{"id":102,"date":"2011-12-02T21:50:40","date_gmt":"2011-12-02T21:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angsays.wordpress.com\/?p=102"},"modified":"2024-07-17T10:48:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T16:48:42","slug":"seven-ways-to-motivate-yourself-to-clean-yes-its-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kiwiservices.com\/angela-says\/seven-ways-to-motivate-yourself-to-clean-yes-its-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Ways to Motivate Yourself to Clean (Yes, it’s Possible)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know we already talked about how to get your kids to clean<\/a>, but today I want to focus on how to get YOU movitated to clean house. (It sounds more challenging than getting the kids motivated, right?)<\/p>\n

There’s just absolutely nothing better than a clean house. It gives you a sense of pride, relief, and gives you the signal that it’s okay to relax. We put so much pressure on ourselves each day and we deserve to come home and watch three hours of Netflix and not feel guilty about a thing. So to help you I’ve gathered up some of the best tips I could think of to really get you motivated and inspired.<\/p>\n

Here is\u00a0my list of cleaning motivation tips:<\/p>\n

1. Invite your mother-in-law over for dinner
\nIf there’s one woman that most of us want to impress, it’s our MIL. If
\nthat doesn’t get you cleaning quickly, I don’t know what else will! If you
\ndon’t have a mother-in-law, just invite some friends, neighbors, etc.
\nAny outside person coming into your home is going to motivate you
\nto clean because you want them to think your house ALWAYS looks
\nlike that.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Buy something decorative for your home
\nI love going into home goods stores on Saturdays, imagining what each
\nitem would look like in our house. But if the house is messy, it makes it
\na little more difficult to enjoy my new item I purchased. Your
\ndecoration doesn’t even have to be anything big–just get a candle
\nsconce or a new potpourri bowl. Buy anything that would give you
\nthat extra ounce of motivation.<\/p>\n

3. Rearrange a room (or all of them)
\nThis is kind of a big challenge, but you would be amazed at how much
\njunk you’ll uncover if you rearrange a room in your home. What you
\nfind that you don’t need or want you can donate to charity. Plus, your
\nnew setup should give you the motivation to make it a brand new
\ninviting place in your home. Sounds like a win-win, right?<\/p>\n

4. Clean in your REAL clothes
\nI think a lot of the time we choose to clean right when we wake up on
\nSaturday mornings. We skip the makeup, the shower, and everything
\nelse because we just want to get it done. Why not change the order of
\nthings? Get up, get dressed, have some breakfast, put on some makeup,
\nand THEN start cleaning. That way if something comes up in the
\nmiddle of cleaning you can leave quickly and come right back to it.
\nPlus, being in our pajamas can give us more incentive to just climb
\nback into the covers rather than folding or washing them.<\/p>\n

5. Read a cleaning\/ organizing magazine or book
\nWhy do magazines always make us feel so inspired? They just really
\nmake you feel like being a better person with all their little tips, tricks,
\nand know-how. Reading a cleaning or organizing book or magazine
\nreally does do the trick when it comes to motivation. Just be sure you
\ndon’t get too caught up in the reading material!<\/p>\n

6. Give yourself a reward
\nDo I even really need to explain this one? You work hard and you
\ndeserve to not only have a clean house, but also a gift to yourself
\nafterwards. Besides, when you’re done cleaning all the bathrooms and
\nthe kitchen you’re going to need that manicure right?<\/p>\n

7. Invite a friend to help
\nThis takes misery likes company to a whole new level. Invite your friend
\nto come over\u00a0for a deep cleaning session, where they will advise you on
\nhow to de-clutter and\u00a0assist you with the basic cleaning tasks. The catch?
\nYou have to\u00a0do the same over\u00a0at their place.<\/p>\n

Don’t forget that\u00a0when you need assistance with the big cleaning projects like cleaning the\u00a0wood\u00a0floors <\/a>or cleaning out the dryer vent<\/a>, you can\u00a0call\u00a0Kiwi Services in your local area!<\/p>\n

Happy cleaning!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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