Motivation?? (sp?)
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Topic: Motivation?? (sp?)
Posted By: EthansMummy
Subject: Motivation?? (sp?)
Date Posted: 26 September 2006 at 4:18pm
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How do you ladies get motivated to getting off your bum and doing housework??
I just don't have any motivation and i need to start doing more around the house.... HELP Any tips ------------- ** MUM TO ** Ethan 29/08/2006 Brooke 22/09/2008 |
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 26 September 2006 at 5:16pm
ummmm when james was as little as your one i didnt have the engry or time but now it has to be done so i just do it no outher way around it and i have tried to find one but cant afford a housekeeper ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 26 September 2006 at 5:16pm
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We don't.
If you do a quick search on the string "can't be arse doing any housework" you'll come up with a million posts. I personally blame OhBaby (Emma - that is you )
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Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 26 September 2006 at 7:54pm
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i agree with the others, it's really hard to get motivated.
when mikey was ethans age i pretty much did nothing except cook dinner in the evenings lol, it drove sam mad. it does get easier as they get older though. ------------- |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 26 September 2006 at 7:57pm
I still dont have the motivation to do it! I just do it cos it has to be done. I dont think I really started doing much more than cooking, dishes and vacuuming until Han was 6-8 weeks. I was still sleeping during the day, so that was more important.  ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 26 September 2006 at 8:19pm
| Have now decided that housework will actually be easier once Lewis starts work - no longer will he be there to entertain the kids while I clean, but no longer will he be there, not picking up after his damnself. |
Posted By: EllenMumof2
Date Posted: 26 September 2006 at 8:37pm
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No Motivation here either really just do the things that really need doing like tea, toilets,washing and if other stuff gets done its done used to be a clean freak but that changed after i had kids.
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Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 26 September 2006 at 10:16pm
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I normally try to get my lazy time over with by a certain time then get onto house work. Olivia goes down at 9am, so I stay online till around 10am or 10.30am then go spend the next 30 - 60mins rushing around doing stuff before hubby comes home for lunch and Olivia wakes up! ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 7:29am
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i never got motivated to do housework until Rhiannon was about 3mths old, and now i have my first load of washing on at 6.30am and everything done by 9am, (this includes shower, breakfast for me and Rhiannon) so i have the rest of the day to be lazy.
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 10:02am
my midwife has been coming to see me at home for the last few weeks.....without that the floors would never get a vacuum!!  ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 10:38am
| The only thing that motivates me to clean is when we have people coming over! Especially the in-laws, as they own our house, and i feel guilty when its a mess! |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 11:18am
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When I am home Zaara is attached to my hips and its hard to get any thing done. She sits in her chair for 1.5 hours when I put the wiggles on and Hubby and I are running around doing stuff. Other than that Hubby does alot of house work at the moment. Oh and Zaara helps as well She took her blankie yesterday and dragged it all over the floor and then stopped at different point and wiped the table, the wall, the cupboard doors....so the house is sparkling at the moment.
So to cut a long story short I have no motivation and no time...he he ha ha (thats my excuse and I am sticking to it!!) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 12:26pm
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 12:44pm
I agree...if someone is coming over then I have a shot at getting some housework done...otherwise..not a prayer! Then again I suppose I do have an excuse with me still lugging around little miss stubborn! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Kellz wrote:Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 8:44pm
| I don't really. I put all the clean washing in the spare room and that gets put away hardly ever. If stuff really has to be done I do it at night after jack has gone to bed. |