All adults clean up. We take pride in being clean and having a reasonably tidy living space. It’s healthy, it’s practical (you can find things) and doesn’t take that long if you just establish a few routines. Sometimes you have to do things you don’t have to like it. It’s self-discipline, which will get you far in life. Plus isn’t this why you bought the app? If nothing else, a clean place is peaceful.
What I have found is that if you get the big cleaning done in the beginning, tidying up won’t seem like such a big task. For instance, if your room is completely messy then clean it at the start of your week and picking up the clothes you left on the floor won’t seem so time consuming and difficult. Start by making your bed when you clean your room. This puts you in a productive mood so you will get the job done faster. This also helps tidy up the biggest part of your room. If you are completely overwhelmed with mess, hire someone to do it for you! I personally used to hate cleaning so I went towards Craigslist and found that was so much easier for me. After a while, you will see how expensive it gets and be forced to clean yourself.
Yes, that is true, I dont like cleaning and tidying up too. But when it is clean and tidy up I feel better. I feel kind of lazyness about cleaning. But some things needs to be done. So I need to make habbit (trying with fabolous) to feel better.
Start small. Maybe just do one load of washing or empty the bins. Say to yourself “I’ll just do this one task and then I can stop if I want” One of the other things I suggest is making your home your own. Clear out the clutter so there’s less to tidy and then add in items to make it somewhere you want to keep tidy. I’m currently working on making my spare bedroom a useable room again, doing 20 minutes here & there. It’s taken a couple of weeks but I’m pleased to say that I can see the floor again! I also can’t praise chore rotas enough, feels a bit childish at first but it does help. Think about what needs to be done everyday, once or twice a week and once a month. Then try and schedule them so you’re not doing them all at once. For me I do the washing on a Wednesday & Saturday (extra loads where needed) and I do a dust & polish of the living room on a Friday. Sunday I then do a deep clean of the bathroom, ready to pamper myself Sunday night before the next week begins. But it all starts from taking that first task, even just making the bed in the morning. That one things that makes you go “I did something productive, I might not have done everything but I’ve done something”
I’m lazy so i dont want to start doing it but i feel happier and more energetic when my room is clean and organized so i just......do it
There is accountability needed for this. No one is going to stop you from ignoring the task however it’s design allows you to keep yourself accountable consistently until your task becomes habitual
I am not a fan of cleaning either. So I tend to wait until I have the house to myself, put on a playlist I really like (with headphones in) and dance around like a lunatic, occasionally taking breaks to clean or tidy in whatever room I’m in. I look at it as a fun, active thing to do rather than a chore. Also, adding the clean and tidy habit in the app as part of my evening routine for just a quick 10 mins, I find it’s easier to keep on top of everything.
Then why are you focusing on changing that about yourself? Hire someone to do it for you. I used to hate it too. Then I felt infinitely better when I had a clean desk and my chair wasn’t strewn with clothes when I woke up. It changed my whole day and how productive I was. I had goals for at home after to work to complete and I couldn’t do it with clutter. If you can don’t change it. You don’t have to tidy up if ruins your day. Just remember if you die in your sleep they’ll find you dead surround by a filthy mess.
I used to really hate cleaning and tidying up and then one day it was like a switch in my brain flicked and now whilst I would rather be lying in bed I kinda enjoy tidying up. I find if you have a movie or music on in the background that helps a lot too. Sometimes I still don’t feel like doing anything but what spurs me on is the feeling I know I get when everything’s clean and tidy. I feel organised and less stressed. I feel like I can actually take sometime to do something for myself and not feel guilty about it the entire time.
Pay someone to do it. If you can’t afford to pay someone to do it for you then train yourself like you would a puppy. Reward yourself with small treats. Play your fav music while doing it.