Look at pictures either online or in magazines of your ideal home. Imagine trying to get your own home as close to your vision of the perfect home as possible. Seeing how others organize and arrange their own houses can inspire you to make your home as beautiful as you can. You can even look at pictures of your house when it is in its ideal state for inspiration.
Make sure to give yourself enough time to clean before your guests come over.
You can also talk to your friend on speaker phone as you are cleaning. Talking with them will make cleaning more enjoyable, and they can check up on you to make sure you’re cleaning.
To really hold yourself accountable, you can post something like, “Finally getting around to reorganizing my house! Pictures to come. ” The fact that you have to show proof of your cleaning will really get you motivated!
You could make a list of all the rooms in your house that need to be cleaned, such as “Bathroom, Guest Bedroom, Kitchen Closet, Dining Room. " You can also organize the work by tasks, for example: “Polish silver, dust bookshelves, take out the trash, vacuum carpets. "
You can set an alarm for each room, or you can set an alarm for the amount of time you’ll be cleaning in general. Setting a timer may also motivate you to do a race against the clock, so that you will be cleaning faster and more effectively.
Try and come up with a cleaning routine. Cleaning a few days a week for forty minutes each time is much more manageable than spending an entire afternoon cleaning.
You can even order a pizza to add to the fun! Just make sure not to cause a mess. Make sure that you aren’t too distracted by your friends. You still want to get work done!
Make a playlist of fun, energetic songs to listen to while you’re cleaning. This way you don’t have to keep pausing to change songs.
Put all of your electronics in another room. You can also give them to a friend and tell them to only give them back to you once your house is clean.
Don’t think too hard about where you should begin. Just starting anywhere will give you the momentum to keep going.
Consider setting an alarm your breaks to make sure you don’t get caught up.
