Stop Procrastinating and Start Cleaning: Housework Inspiration for Beginners and Procrastinators

Doing housework is a good habit to get into so that it becomes easier to do.

• Starting is always the hardest part.
• It's also hard to break a bad habit and replace it with a good habit.
• The trick is if you fall off the wagon, get right back on it.
• The more you do it, the easier it gets.
• And if you don't know where to start, ask someone who knows. 

Monday is always a good day to get back on the housework wagon after a weekend derailment.

• The longer the derailment lasts, the harder the mess becomes to clean; that is the reality of it. 
• And the harder the mess becomes to clean, it most likely won’t get cleaned at all. 
• And cleaning a messy house is much harder than cleaning a house that's in order.
• So make life easier by making it a good habit to stay on top of housework every day of the week.

Not only is doing housework a good habit, it's an anti-depressant.

• The results of housework make me feel good about what I accomplish.
• Feeling good feels better than feeling miserable or feeling like I didn't accomplish anything.
• Having a clean home is healthy which also makes me feel good knowing that my home is hygienic. 
• Sitting down to enjoy my clean home when housework is done makes me feel good too. 

Don’t procrastinate. 

• Start cleaning today to make your home better, yourself better, and tomorrow better, too.
• You’ll thank yourself, feel better about yourself, and feel better about your home; I always do. 

Not sure where to start with housework? 

Here are 10 basic housework tasks I do seven days a week:

1. Descale tea kettle
2. Make bed & refresh blanket in dryer
3. Make meals & ice
4. Pet the cats & put food/water out
5. Prep coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
6. Refill Berkey water filter
7. Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
8. Vacuum entire house
9. Wash dishes
10. Wipe: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop

Here are 6 basic housework tasks I do every Monday:

1. Dust: bathroom, entrance, living room & office
2. Laundry 
3. Mop bathrooms & kitchen
4. Polish wood furniture
5. Refill bird feeders & OdoBan spray bottles
6. Sweep outside entrance & yard walkway

Need more ideas on what to do for housework? Take a look at my Housework Diary Master List to see what my weekly and monthly housework tasks are; and bookmark the page for future reference! 

What housework tasks did you accomplish today?

Share your answer in the comments!