No motivation? I have a tip for you

So i've been up for a while now, and i keep telling myself, i need to get things done around here! My kids are being good and Abigail even helped me pick up the blocks, which you'll come to find how much and why, i hate blocks, lol. Well, cinderella is on, and this is NOT good motivation, lol. I see her cooking and cleaning and hanging out with her little mice in between, and it looks like a horrid life to live, however, i'm a lot like her. It seems that's all i do, cook, clean, and talk to my little monkey's (children). So here's a list of things i still have left to do.

Sweep floor, organize toys, vacuum couch, clean the tv stand, laundry, clean the kitchen counters, disinfect EVERYTHING, and maybe, depending on how long everything else takes, clean the fridge out. I still need to make the kids lunch, prepare for dinner, and find time to take a much needed shower.

So as i promised, I can motivate you, and hopefully myself, to get your house into tip top shape within minutes!

first, analyse your space. Does everything have a home? What is thee worst clutter you find in your house (blocks, papers, magazines, toys)

Second, turn on a show that will help the cleaning process. I love HGTV and seeing all the beautiful homes they have on there. I get insperation from wanting my place to look like that. Well, you can't decorate unless your house is clean, right? I also like to watch hoarders, lol. Seeing places like that, make me WANT to get my house cleaned up so it doesn't turn into that, not that it ever would.

Third, start with one area of your house, whether it needs cleaned or not. It is spring time and every home deserves a good SPRING CLEANING! Start with one corner of the room your working on. Pick up anything on the floor, table, counter, that doesn't belong there. Then once the floor and surfaces are cleared, get out your clorox wipes or favorite disinfecting spray and wipe down all things! Don't forget to sweep before you mop, lol, that will give you a HUGE mess, i should know.....i've done it, lol.

Fourth, once you've got everything cleared and wiped down, invest in a lovely room spray. Give your home it's own personality. It feels amazing having somebody walk into your home and not only be in shock of how wonderfully kept your place looks, especially if you have children, but how yummy smelling it is! Pick a spray that calls to you. I use glade relaxing moments: island escape. Smells like tropical fruits!

Here's another little tip, do a 21 item toss! I hate putting a number on it, because i always find more to trash/donate than 21 items, and if you're like me and have collected things over the years, you have way more to do away with as well. Go around your house with 2 bags, 1 for donate and 1 for trash. find little items that are cluttering up your living space, that have no purpose or meaning to you and get rid of them! How many of those small happy meal toys do your kids get that they never play with and you find EVERYWHERE? You can donate them to a kid that maybe doesn't even have a toy as nice as those. How many ads do you have from the newspaper, that you know you don't want/need? Well do yourself a favor and look at the sale on it, and then throw it away!

These are a few tips i have to get your productive saturday up and running! I know it's getting late, but it's never too late to get your home germ free!

Procrastination and spring cleaning,

The Wiles Family