My Simple House

Need to Clean? Invite Guests

By Matt - Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

One of the things I remember most about Rita Emmett’s book The Procrastinator’s Handbook is a suggestion she gives when trying to motivate yourself to clean. The suggestion is just as the title says – if you need to clean invite some guests over. The reason it struck me so much is that its very true. I know personally I don’t like to clean but when I know I have someone coming over I will make an effort to get the house de-cluttered and organized for their arrival.

The benefit here is that we don’t have to clean the place from top to bottom when we invite our friends over; we just have to make it neat and tidy. This is a great way to get yourself into gear and it works quite well, at least for me because by inviting someone over we set a deadline for ourselves and we don’t have the luxury to be half done when they arrive. It also prevents us from making more of the job than a quick tidying up is.

Another thing to remember is this quick clean is a great starting point for keeping your place neat and organized all the time. Maintaining a clean house or a clean kitchen is less effort than doing a mass cleaning once in a while (and mentally less draining). If you need more ideas on motivating yourself especially if you’re a procrastinator check our Rita Emmett’s book: The Procrastinator’s Handbook.

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