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Motivate myself to clean

Saturday morning - the start of a weekend of cleaning. It's not spring down under, just feel the need to reclaim some of my living space from my offspring. They have tv's etc set up in their own rooms but insist on using the main television for gaming purposes. This is all very well but it means that when I do want to watch some television or listen to music via the surround sound I can't. Teenage kids.

So my weekend of what should be writing is being spent on hands and knees getting to grips with cables, dust and debris....but the first phase is now over and I can legitimately stop and have lunch.

How did I motivate myself to clean today? After all it's a beautiful day outside, nice breeze, would be a fantastic day at the beach - but - sometimes the house and garden does have to take precedence over pleasure. As I tell the kids, homework first, then pleasure - so today I really am doing HOME work first. And the answer how did I begin - well to be honest, I got up, showered had a cup of black tea and began. Picking up stuff, moving it to respective rooms, and slowly - shoe by fallen sock, the house is coming together. I still have to consider cleaning cupboards and drawers, but for today the surface is clean and that's a good start. As with all things, once you can begin to see progress, you are more likely to continue.

TTFN

Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 12:22PM by Registered CommenterElle | CommentsPost a Comment

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