No matter where you live and whom you live with, you had to clean the house at least once in your life. It is no secret that 90 percent of the population, despite cleaning their homes, avoid doing it until it gets out of hand. But what a lot of people don’t realise is that there are ways you can make cleaning more fun, all you need to do is be a bit creative with it. With that being said, here are 10 creative ways you can clean.
Listen To Music
If you are a person who is driven by music, the best thing that you can do to get you going is putting on your favourite upbeat playlist. Music will put you in whatever mood you would like which will make cleaning a bit less dreadful. Dance away your anger while you are mopping and scrubbing the bathroom and your home will be spotless in no time. But if music is not your jamm, you can listen to your favourite podcast or even an audio book. Find something that will stimulate you to keep cleaning.
Turn It Into A Workout
Something that not a lot of people will think about is that cleaning can be a form of exercising. Believe it or not, cleaning your home is physical activity and with that being said you can incorporate it into your daily exercise routine. Depending on what you need to get done and how big your home is you can burn up to 200 calories by cleaning for an hour. If you want to take it a step further, you can do lunges as you are vacuuming or squats when you are picking up things off the floor. Be creative and you will be able to burn some serious calories.
Get Creative With Your Cleaning Products
If you are someone who likes to purchase products of all kinds and experiment with them, why not purchase a bunch of new supplies for cleaning and see which ones you like better. You can also make your own products and test them out and save money and the environment at the same time. Be creative and don’t be afraid to experiment in order to find supplies that will motivate you to clean. It can be something as corny as getting yourself pink cleaning gloves and a tiquise swiffer.
Reward yourself
There is nothing that will get you going than preparing treats to reward yourself after successfully cleaning the house. Once you have cleaned a desired amount, make sure that you are rewarding yourself. But instead of just patting yourself on the back, allow yourself to get a real treat. Play your favourite game or get your favourite takeout. You will not only have a clean house to enjoy, you will also get a reward to enjoy.
Don’t Do It All Yourself
Even if you are living on your own, that doesn’t mean that you should always clean alone, especially if you had your friends over. THere is just no shame in asking for help or just having company to cheer you on. Do everything that you can to turn cleaning into something that is a part of your routine rather than a chore. If you don’t want to have your friends over in the mess, you can call them and talk to them while you are cleaning. But you can also hire professionals to help you clean up. There is no shame in hiring Crystal Maids to come help you clean up after a party.
Do It In Small Chunks
There is no rule that says that you have to clean your whole house in one go, especially if you live alone. Take your time and conquer room by room. It is much better to have cleaning last for three days than having everything partially cleaned because you were over it. When you are cleaning your home in chunks, you will put your whole energy into that area and get it spotless.
Clean Against the Clock
Some people thrive under pressure, so if you are one of those people, turn on that timer and get cleaning. See how many things you can clean in that time and try to motivate yourself to do it even quicker. But make sure that you are setting realistic goals and properly cleaning the area as well as giving yourself a proportiatione break in between the cleaning spurs.
Get The Kids Involved
If you have kids, the best thing that you can do is have them help you out. But instead of just forcing them to clean and them crying and throwing fits, turn it into a fun game that has rewards. Come up with fun and innovative games and rewards and they will be your best cleaners. If you have smaller kids that are not yet able to help you for real, giving them small tasks such as bringing you a cleaning product or pairing socks will be of great help and drastically decrease the time of cleaning. On top of that, having your kids clean from a young age will teach them how to be responsible later on in life.
Watch a Favourite Show
For those who are not into listening to things while cleaning, why not watch your favourite show, streamer or YouTuber? This way you are not only getting that me time that you need after a long stressful day, but you are actually doing something productive.
Get All The Latest Cleaning Tech
If you are a tech geek, why not purchase the latest gadgets that will do the cleaning for you? Get all the fun cleaning gadgets and build a cleaning army that will not only make it more fun to clean along with them but also make it much faster.
As you can see, cleaning doesn’t have to be something that you dread doing. All you need to do is come up with fun, creative ways to entertain yourself until the job is done.
