So Andrew and I did our usual thing today for company. We scrambled around at the last minute trying to get everything cleaned and ready to go. It never fails. We always wait until the last minute. This would be no big deal if we cleaned on a regular basis. But we don't. Andrew and I live like pigs most of the time.
It is really sad. When our house is clean, we always say "Man, I love our house when it is clean."
So I'm determined. It is time to become an adult. An adult who cleans. I have to tell you, I hate cleaning. I just don't enjoy it. When I do get in the mood to clean, I want to do a very thorough job. By the time everything is out and ready to be put back all nice and neat, I'm tired and want to quit. HA!
I've decided that I just need to create a cleaning schedule. If I just do one or two things each day, it won't be so bad. Right?
Anyone else out there hate cleaning? What do you do?
Anyone have a cleaning schedule?
How do you do it? What tips do you have for someone who does not enjoy at all.
I'll let you know what I come up with and how it goes.
The Big Boo Cast, Episode 387
7 hours ago
I clean everything REALLY good one week including frig, baseboards, microwave,etc... Then the next week it only needs a basic cleaning but still include mopping, showers, tubs, dusting but just wipe down cabinets and outside of applicances. Then scrub really good the next week. I usually did this on the weekends. Notice I say did because when I got pregnant Matt took over the cleaning and I am almost ashamed to say I have never really fully taken it back over. My house stays clean but I am spoiled right now to say the least!!!
ReplyDeleteomg i could copy and paste your post to my blog change hubbys names and it would fit perfect. I do the same exact thing, Ive got lots of secduals but none of them get kept.
ReplyDeleteAlex and I lived like pigs when we were younger as well. It's sad that we eventually have to become adults, isn't it? :)
ReplyDeleteI have help with my basic cleaning (floors, bathrooms, dusting) right now and will probably continue to pay someone to help me even after A arrives. (Best gift Alex ever gave me!) I will say that before that, I did have a schedule and I just did certain things each day. Bathrooms one day, floors the next, dusting the next....and so on. Of course, cleaning the kitchen and doing laundry is a constant chore that has to be done daily. That never changes.
I don't like to clean and will probably never like to clean. The only think I actually enjoy cleaning is my kitchen.
A clean home brings such relaxation to a family - that I do know. Good luck and let us know how it goes!
I, too, have tried the schedule, but then it seemed like I cleaned all of the time. I hate cleaning also. There are so many other things to do that are way more fun.
ReplyDeleteHere's one thing I try....I set the timer for 15 min. each to clean each room (kitchen 15 min., living room 15 min., master bedroom 15 min., etc.). The reason I do that is that it causes me not to dawdle and I really focus on what really needs to be cleaned. I don't do this always, but it does help when I do it.
The other thing I try to remember is that I won't ever remember a particular day when my house was clean, but I will remember memories made on a particular day. I choose memories over cleaning most days. :)
I do like a clean house though...it makes me less crabby and I feel more "with it."
You are right - if we just put away what we get out - pick up what we lay down - do the dishes after a meal - and do the toilets, floors, etc. once a week - it stays pretty presentable anyway. We all have to "grow up" to that place and most of us have had our messy time of life, unless we are born "neat-freaks"! You can do whatever you set your mind to. :)
ReplyDeleteha, I would live in a mess if it weren't for Josh who is a neat freak! He cant relax unless the house is clean. That alone is a good motivator for me. I hate for him to have to work for 2 hours just so he can sit down and watch tv on a friday evening. I also find we are both irritable when the house is messy and then we have to waste an entire Saturday cleaning instead of enjoying one another. Since I am no longer in school at night, I have been trying to keep things picked up each evening. It is hard. I hate to clean. But - if all of the "picking up" is done throughout the week then I would only have to do the dusting and sweeping on Saturday which would free up hours upon hours of our weekend. It is hard to be clean when you hate it so much - I totall feel the same way you do about this ugly chore. I would like to read about what you try - I would love the tips!
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