2007-03-17 12:52:47 · 19 answers · asked by Seablanco1 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Turn off the computer. Turn on your favorite Cd, often times this gets you motivated. Good Luck!
2007-03-17 12:56:26 · answer #1 · answered by Backwoods Barbie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I find that if you can get up and start with putting in a load of laundry then make your coffee then you have set the tone for the next few hrs. If you start 1st thing in the morning then it is easier to get it done. You have more energy and you don't have time to get side tracked into doing something else. Open up the curtains and windows, get some music on and stay off the phone and then pretty soon your rooms will be clean and time will fly by.
2007-03-17 16:55:54 · answer #2 · answered by crazykat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do too! I can spend hours once I get started but I find it extremely difficult to make a start. If the house cleaning involves 15/20 minutes then I feel "Okay, its just 15 minutes. I will finish it even before I realise its done". But if its something like vacuuming, I keep water for boiling and get things ready to start as soon as coffee is ready. This 'coffee wait' motivates me to get started. When I am right in the middle of the work, I start thinking about how early and efficiently I did the work. I keep thinking about how next time I would be doing 'so and so' to save my time and to get started early. Also take time to look at 'cleaned work' and feel good about it.
Try starting the cleaning work when your energy levels are high. Typically at 9 in the morning, you feel fresh and energetic. Try doing things at that time. Have fresh bath after cleaning is done.
We are motivated to do work when we think its useful and of great help to us or someone else. As of cleaning its never 'done'. After a week or so it requires to be done again. So think that you are doing a great service to 'imaginery someone' by cleaning the house.
Try posting a question on Yahoo! answers after you do your cleaning. Something like, "I did the cleaning today. I am feeling good today. How do you feel about this? Who else did it today?"
2007-03-17 13:38:30 · answer #3 · answered by Mau 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on what you're cleaning and how much and how often you have to do it. The real tridk To cleaning is to keep up with it in the first place. Example: rinse the dish when you're done with it - Example #2: Put the towel in the hamper, not the floor. If it's just a room, try uncluttering it first (each time you pick something up - put it where it goes (not just a temporary stack to be put away later). After it's uncluttered, straighten the cushions on chairs and couch or make the bed if there is one, then dust then vacuum or sweep.
For full house cleaning and building up a routine you can live with, check out www.flylady.com (Build your own routine to fit your own needs - and start slowly- it really works pretty well that way).
2007-03-17 13:07:15 · answer #4 · answered by my 2 cents 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Give yourself a reward at the end and take short cuts to make the tasks easier. Vacuum floors instead of sweeping. Make a paste of cleanser and water and apply to difficult dirty sinks and tubs.Soak dishes in hot soapy water. Let the products do the hard work while you go on a detrash mission of every room. Then put up things that are out of place. Take 3 things out of every room and place in a box for charity and take it out to your car. Make all the beds and do a load of clothes. Wash the dishes, clean the bathrooms. You are done. Now what about that reward? A manicure, dinner out, a glass of wine and a video, a trip to the movies, a massage? The burden of clutter being cleared will feel energizing.
2007-03-18 11:02:34 · answer #5 · answered by firestarter 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do a few things to help motivate me:
First, put on the good music. LOUD!
Second, I make a deal with myself such as when I finish the kitchen, I'll have a cup of coffee, or I'll play a computer game, or something you enjoy.
Third, I start at one end of the room, counter, whatever, and do whatever comes in my path, in that order, so I don't pick and choose and end up leaving the stuff i hate to do.
HOpe that helps!
2007-03-17 13:08:09 · answer #6 · answered by LISELDA 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The way I get motivated is ...I put an upbeat CD and clean for 1 hour, then take a 1 hour break, then clean again for another hour etc...I alternate work and breaks. ..and over time, i end up doing more cleaning without really realising it.
2007-03-17 13:05:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to sort of trick yourself into it. In a moment when you aren't thinking about cleaning, sort of slide your body into a cleaning position and begin before your brain realises what you are doing. I'm serious. Your mind is going, Hate cleaning, hate cleaning, don't wanna do it, hate cleaning; but in between those thoughts are tiny gaps. Start cleaning in one of those tiny little gaps before your brain notices. And I'm sure you admit that you do enjoy a clean house, and you enjoy not being embarrassed when people come over because your house is a pigsty. Go for it! You can do it!
2007-03-17 13:02:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Me too! But cant go around it, cant go under it,cant go over it so have to go thru it! Tune in to some good music or even a good talk show get every machine in your house working for you and the next thing you know it is thru and it only took a couple of hours and I can do anything look on my face and dare anyone to make a mess!
2007-03-17 14:45:35 · answer #9 · answered by lori_love_emmalee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try cleaning little by little. Don't cram all your cleaning in one day. You'll get overwhelmed and bored. Also try to take brakes between cleaning and do something else. If you want you can watch tv or listen to music while cleaning
2007-03-17 13:03:04 · answer #10 · answered by Groo-V 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋