thread: What gets you motivated to do the housework :)

Hybrid View

Previous Post Previous Post   Next Post Next Post
  1. #1

    Yeah I'm another hour before Andrew gets in LOL. I did housework this morning while he was out and you can't tell where i have been now, so why bother.

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Oct 2006
    Sydney NSW
    4,837

    People coming over!!!
    My kids have been known to say "Who's coming over?" if they see me cleaning and I have to enlighten them to the fact that sometimes mummy just cleans LOL

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Dec 2007
    Hork-Bajir Valley
    5,722

    oh Kate!!
    I agree with you, its some weird phenomonen that my house is always sparkling spotless clean when i have exams or an assignment due!!

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Sep 2008
    Perth
    593

    My mil coming over! Speaking of which, she's due in 2 1/2 hours for dinner and I haven't even started cleaning or tidying, let alone preparing dinner! Damn addictive BB!

  5. #5
    Moderator

    Oct 2004
    In my Zombie proof fortress.
    6,449

    I will be repeating a lot of what has been said:
    People visiting
    DH about to come home
    Sick of the floor feeling yucky
    Getting angry - not sure why that gets me moving. Probably just channelling the energy
    There is something worse that needs doing.

  6. #6
    Registered User

    Feb 2006
    NSW Central Coast
    5,301

    Yep, I have a mad rush when I know someone's coming over, not just when DH's coming home. When I get rid of the kids for a while and I can actually concerntrate on the cleaning without having to stop a million times. Music helps too!

  7. #7
    BellyBelly Member

    Oct 2008
    Over The Rainbow
    1,142

    The motivation for me is that once its done i feel better in myself
    so i always try to get it down early in the morning so i feel better and its a good start to the day if that makes sense..having a clean place in where i am just makes me feel better..untill its messed up again lol

  8. #8
    Registered User

    Mar 2008
    North Northcote
    8,065

    Well, i have found a new incentive to get me to do the housework which has taken me rather by surprise...

    my DH going overseas!!

    so weird! since he left Thursday I have been going NUTSO! like as in scrubbing the cornices and waxing the wooden furniture...

    but my usual reasons are that i like to wake up to a tidy house. so do a quick putting away of things once the kidlet is in bed. and on the weekends i like to get in nice and early with the housework so that i have the rest of the weekend to enjoy cleanliness and shiny floors.

  9. #9
    Registered User

    Feb 2008
    Near the Snowies!
    2,975

    when i get sick of walking on the crunchy bits all over the floor! Lol.

    we've just moved house so at the moment still trying to unpack the last few things, then the house will get a good clean...I just find it hard trying to fit it in around DD, I dont want to vacuum while she is asleep because I don't want to wake her up, and if she did wake up I can't hear her over the noise (i did it once before and when i turned the vacuum off she was screaming in her cot ). I usually put her in her rocker and have her a little in front of me while i do it so can keep an eye on her but lately she doesnt like being in there for too long.