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In today's video, I'm going to be sharing with you
my top tips on how to get motivated to clean your house.
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But the funny thing is I make lots of videos about cleaning
but I don't actually love it,
but I do love having a clean house
so it's something that I have to do.
We are a family of five.
There is no getting away from it.
I have to do laundry every single day.
I make at least 15 meals a day
so I have to clean.
And once the kids are in bed,
it is the last thing that I want to do
and I do have to find really good ways
to get myself in gear,
get motivated to clean the house
so these are my top tips that work.
My first tip is a really effective one
and that is to set a timer.
I love to go into a room, set a 10-minute timer,
and see how much I can get done in that time
and you will be surprised at how much you can do
in just 10 minutes.
If the house is really bad,
there is nothing better than doing a power hour
so again, just set yourself one hour
and you're like right, I'm gonna just see
how much I can get done in one hour
and again, you will be amazed how much you can get done.
I think for me, I love the challenge
and it definitely speeds me up,
but I also like to already see the end in sight.
I'm like right, it's only 10 minutes.
It's just one hour.
My next tip is to learn something
or get something done while you're cleaning.
I think the main reason I don't enjoy cleaning
is because there are so many other things I could be doing
and when I clean, I know it's gonna get messed up again
quite quickly with three children.
But if I'm learning something by listening to an audio book
or catching up on a podcast
or watching a TED Talk on YouTube,
then I don't feel like it's such a waste of time
because I'm learning something and I'm being motivated.
Or if I have to do a job like, ugh, call the bank
and I know it's gonna take 10 minutes
of being in the queue on the phone,
then I will be like right, as I'm on hold,
I'm gonna see how much I can do of this room.
Then I feel like I've done one of my chores
because I had to call the bank
or 'cause I had to upgrade my phone or something like that.
My next tip is to reward yourself.
I will often allow myself
to have a glass of wine once I'm finished cleaning
or allow myself to have a diet coke because I'm cleaning.
Or if I know my favorite show is on at eight o'clock,
then I will see how much I can get done before that show
and then sit down and really enjoy it.
Another really effective tip that works for me
is to invite someone over.
One of my best friends lives just around the corner
and sometimes I'll say, "Come over for a coffee"
and I will get so much done
in the 10 minutes before she arrives,
or I will plan a play-date at my house with my mommy friends
and you guarantee the house will be spotless for that.
My next tip is to do exactly what you're doing right now
and that is to watch cleaning videos
or speed-cleaning videos.
That is one of the reasons
I love making speed-cleaning videos so much
because I personally find them so therapeutic to watch
and they really motivate me to clean.
There's nothing nicer than seeing a very messy house
and then just moments later, seeing a very clean house.
So I will link my speed-cleaning videos down below
if you want to go ahead and watch them,
but I also really enjoy getting tips from other people
and seeing how they clean
and seeing how I can apply that to my house.
My next tip won't apply to everyone
but it is such a massive source of motivation for me
that I had to include it.
So that is to Instagram it, vlog it, or blog it.
If I ever want to clean my room,
I think right, I'm going to do a bedroom tour
or I'm going to post a photo on social media of my bedroom
and it's really interesting.
There's something about taking a photo of a room
that makes you see clutter
that you don't always see in real life,
so it really motivates me to get organized.
Basically, the only way
I really get anything done in life anymore
is by making a vlog of it.
My next tip is to set yourself a goal
and you can do this in a few different ways.
You might just want your house more clean
and more organized by a specific date.
Maybe you're having people over to stay.
Maybe you're having a kids party.
Or you can set yourself a schedule
of things that you want to do
and by breaking it up,
it won't seem like such a massive task.
But if you don't even know where to start,
there are some amazing cleaning schedules on Pinterest.
I recently found and I am now following
something I found on Pinterest
that is how to organize your whole house in 10 weeks.
I'm also vlogging it
so I will definitely share the results with you,
but it basically breaks down tasks
that you need to do each week
to have a very organized house at the end of the 10 weeks.
My next tip might seem like a strange one
but it really works for me
and that is to get yourself a new cleaning product
or a new cleaning scent.
I probably get way too overexcited
when there is a new exciting cleaning scent (laughs)
but honestly, it makes me want to clean.
Or I recently found a product
which was specifically for marble
to clean any of our marble surfaces
and I could probably use a baby wipe.
I could probably use anything
but because I have this specific product for it
and it is actually really good,
it makes me want to use it.
I've said it before in vlogs,
but having the right tools to clean
and having the right products in place
really will help you clean.
I think if you actually invest in the tools that you have
or you treat yourself to a new cleaning gadget,
it will really make you clean.
My next tip to stay motivated
is to have good cleaning routines in place.
I have shared my morning, my evening,
and my daily cleaning routines on this channel before,
so I'll link them down below
but by having a routine, it makes you stick to it.
We're creatures of habit and once we're in a routine,
it's difficult to sway from that.
For instance, every single morning,
I put on a load of laundry,
every afternoon, I dry it,
and every evening, I put it away.
Similarly with our dishwasher,
it's the last thing I do every night
is to turn that dishwasher on,
and the first thing I do every morning is to empty it.
And now that I'm in that routine,
if anything throws me off
like we have extra people around
and I have to do the dishwasher early, it's really like
oh my gosh, my routine is ruined
so once I'm in my cleaning routine,
I tend to stick to it.
And my final tip is to get help.
So whether that be from your partner
and you run around cleaning as a team
or you actually hire help in,
I've always been transparent about the fact
that I have a cleaner that comes once a week.
I will admit I didn't get her
until I actually had my third child and then I was like,
"I just can't do it all."
But when she been, it means for a day or two,
I can actually focus on decluttering our house,
minimalizing our house
because I know all the surfaces and everything
are actually clean.
But before I had a weekly cleaner,
I would sometimes organize to have a spring clean
or a deep clean by a professional.
So you would just pay a one-off price and get a deep clean
and sometimes, it's just the help that you need.
If you're feeling like you really just can't cope
and you don't know where to start,
getting professionals in to do a one-off clean
and then it kind of puts you back on track.
Right, so that is it for this video.
I really hope you enjoyed it
and you're feeling ready and motivated to clean your house.
Please give it a big thumbs up if you liked it
and comment below any other tips you have
that get you moving.
Thanks so much for watching, and I'll see you soon.
Bye, guys.