Do you happen to promise yourself to clean the house and fail to start because you don't feel motivated enough to do it? Do not worry! Here are some tips, advice and warnings to help you get motivated and make your home shine.
Steps
Step 1. Exercise
If cleaning and tidying stresses you out, try getting some exercise before you start.
Step 2. Make a list of the rooms you would like to clean and, if it helps, write them in the order you intend to clean them
You can start with the bathroom, as it is the smallest and easiest to clean room.
Step 3. Listen to inspiring music
An album or songs that energize you and make you want to get up and get to work.
Step 4. Focus on one room at a time
If you try to clean the whole house in one go, it will seem like the work to be done is endless and this will discourage you and prevent you from starting.
Step 5. Invent a system to organize your documents
If you create special folders or customize them using colors, tidying up your documents will be more fun.
Step 6. Reward yourself
Rewarding your hard work by going out with a friend or going to a party can really help you find the motivation to clean the house.
Step 7. Learn to think of tidying up as a positive activity
What are the benefits of living in a clean and tidy home?
- It can help you stop procrastinating.
- It will make you feel calmer.
- Keeping your home tidy isn't a waste of time at all and can even help you save time in the long run! For example, instead of looking for something all over the house, wasting a lot of time, you will be able to find it quickly and much more easily if everything is in its place.
Advice
- As you clean and tidy your home, wear comfortable clothes that will keep you warm enough or light enough, depending on the season.
- Try to clean up when you are home alone and have enough free time to do it. If there is someone else at home and you are trying to clean, it is always annoying to have to clean around them.
- Think what pleasure it will be to be able to relax in a neat and tidy house, without having to be in the midst of confusion. If you still live with your parents and are constantly given assignments to keep the house tidy, think how nice it will be to be able to stay a little in peace without being disturbed because everything is already in order.
- Admire what a great job you have done so far. If you start to get tired and lose motivation, look around and take a good look at all the work you have already done and you will see that this will give you the energy to finish what you have started.
- Turn your mobile phone into silent mode, unless you're expecting an important phone call. Interrupting the work you are doing just to reply to a text message will waste time that it could have taken you to get on with the job. The fewer unnecessary breaks you take, the sooner you can finish and enjoy the result!
