{"id":36324,"date":"2021-03-10T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-can-you-prevent-yourself-from-cleaning-for-hours-at-a-time\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T16:15:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T16:15:03","slug":"how-can-you-prevent-yourself-from-cleaning-for-hours-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-can-you-prevent-yourself-from-cleaning-for-hours-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"How can you prevent yourself from cleaning for hours at a time?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Amber N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I would try to get into the routine of doing a little at a time over a day . And have a chart for days of the week on what to clean (bigger things). Like on one day I get the bathroom and then another for laundry<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-1315164624\"><div id=\"thefa-2700317903\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Stop procrastinating. It's time to take charge of your life.<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Start today<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Chelsea Q.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">That\u2019s a great question. I typically clean until everything is clean, which does tend to take at least an hour. I suppose I maybe need to set a time limit and then prioritize and perhaps have the kids pitch in as well to duplicate efforts.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Caitlen R.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I tell myself that I can only clean for 10 minutes and set a timer, then I can get other stuff done and come back to cleaning tomorrow.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Nikolaj W.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I work on things in stages. Like loading the dishwasher and cleaning the counters.<br \/>\nLatter in the afternoon I unload the dishwasher.  Start a load of laundry.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Kim P.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Pre pandemic I only cleaned the house when people were coming over for a party, and that usually meant that I was stashing stuff in closets and under beds, and in the attic. So, during this whole year of being at home with no parties to prepare for, all those stash zones had to be cleared out and organized. There\u2019s systems in place now for where stuff we actually want needs to go. Anything in the way of that gets donated, recycled or tossed. Now that things are organized and they all have their place it actually doesn\u2019t take long to clean up a room or two. 20 minutes is plenty of time.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Roberta G.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I clean a little bit every day. Vacuum all the house is just 10 minutes per days and bathrooms  takes 5 minutes each. Plus the important is tidying up every evening while I listen to music<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amber N. I would try to get into the routine of doing a little at a time over a day . And have a chart for days of the week on what to clean (bigger things). 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