My house is a wreck and I gotta get it clean but I am tired and keep putting it off. NO MOTIVATION whatsoever. Any tips for me to get off my butt and get this place clean? Thanks
2006-10-17 16:42:20 · 9 answers · asked by tina*21 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Set the stove timer, or some other timer, for maybe one hour and go like crazy until the timer buzzes. Then, give yourself a reward: a half hour of TV or sit outside with a cup of coffee and a book for a half hour. Repeat the timer-reward system until you can begin to see some improvement. Part of the problem is that the projects seem so endless with no reward in sight. If it's really out of hand, come to grips with knowing it took awhile to get like that and it will take awhile to fix it.
2006-10-17 17:10:48 · answer #1 · answered by Whimsy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It usually happens when you just don't have any place to put stuff that you can't throw away. You just have to start sacrificing little bits at a time that you can do without, giving away what you feel has value and can't throw out. Do obscure cleaning...clean the dust off the ceiling fan blades and off the tv/vcr, you accomplished something with little effort. It got too big somewhere and is discouraging, but small efforts here and there are encouraging.
2006-10-17 23:49:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know someone who trades out with a friend. In other words, they'll work for several hours at each other's house every couple of weeks.
Or, you can hire someone to come in to help. That's what I do. I'm slowly gaining on having my house like I want it. I try to stay ahead of the person helping me as far as clearing the clutter so the cleaning can be done.
Ever hear the saying, "Many hands make light work"?
2006-10-18 03:34:17 · answer #3 · answered by KIT J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all you have to have a reason for procrastinating, I don't believe your just lazy..Something else is happening. When you figure that out and know this is not how you want to live, it will all come to. Start in one room and do nothing else until that one is done. Maybe you start too many projects at once that is is overwhelming to you When you see one room the way you want it, You will want to get going on the others..
2006-10-17 23:52:59 · answer #4 · answered by lennie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just start with a small area where you are at the most often... House cleaning is like starting an exercise progamme, its hard to get started, but after you get going and after you're done it feels really good.
Start by taking out the vacum cleaner...
GO NOW!!!
2006-10-17 23:55:41 · answer #5 · answered by happyjoyii 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hear you there ! We get tired of housecleaning and cooking day after day for years. What I do is just tackle one room a day. Then just cycle back over and I know the rooms are getting done at least once a week.
2006-10-18 14:42:24 · answer #6 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some good (fast) music gets me moving. Try setting a timer and seeing how much you get done in an hour, but make sure you really go for it, sweat! You'll feel better afterwards.
2006-10-18 00:04:14 · answer #7 · answered by Swirlgirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i visit a friend who has a clean and tidy house all the time i'm there i'm thinking of what i can do at my place so it movitates me also put some music on which gets you moving
2006-10-18 07:50:30 · answer #8 · answered by reggie m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a girlfriend
2006-10-17 23:49:54 · answer #9 · answered by hot.turkey 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋