My husband travels a lot with his work. I work full time, I'm pregnant and I have a 2 year baby at home. I'm not trying to make excuses. When my husband is away, I'm just so tired at the end of the day, after the baby is asleep I just want to relax and watch tv then go to bed. I don't have any motivation to clean my house. Any suggestions?
2007-08-25 16:55:21 · 7 answers · asked by MTWater 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
Think of how happy you're husband will be to see a nice clean house, and you'll be able to sleep better at night knowing that your house is clean =)
2007-08-25 17:01:59 · answer #1 · answered by Miss New Jersey =] 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah...I wish I could tell you but I don't know any special "methods". I think it's all about your energy level and amount of motivation you have to do it. I'm a single mom of two with a dog and two ferrets to clean up after and after working all day I have no energy. I do the most cleaning on Saturday. It gets depressing when it seems all you ever do is work and clean. I can get myself motivated if I buy like a new vase for the living room...then I will want to make it look all nice. I used to think if I just had whatever new cleaning supply they were selling on commercials...then I would be motivated to clean. But...I would get all that stuff and still not want to clean. I figured out it's energy that I need. I need to get a bottle of that.
2016-05-18 00:09:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoo! Honey, I've been in your shoes, a nearly 2 year old and a newborn baby. I don't know where I found the energy to clean my house, but I never did it in one shot. I've always broken it down, room by room. The two places that have the highest volume of traffic, is the kitchen and bathroom, those need to get done in the first and second day. Dusting once a week? Not too hard. Vacuuming once a week not too bad either. Some things you have to let slide in order to keep your sanity and peace of mind.
2007-08-25 17:18:42 · answer #3 · answered by Yankee Micmac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make yourself a schedule or chore list of what needs to be done, and on what day. This makes it more of a "have to" instead of something that can wait until tomorrow.
But BY ALL MEANS, if it's not something that won't hurt anyone if left undone, leave it undone!!! If your family's income can support a cleaning service, maybe you can try one of those. (A neice/nephew/neighbor's kid might also do alot of your chores for less money!)
And please, ignore comments that come from children about how you have to just get up off that couch...children don't understand how extremely tiring children can be...especially if you're pregnant!
2007-08-25 17:06:12 · answer #4 · answered by weatheredmom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U could think of it being fun than it being more work you have to do. Think of something that gets you going, pumped, and ready to move. U can create some kind of game out of it. Trust me there are times where I don't want to do somethin but I push myself to do it and for me music helps. You have to find some time out of your day to get it done. U can set a time limit for how long your going to do it. Then if ur still not finish decide a certain time that your going to take a break and get back to it.
2007-08-25 17:07:26 · answer #5 · answered by JM 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're asking for an incentive, you will have to find that out on your own.
laziness is an easy habit to get. I know that because it becomes very difficult for me to clean my room...even when I have nothing else to do.
but you kinda have to force yourself out of the couch and start.
Trust me, once you start...you wont want to stop.
but there wont be any motivational benefit for you to start.
except that you'll have yourself a clean home.
2007-08-25 17:01:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes for your kids sake you hae to start doing something now and get ready for the other one. homemaking is an art and you can't stop now with two kids here i mean hey get moving.
2007-08-29 16:24:55 · answer #7 · answered by Tsunami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋