It can be hard finding the motivation to tackle huge cleaning jobs. Try popping on some music and making it a bit more enjoyable.

Its so much easier now that I live on my own. If there is a mess then its my mess and if I clean something then I know it will stay that way,.

I know its an old post and you have probably worked your way through. But my grandmother had severe depression when I was young (she looked after me and my sister while my single mum worked full time) and I always remember when I go through my own moments now as a mum, she would tell me that as long as you can keep it liveable and if someone come there is nothing to judge the hidden bits (aka, bedrooms, private areas) will get done when they get done. As long as you remember your a mum, baby or babies are happy, healthy and safe your doing your job right no matter what.

I think you just have to get on with it and when it’s done, have a cuppa or something.

It’s a bit defeating when you’re cleaning one end of the house while the kids are destroying the other end! Hang in there. And keep giving the kiddos jobs to do to teach them it doesn’t happen by magic!

oh I hear you, im not a fan either.

I like to put some music on and dance around the house while I clean and of course a glass of wine

Oh I know how you feel! It’s so hard to find motivation to clean, especially when you live with others who don’t care how much time you spend cleaning, they’ll just mess it up anyway and not do anything to help clean it again

I hear you sister! Some good suggestions. I usually find if I invite someone over for a cuppa I spend 15-20mins tidying like Tassie Devil and the house looks a lot better. Then I’m more motivated to do a deep clean later on.

And if it’s really horrible, if you can afford a professional clean to get you started, that might help.

I was told to imagine a room in sections and just do one section a day, unless you feel like doing more. It helps me to cope day to day

Baby steps. Sometimes the idea of cleaning the whole house can be so overwhelming. Get the family involved, and work on one space or room at a time.

The only thing that motivates me to clean is the threat of visitors.

I’ve got almost the whole house clean and shining as a pin – my problem is the clothes wardrobes – just never seen to get round to decluttering that part of my house.

I hear you and found the FLY Lady. Google her. She simplified the whole house cleaning process by helping you to set daily and weekly routines that then become habits. FLY lady saved my life!!

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  I heard about her from other people too!!

Start small, do bit by bit,

Just do what you can and don’t expect everything to be sparkly clean when you have kids. A bit of cleaning is important for me, but it really is not my priority one.

I find cleaning to be a great stress reliever and the more stressed iam the more I clean

I too would rather be doing anything other than cleaning but the mess stresses me out big time!
Aside from the usual motivational tv shows:
Hoarders
How clean is your house
Consumed
Marie Kondo
I try to take something with me along the way. I.e. if I’m going to a bedroom i know I’m going past the kitchen so I’ll take in the cup etc if I’m going to a kids room I’ll pick up a toy and chuck it in the playroom along the way

I’m a great fan of putting a timer on to do a job I dont enjoy. For example I’ll clean or iron for say 20 minutes. During that time I give the task total focus and work hard but as soon as the timer goes off I stop! Its amazing how much you can get done if you concentrate on one thing.