https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:22:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-358126 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:45:23 +0000 Freckles 358126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: Haha, that's totally my motivation! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-358122 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:43:24 +0000 pregnantbee 358122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hire someone to clean for me once a month! And then I'm forced to pick up before they come so they can get to the surfaces. That and having company over helps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-358107 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:38:54 +0000 Mrsbells 358107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our baby motivates me to clean, because I dont want her to touch or play with anything dirty </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-358099 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:36:53 +0000 ladyfingers 358099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Skip a week. I'll be motivated for sure by the following weekend. Or have people over lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-357736 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:50:06 +0000 Alivoo01 357736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm lazy to clean also, but usually once I get started, I get really into it. Maybe that's all you need as well? Just force yourself to pick up a couple items here and there, and hopefully the cleaning bug hits ya? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-357615 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:58:20 +0000 Cherrybee 357615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I vote inviting someone over! The MIL does it for me every time!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-357538 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:09:38 +0000 heffalump 357538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Luckily our house rarely gets THAT messy. We have to keep it picked up if we leave the dog home alone or he'll eat whatever we leave out..... so that's motivation for me! And for deep cleaning, I have a cleaning lady :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-357276 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:37:15 +0000 sarac 357276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep my house really decluttered and organized so that it's easy to clean. Then I just do it right as messes get made and always make sure to pick up after everything. So it never gets very messy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-357250 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:48:10 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 357250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaisyMay: I'm movitvated by company coming over! So tomorrow I will be cleaning like a mad woman because I'm hosting book club! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-357231 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:17:03 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 357231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really love a clean house, so I think about how happy I'll be once it's done. Sometimes I'll put on a show and clean during commercials. I really don't like doing the dishes, so I watch<br /> Netflix on my iPad while doing them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-357225 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:05:15 +0000 808love 357225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I watch hoarders while I am cleaning. Sometimes I take a before pic so I can relish in the successful after pic. I beg my husband to let me hire a maid and hear all the reasons why we shouldn't. The best is when we invite people over bc then dH does most of the work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-357160 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:51:38 +0000 littlecasita1122 357160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are totally guilty of using paper plates and plastic utensils for the first month LO was here...it was so nice only running the dishwasher once or twice a week, though!</p> <p>I make myself do one chore a day - whether it be cleaning one bathroom, vacuuming the downstairs, cleaning up the kitchen, etc. Sometimes I still have to catch up on the weekends but it's not so overwhelming. I have also found I get a lot done in just 20 minutes - so maybe set up a playlist with 4 or 5 songs and try to get as much as you can before it's over? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-357110 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:31:16 +0000 spaniellove 357110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: I've always hated doing the dishes too. It took me a long time to realize that it's because I hate the feeling of water on my skin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-357041 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:02:51 +0000 autumnlove 357041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just watching my LO scoot around the apartment motivates me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-357039 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:01:42 +0000 mrbee 357039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: we ran in 4 times in one day over the weekend! What a drag... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-357032 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:58:02 +0000 Mrs. Pen 357032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaisyMay: my mom and sister were amazing and were over nearly every day cleaning my house, making our meals and holding the baby so I could sleep. It was the best gift I could have received :) It totally pays to suck up your pride and ask for help haha :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-357029 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:56:37 +0000 chopsuey 357029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: @mrbee: i hate doing the dishes too! lately I've been running the dishwasher once a day.. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-357028 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:55:05 +0000 MaisyMay 357028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: A few of the classes that we've taken have recommended using paper plates after LO gets here to eliminate some of the chores. We're thinking about trying that just for a week or two once she arrives. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-357015 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:43:34 +0000 JerricaBenton 357015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like to put on some good music and just get it done, thinking about how good I'll feel when everything is clean. I have however, learned to go with my initial feeling. If I wake up and want to cry when I think about cleaning, I put it off 'til later in the day or even the next day. I am way more productive and less cranky if I am in the right frame of mind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-357009 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:40:44 +0000 Mrs. Pen 357009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I have no idea... maybe because it's that one daily chore that has to be done twice a day all the time, there is never any break... not sure.. But even as a kid - I hated them. DH and I had made an agreement that if he tackled the dishes, I would do the rest of the house and we were both happy... but as lovely as it sounded, it wasn't practical with his hours (three 12-14 hour work days) so they ended up never getting done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-357000 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:36:48 +0000 mrbee 357000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: why do you hate doing the dishes? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-356994 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:33:58 +0000 Mrs. Pen 356994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: same!!!</p> <p>I have been keeping my floors clean now that DS is crawling.</p> <p>However... the counters and tabletop is a different story. I HATE HATE HATE doing the dishes. They are the bane of my existence. I would hire a maid just to do the dishes every day. Sooo they get put off... a lot .... like right now. But I've been getting bad migraines so that's my excuse most of the time :P DH is totally understanding and doesn't mind when I don't clean so that's a lot less pressure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-356980 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:27:20 +0000 chopsuey 356980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO was my motivation to clean when she was army crawling. I used to want DH to come home to a clean house too, so I would clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-356945 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:01:00 +0000 Dapple Grey 356945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hoarders gets me every time too!</p> <p>Also, I have a ton of light colored tile with a mostly black dog..it makes it overly obviously that I have to vacuum. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-356937 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:55:57 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 356937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I live close to family and know that someone could stop by at any time.<br /> also, I love to decorate but I don't think my decorating looks nice unless the house is clean.<br /> my husband is a clean freak and I like to keep him happy.<br /> my LO army crawls and if I don't vacuum daily she will have a mouth full of dog hair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-356936 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:55:33 +0000 Arden 356936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I invite someone over and then desperately rush around to get it clean before they arrive... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-356935 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:53:29 +0000 dagret 356935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Watch an episode of hoarders! Gets me every time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-356934 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:53:19 +0000 MrsCastro 356934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I DVR "Hoarding: Buried Alve" and watch it when i know i should clean...and it always does the trick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-356930 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:48:02 +0000 singingbee 356930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hubby coming home motivates me to an extent. : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-motivate-to-clean#post-356929 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:47:54 +0000 Smurfette 356929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH usually does the bathrooms and he is gone this week and through the weekend, so I can't put it off. So I told myself as soon as I get the whole condo clean on Sunday, then I can have a pedicure and manicure. </p> <p>Just bribe yourself </p>