How to make cleaning fun

Cleaning can be boring because it is a task that you keep doing over and over but you know what you have to do it anyway since you need a clean home. The following are some ideas on how to make cleaning fun so that you enjoy as you do it

Play music

Use your phone or radio or TV to play your favorite music as you clean. Sing along and move your body as the music is going on. Playing music elevates your mood and gives your brain something to do while you clean. You will not even notice the time moving and you will find yourself having accomplished way a lot of cleaning tasks. So, tune that music on and go ahead cleaning your house and you will thank me later

Catch up on phone calls

Use that time of folding your laundry to catch up with your family or friends that you talked with a while ago. They will appreciate the fact that you checked on them and their gratitude will enhance your mood as fold your clothes

Cleaning is a form of work out

Believe it or not, cleaning aids in burning calories since tasks like mopping the floors increase the heart rate. As you clean, you will not have to stress yourself about the working out time since you will actually be doing it

Treat yourself

 

 

 

Since cleaning is labor intensive and takes time, promise to treat yourself after the cleanup. For example, you can have an afternoon nap after cleaning in the morning or you can order a meal for supper instead of cooking

Upgrade your cleaning supplies

Replace the worn-out cleaning products like the mops, dusters and sponges so that you have an easy time of cleaning. Investing in better cleaning supplies is worth more than the expense that you will incur in purchasing them

 Engage in mindful meditation

Cleaning can offer you an opportunity to reconnect with yourself. Meditation aids in enhancing your mood and you get to enjoy what you are doing in this case you take delight in cleaning. Focus on your breathing and be mindful about the cleaning that you are doing. Notice how for example you are squeezing the duster and how water from the duster is getting into the bucket. Close the door to all thoughts other than what you are doing. This way you feel rejuvenated and refreshed as you clean

Listen to a book

Listen to an audio book as you do any cleaning task be it mopping floors, wiping surfaces, washing or folding laundry. Focus on listening to a motivational book or a book with interesting stories

Imagine your future self

Sometimes, your present self might not be motivated to do  a clean up though your future self will appreciate a tidy home and clean laundry. Wash the laundry and you will be happy to see all your clothes clean later on. Fold the clothes today in the evening and you will be grateful to see your clothes neatly arranged in the wardrobe tomorrow morning. Mop your house and you will appreciate a tidy home after that. As you clean imagine how clean your house will be,how fresh it will smell and you will enjoy cleaning all the way knowing that what you are currently doing will yield positive results

Make it short but consistent

You can make your cleaning time short but consistent even if it is for just 5 minutes every day. You will manage to accomplish a lot of cleaning tasks without noticing. As you continue doing it, you will find yourself extending the time since your body get used to and you find it fun as you clean

Use Amazing – Smelling Cleaning Products

Great smelling cleaning products make cleaning fun and give someone relaxing mood. They make cleaning special and not a chore. As you look for a sweet-smelling cleaning product, pick the one that is safe to use around the kids and pets

Learn a new language

Are you passionate about learning a new language though you feel like you do not have enough time to do that? Use a language learning software on your phone, put your headphones on and learn a new language as you clean. This is especially great when you are doing tasks like wiping surfaces and folding laundry

Talk with your spouse or kids about their day

You might feel that you do not have time for your family because of your busy schedule. You can use cleaning time to talk with your spouse or kids regarding how their day has been. Let them share their experiences including the things that they appreciate the most that day. They can as well assist you clean as you chat. Encourage them to speak positively regarding the day as a way of motivating you to clean

Practice gratitude

Cleaning time is a great time to practice gratitude. Think about the things that you appreciate in your life and the people that you are grateful for and why. As you think about them, you will feel reenergized as you continue working and cleaning time will seem to have really flown. Also take cleaning time as a way of expressing gratitude for having what you are cleaning and show love to it by giving it thorough cleaning. From my experience, we own a big house and whenever I am cleaning it, I use that time to appreciate the fact that I have such a house to clean since before then I was really praying that I own a big house and since we already own one as a family now, our work is to give thanks and keep it as tidy as we can

Take an online course

Another way of making cleaning fun is to use that time to take an online course. You might feel that time is limited due to your tight schedule but cleaning time can also be your ideal time to learn something new for personal growth therefore you will be killing two birds with a single stone. Connect earphones or headphones on your phone when folding laundry and wiping surfaces and take that online course that you been postponing for long to take. Ensure that it is audio since if it is visual, you will be tempted to stop what you are doing in order to watch

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