Wednesday night after dinner I took one look at the kitchen and knew that I needed to clean big time. I had made Turkey Stock, Sweet Potatoes for Dylan, our evening meal, and I had every single surface of the kitchen covered. It was about 6:45 p.m., and I still needed to get the boy’s bathed, laundry in and out of the dryer, and wash that mountain of dishes. I decided to set the timer on the oven for 15 minutes and see just what I could get accomplished.
I was really surprised that with the timer ticking I got a lot done, and I stayed motivated knowing that I had a limited amount of time to get my cleaning tasks finished. I washed about half of the dishes, cleaned all of the kitchen surfaces, and got to the laundry that was waiting for me. I even had a little time left to take out the trash. I’ll be using the oven timer often to help out with my cleaning tasks!
What helps keep you on track and motivated with your housekeeping?
Definitely a promise of a reward at the end 🙂 I am really motivated by rewarding myself with a treat like coffee or painting my toes 😉
Thanks Amy! Those are both great rewards 🙂
Isn’t it wonderful to find something that works for you!!! I just love it when a plan comes together! Blessings!!!!
Thanks Marva! Setting the timer really helped me out. Now I just need a timer for the upstairs to keep me on track with the cleaning tasks.
I feel so silly but I often have a hard time figuring out where to start so I do a ABC game. I just try to find some little things to clean up counting off A..B..C as I go and before I know it I end up finding my rhythem and getting things done.LOL
Thanks Maggie! I have trouble finding a starting point too, there seems to be endless cleaning that needs to be done. I really like your ABC game 🙂