Wear Real Clothes Not your best clothes of course, but not pajamas. Really getting dressed down to comfy shoes can help tell your mind that you’ve got work to do. If you start cleaning in your sweatpants and house shoes, it may be more difficult to take the work seriously, and therefore get it done quickly
Set a Deadline
Set a deadline
- Invite someone over for dinner to help you clean.
- Use a timer to see if you can get the job done by a certain time, or try and beat your last “record” by trying to do it earlier.
Tour a Model Home
A model home can help us envision a perfectly clean home and motivate us to reach for that height
Plan a Garage Sale
Organize a garage sale to clear out clutter
- Get rid of things if you can make a little money
- Don’t be afraid to donate to a charity if there is enough money to be made from the sale
- Kids will be more likely to donate if they see money in their piggy bank
Try a New Product
Try a new product or a new scent of a favorite product. This can get us more motivated to clean.
Give Yourself a Reward
This can be something you purchase
Trade Cleaning Time with a Friend
This only works with a really good friend that you trust
Make It a Family Cleanup
Set up a cleaning or organizing block of time for a Saturday. Inform the whole family and have a reward for when it’s done.
