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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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 Posted - Nov 12 2008 : 5:01:18 PM
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I worked so hard to get the house in decent shape and these past few days I have been experiencing a burn out. I always get like this once the worst of the mess is conquered. I think it is because I can't see huge viable differences anymore. I also am a bit frustrated that Doug didn't put away dinner last night so the left overs that were supposed to be lunch today were ruined. 
So ladies! I need a good old fashioned kick in the pants! Any encouraging words that will help me get off the couch and get 'er done?
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Nov 12 2008 : 5:09:00 PM
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I always love to sit down and know that the house is clean, even if I can't obviously see it. I know it is there. Next time you clean, do something that will make a difference in your vision. Rearrange something, declutter it, anything that will tell you a difference was made. I scour the sink, and then go and look at the whiteness and feel good. Also, I try not to do it all at once. Each day I say, what do I feel like doing today? Maybe it is laundry, maybe it's vaccuming, perhaps it is sweeping the porch and making it look nice. But over a week's time, it all gets done. Taking the fingerprints off a glass door, little things, make a house look really clean. I hope you do not let it overwhelm you by trying to do too much at once. That is when burnout occurs. Keep at it a little each day by doing what strikes you for the moment. It will all get done that way. Keep at it, lil lady! I am sure it looks wonderful.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Nov 12 2008 : 7:13:01 PM
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Hey Alee - I have spent about the last 4 years working/going to school/being a mom etc. The house-cleaning would build up till my days off, then I would spend hours cleaning, only to see the mess begin to accumulate immediately. Then this year I decided I wanted my days off to be relaxing so I thought I would clean a little each day, well I would put that off and then be tired after dinner and the house continued to be messy, even messier and I couldn't stand sitting in it. This week I decided to try a different program and so far it is working. As soon as I get home, before I sit down but after I say hello to the kid/dog/cat and check messages, I get out the vacuum and spot-vacuum, then I fill a bucket with cleaner and go around and spot-clean wherever there are messes - I did this even though I had just cleaned the day before. I had decided that I would spend no more than half an hour, so if there is time left I work on something else. Picking up I try to do as I go from room to room. So far it is working great, I have energy to do it, the mess is not accumulating and I have most of the night to work on whatever I want - something I now enjoy because the house is clean:D
Just remember that you are just one person!! And you are doing a fabulous job
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" |
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Firemama
True Blue Farmgirl
1731 Posts
Amanda
Medical Lake
WA
USA
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Posted - Nov 12 2008 : 7:48:02 PM
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Alee just my little opinion but I think Doug needs to learn a pick up after yourself, I am not your mommy lesson. Just a thought.. Hang in there
PS when you are finished with your house could you come clean up my mess?
What ? You arent my mommy?? LOL
Mama to 2
FarmGirl# 20
People can only make you feel inferior with your permission, and you dont have my permission......
Dont let the chain of love end with you.....
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wild daisy
True Blue Farmgirl
503 Posts
Madelynne
Billings
Montana
USA
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Posted - Nov 12 2008 : 7:55:21 PM
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Alee you have many years of housecleaning ahead of you. Try and work more on a schedule for each day. Sometimes my schedule is to do something once every two weeks or everyday. As an example, I do the laundry twice a week. I usually do it on Wednesday and Saturday, and some times I have to move it to the next day if say an emergency comes up. The best tip I can give you is having Doug help. Sometimes they don't do it as well as we do the job but after a few times they start to see what really needs to be done. Dishes, clothes even helping getting Nora ready for bed helps. They are another person or adult in the house, even if they work they make messes too. I also try to pick up or put away something every time I leave a room. It helps to keep things organized. I think organization is the biggest clue.
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Laura Marie
True Blue Farmgirl
419 Posts
Laura
Rancho Cordova
California
USA
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Posted - Nov 12 2008 : 8:46:58 PM
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Alee, I feel your pain. I manage a coffee house and clean up there and the last thing I want to do is come home and clean. So I wait for my day's off to do it and then spend my entire day off cleaning. I feel like I do nothing but work all the time. I try and clean something different each day and then leave just one or two things to do on my day off. It's hard because I sometimes don't want to do anything when I get home. I usually like to spray something fresh in the room, or burn inscents to make the room look and feel clean. Sometimes just making it smell clean makes a difference. I understand where you are coming from!
A good ol' cleaning hug from me to you!
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Nov 12 2008 : 8:57:49 PM
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Doug and I had a bit of a tiff, but the result is that he cleaned up this evening, and he is going to be getting up 2 HOURS earlier from now on to help out with cleaning and Nora and all. YAY! Finally!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
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babysmama
True Blue Farmgirl
931 Posts
Elizabeth
Iowa
931 Posts |
Posted - Nov 20 2008 : 10:05:16 AM
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Alee-
My house is nowhere near perfect but recently I have started a fifteen minute rule. I tend to leave the house the way it is until it needs a good cleaning but now my rule is to spend fifteen minutes a day in each room of the house. Whatever I don't finish can be left for tomorrow. Guess what? Most rooms get clean before the fifteen minutes is up, sometimes in just five minutes! I figure I can do anything for just fifteen minutes...so set that timer and see what can get done. I have eight main rooms in the house so that is just two hours a day spent cleaning, at the most. That is do-able. I then do one load of laundry a day and fold it and put it away. That is seven loads a week which is more then enough for a family of five! Try it and let me know how it works out.
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
2401 Posts
Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Nov 20 2008 : 10:27:39 AM
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Elizabeth, that 15 minute thing sounds really good. I'm going to try it. This past week I've let the housework get away from me again. Monday and Tuesday I was kind out of it because I had two medical procedures done on Tuesday and prepped for them the afternoon and evening before. And last night I was so tired after work I just went home and passed out on the couch. I've got several loads of laundry that I'm going to try to tackle this evening when I get home. My kitchen counters seems to be the catch-all for everything here lately. I've got old receipts and junk mail all over the place. I want to get everything organized and tidy so we can get started with holiday baking and preparing next week.
Alee, I'm right there with you. I'd love to have everything done but I'm just having trouble getting motivated and finding the energy. Glad to hear Doug is pitching in more too, that will be a big help for you. I'm lucky, my hubby doesn't mind to pitch in and help as well. I don't know if you decorate for the holidays, but maybe that can be a motivation. I do want to get everything clean and organized because I plan on putting my tree up next Friday evening. Another thing that gets me in gear is if I invite people over. If I have a deadline or time to get everything done it helps.
Farmgirl Sister #25
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