and feels so much better. And now that we have that momentum, it’s much easier for us to keep it that way.

Done.