Housework routine, v lazy

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Does anyone have any good tips or recommendations of apps/websites for keeping on top of the housework? I'm pretty lazy and I tend to think oh well I'll do it tomorrow then I don't do it tomorrow. I think some sort of routine will help. But I don't have the time or effort to do lots every day.

fwiw I don't live in a tip! But it certainly could be tidier

The OP hasn’t said she has ADHD though and my comment was directed to her. She says the issue is that she’s lazy.

Set day and time for short burst blast good music and get stuck in. One thing that I find helps is set out a bag for each room and throw in bits as you go along. Then pop the bags in door handle and sort wen you go in.

I work full time two kids and have outside care responsibilities and I really do not enjoy housework. So over the years I focus on a place for everything, don’t start big jobs, half arsed jobs annoy me. Make sure everyone is doing their bit. Storage and more storage solves a lot😂

Good advice
guess what I’m avoiding this morning

I got some of the free podcasts from TOMM and I was amazed at the detail of it. It’s actually making things harder for anyone whose starting point is lack of motivation to keep on top of stuff.

but it’s all procrastination anyway.

OP I have also learned not to put music on because then I’ll just start dancing about.

try and focus on it like Zen.

just cleaned all my windows in and out with my new Karcher window cleaner

OMG…. absolutely amazing!!! highly recommend

Honestly as good as when i have had a profesional window cleaner

This!
You can waste time downloading apps (procrastination at it's finest) or just get up and start cleaning.
No amount of apps or posts on mn are going to actually clean anything, you just have to get up and do it!

I also agree with the posters sayign to just get on with it. It's not a criticism but a literal tip for how to manage. Stop planing around how to do it and just go ahead and get started, it is really good advice and not meant to be mean.

Try listening to A Slob Comes Clean podcast, whilst actually tidying and cleaning a room. I find her really entertaining and realistic and motivational

I make a music playlist, whatever motivates you, get some headphones and blast it out. I put a wash on before I start, a quick wash on my machine is 1 hour 15 so I try to get as much done as I can in that time. The next wash cycle I do something enjoyable for that time and then I repeat that. It's my weird routine but it gets stuff done and I feel less stressed overall. I have also started doing stuff like wiping the sinks on a morning after cleaning teeth and cleaning the kitchen top down before bed. Quick mop of the kitchen floor when waiting for the kettle to boil and so on. When it starts to feel overwhelming I write a list and break down each task for each room, crossing it off makes me feel better too!

The cleaning in my house comes last ! I do follow Queen of Clean on instagram- she does this thing where you set your timer for 5 mins each room and clean tidy etc . It seems to work for me !!

TOMM guided sessions are brilliant for me.

I used to spend hours for seemingly little change

Then I, still am but it's coming to an end, ruthlessly decluttered.

I can get down stairs done (2 lounge rooms, kitchen bathroom studio) done in an hour including washing up by hand.

I put a laundry load on, so that's washing away.

Clear kitchen surfaces, usually involves bowl full of washing up, whilst that's drying, spray bathroom, let the cleaning products work their thing, clear rest of rooms, get things off floor, back upstairs into laundry basket, shoes in porch.

Hang laundry, wipe bathrooms, put washing up away, clear kitchen surfaces (this can just end up being, one pile of papers but it's one pile).

Hoover.

Have a coffee.

Do any other outstanding washing up, recycling etc. load the washing machine (but not turn on so it's ready to go, be added to).

And that's about it in a hour.

I hate it.
I would rather do anything else

So I get it down to minimum time for maximum effect.

Upstairs Monday
Downstairs Tuesday
Beds Wednesday
Admin and Ironing Thursday
Food shop Friday.
Free weekend.

omg this is me too. I find it so difficult unless the kids are taken out, I can put some music on and go into a hyperfocus. even better if we've planned for people to come over, that gives me urgency. day to day routines feel impossible

10 minutes at a time.

Take photos before and after (like a tap to tidy but don't upload to social media!)

Get a cleaner

I either set a timer or invite my mother in law round for a cup of tea. Amazing what I can get done with a deadline or fear of her judging 🤣

I do have a rota based on the organised mum method, with different jobs each week to try to keep stuff more manageable. Also try to not to have too much stuff in general.

Ah yes, the mother in law!

Use housework as mini exercise sessions

Do squats picking things up

Up down up down stairs

Stretch putting things away, hoovering

So it's not just housework

And yes I agree just do something. Just start it won't get done otherwise.

A weekly routine works for me in terms of keeping on top of it. If I stick to my routine I can do a good clean (polishing, dusting, cleaning windows etc) in 20 minutes. I put a podcast on and smash it out.

Monday - clean the living room and hallways
Tuesday - clean the kitchen
Wednesday - clean the bedrooms and change sheets
Thursday - clean the bathrooms
Friday - deep hoover

I also have daily chores, like loading and unloading the dishwasher, washing up, kitchen sides and a quick hoover if needed.

Generally this means my weekends are lazier and to be enjoyed. I must say though it helps to have a relatively small amount of stuff and my house isn’t cluttered.

I do TOMM, and honestly even half arsing it it still makes a massive difference to my house!

Or, wild idea, take a deep breath : she's one of the many, many adults with undiagnosed ADHD who has spent their whole life being told they're lazy and they should just "crack on with it" by people who don't have ADHD and think it's that easy for those of us who do.

Could be. But in the absence of any indication of that, I gave advice on the basis of the OP, in which she says she’s very lazy. Some people are just lazy. Not all lazy people have ADHD.
i didn’t call her lazy by the way, she did.

Are we to assume that everyone who struggles with housework has ADHD and give all advice accordingly?

I don't work due to disability so in theory I have all day, but not the stamina
First of all grab a basket and find things that should be somewhere else, walk through again and put them where the should be.
I do something everytime I get up, eg clean worktops whilst waiting for kettle to boil( or you could put laundry on)
If I go to the toilet, I'll wipe round the sink/ toilet shower with Dettol wipes( my one concession to a reusable cloth)
Vacuum half the floor if you don't have time, then the other half when you do
Start with decluttering
The best way I've found is to remove tops OR bottoms from wardrobe and bin bag until you can have time to go through and sort what you want to keep
Put the rest of the bag aside for charity
Basically bite sized chunks swallowed slowly. Even 10 minutes makes a difference.
The thought of it, is worse than taking action