I wish I had a cleaner apartment, since I live alone I find
it quite easy to turn about every room into a place to lay clothes down, drop
my purse and work bag, and leave dishes in the sink for days. I know, it’s sloppy
and not fun to clean the entire place when people decide to visit for the
weekend, or when I decide to put my hostess-ing skills to test and invite
friends over for dinner. Long ago, to
combat some of my lazy ways around good housekeeping, I started playing my own
game while I watch TV at night, I like to call it “10 items or more”. The
general gist is that when there’s a commercial break (which means not
fast-forwarding during DVR’d shows), the goal is to try to get 10 items back to
where they belong in my apartment. Once the commercials end, I can happily view
my show, until the next break, and the game kicks off again. For some reason,
this absolutely silly game works for me – like my own little minute to win it,
and before I know it, I am convincing myself to put a few more things away, or
wipe down the counter, or sorting out the closet. All of a sudden those daunting chores don’t
seem as bad, and oh wait all I have to do is vacuum? How did that end up to be?
Does anyone else trick themselves into cleaning?
(photo)
Does anyone else trick themselves into cleaning?
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