I'm stuck on lazy...Help! My house is a disaster!

[bicentennial_baby]

:o

Since I slept until 12:30, I haven't been able to motivate off the couch, and it's 4:23! x(

My house looks like a bomb went off, there's not much in the way of food in the house, and we need to do laundry. Seriously, I wouldn't even have a good friend over, it's such a disaster in here.

Help! :bounce:

[SeattleGirl]

1. Wish I could help ya, babykins, but

I'm pretty much in the same boat. x(

Fortunately, I have this coming week off between jobs, so I have time to get the motor runnin' and take care of the house.

[bicentennial_baby]

3. I could leave it until I'm more motivated, but

the mess is partially what's keeping me on the couch! I can't deal. Laziness/Unclean house death spiral, it is. :o

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Mine's worse, so there! :^P (And I can out-lazy ya too!)

[bicentennial_baby]

4. I dunno about that...I can't see my coffeetable under all

the papers and assorted crap.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Pshaw. We have dirty clothes and crumbs all over our living room. Also food wrappers because

the kids don't seem to know where the trash can or laundry hamper is. (To be fair, my "office" space in the living room is a wreck, as is my own bedroom. This trailer doesn't have closets any more and there is just too much stuff and not enough house.)

[Mrs.Matcom]

5. Don't worry about it

It will still be there tomorrow, deal with it then. Chaulk today up to an "I need a lazy day". Maybe the housecleaning fairy will come visit you in the night...Lord knows she hasn't been here! LOL!!! :loveya:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

7. i have a stats exam tomorrow and i dont have the motivation to study for it

sigh

i think i am burnt out.

[bicentennial_baby]

8. Summer classes?

After your long semester? Wow...

Good luck! :)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

9. yes i hate myself. apparantly i hate myself intensely.

my classes are also on the other end of the moon. takes 1.5 hours to get their from work and 1,5 hours to get home.

aint that the life.

signed,

bitter graduate student!

[bicentennial_baby]

10. Update: I am showered and ready to leave the house, IF

I can tear Sniffa away from the Euro Cup game. x(

[struggle4progress]

11. Can you buy the house across the street?

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

12. burn it all down

that is what I am tempted to do with mine

[Arugula Latte]

13. Just do what I did when I was a kid and was told to clean my room:

Pretend that the Queen of England is coming to visit your house to inspect it.

Hey, it worked for me for several years.

You're welcome. :D

[bicentennial_baby]

14. 2nd Update: Groceries have been procured...w00t!

Now, to clean out the fridge :scared:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

15. I still have newspapers in my room from when McKinley was elected.

;)

Mah dust bunnehs are now kangarooz :scared:

[1Hippiechick]

16. LOL

[SalmonChantedEvening]

17. hi 1Hippiechick!! Welcome to DU!!

:hi: :toast: :pals:

[struggle4progress]

22. Ah'm gonna steal that kangarooz line

[SalmonChantedEvening]

23. Stealing the stolen

Ah, comedy :D

[Skittles]

18. you want I should kick your lazy ass, bb?

I could make you clean your house

[bicentennial_baby]

20. Yes, please!

The clutter has overtaken this apartment....Gaaaah

[Ikonoklast]

19. What's this 'cleaning' thing people are talking about?

Sounds vaguely dangerous.

I shall refrain from doing so in the interests of personal safety.

[texanwitch]

21. My loft looks the same,

I clean it up, but it gets messy again.

I missed the tidy gene.

I just try to keep my space semi-tidy.

[Tektonik]

24. Do what I do

Hide the mess. I have tons of laundry to do, and I stuff it all into the walk-in closet.

I have dishes to do, but I stuffed the dishwasher full and am too lazy to empty it.

:P

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. It's called C.H.A.O.S.:

Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome. I suffer from the same affliction. It's chronic.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

26. My place is/was really bad

all day - So what did I do? Jump up and make it look wonderful? Heck no...I watched a movie and put the house on ignore. I couldn't find my coffee table either. My dining room is still horrible due to my 7 year old daughter doing some harebrained project in there - I finally got myself up to clean the main mess area but that dining room thing is killin' me.

I know I have to clean it all up or I will really hate me. Oh -- when I went to clean up the mess on the coffee table a partially spilled diet coke, courtesy of my 8 year old son, had left some nifty stains on the oak.... I would have noticed the spill except it was covered is other stuff. So, you are just like the rest of us lazy slobs. Oh well.

BTW, my husband is very neat. I can not blame one iota of this on him. He is organized too. I am his polar opposite. :D

p.s. I need to go to the grocery store too but hey, that is a walk to the car and drive 5 blocks away. Too much torture.


:bounce:

[Karenina]

27. I feel your pain!

MY excuse was the concert I played tonight. All went "well" so now that it's done, I'll wake up tomorrow to survey the CHAOS!!! :hug:

[carlyhippy]

28. one day at a time clean one room, just pick it up, nothing fancy

when I get in the mood not to clean and the house falls apart, it's step one back to normal. after a week or so it will all be good. Oh, and don't forget to turn on the stereo and play full blast, it seems to help me get going.

[Flying Dream Blues]

29. Try the 15 minute trick...start with one area/room and set a timer for 15 minutes.

When that's done you are finished, unless you decide to keep going. I like this technique for 2 reasons...first, it makes me do a lot in a short amount of time and I work best under pressure...and usually just getting the momentum going will help me do a little more than the 15 minutes. But even if you only do the minimum you usually feel better. I totally relate to this syndrome...I'm scattered, messy and disorganized by nature and yet LOVE a sense of order. I just am no good at creating or maintaining it.

[bridgit]

30. pics would be helpful to determine an action plan...

:thumbsup:

[TBF]

31. You need a 5-year old. My daughter takes after my MIL - LOVES to clean.

Just give her a pail of water and a sponge and she's busy for hours. You have to be careful when she mops but other than that it's priceless.