put things back immediately after i finish using them

I came home last night and noticed the mess that my apartment was in again! I don’t know how it’s happened so I gave myself a good talking to and told myself to straighten up and fly right. Tidied the apartment again and now I’m back on the horse and putting things away straight away again – hopefully I can last longer than a week this time….

Okay, I’ve been doing this for a week now and it is pretty good. I have a small apartment so I really notice the difference between leaving things out and putting them away. I’m starting to go back to my old ways a little though and it’s still an effort to get myself to put stuff away. To all the brain experts out there : how long does it take for a new behaviour to become natural? (I know it’s more than a week!)

It’s not that I’m lazy, my mind just wanders onto other things – okay so maybe it’s cause I’m a little lazy. My goal is to tidy my apartment tonight and then keep it clean for 1 week without any clutter…. gulp.