I hate cleaning and am a clutterbug. I have 2 children ages7 nad 8 they can help but hate it as well. Suggestions please.
2006-08-12 08:25:49 · 12 answers · asked by bama37 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
It summer - only clean what you need to.
Once school starts, pick a day and do you major cleaning on that day. Play music, wear special cleaning clothes (or none at all if want). When it lunch time stop and reward yourself. Maybe some Godiva Chocolates.
Other days only do spot cleaning. Because there is always something to clean!
And get the kids to help! Maybe they can fold and put away their own laundry. Maybe vacuum room, dust, take out the trash. And they should always clean up there own stuff. Send them back to do it. We have woken our kids up to make them pick up a mess they left. Eventually the figure out they need to clean up there own mess.
I hate suggesting you pay them for chores but some people find it effective.
Also sometimes you can combine something with something less fun. Say watch some missed episodes of Desperate Housewives while you fold Laundry.
2006-08-16 10:15:03 · answer #1 · answered by paintingj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-15 08:37:30 · answer #2 · answered by synnimyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF YOU HATE CLEANING THE HOUSE AND YOU HAVE TO JUST PLAY ANY MUSIC OR SONGS YOU LIKE IT BEHIND YOU AND TAKE A REST AFTER YOU FINISH ANYTHING LIKE IF YOU FINISH THE KITCHEN TAKE 5 OR 10 MINUTES AND SEAT AND LISTEN TO MUSIC AND YOU WILL BE RELAX THEN AFTER GO AND COMPLETE AND I THINK BY THIS WAY IT WILL BE MORE FUN AND YOU HAVE CHILDREN LET THEM HELP YOU SO IT'S BETTER IF YOU MAKE IT BY YOUR SELF SO I HOPE THIS HELP AND GOOD LUCK
2006-08-12 08:34:18 · answer #3 · answered by marinad m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i hate housework but the best thing i found to get me off my but and do something was to get some great get up and go tunes on the cd player and start rocking and rolling after the 1st intial jump i dont want to sit down
2006-08-16 09:36:52 · answer #4 · answered by bex 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
turn on some music, sing along (loudly) and have fun with it, move to the beat. for your kids to help: make it into a contest (first person to fold his. her basket of clothes wins a small treat-although you don't have to tell them it is a SMALL treat ;).
have fun and good luck
2006-08-12 08:32:19 · answer #5 · answered by one_sera_phim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I clean to music, the faster the better.
2006-08-12 08:32:39 · answer #6 · answered by spiritwalker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just make the kids do the work. It'll be fun for you
2006-08-12 08:32:05 · answer #7 · answered by chetahbill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smoke a joint before you do it(you,not the kids :), that'll make it go fast.
2006-08-12 08:32:20 · answer #8 · answered by steve e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just keep thinking of how good u will feel when it is done
2006-08-15 04:15:39 · answer #9 · answered by ww1acepilot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-12 08:32:50 · answer #10 · answered by Sarah H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋