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Time was, cleaning the house was a priority for me.
I committed to myself to spend a continuous 15 minutes cleaning for every 2 hours I was home and conscious.
It worked well for a long time, and then I was working a bazillion hours a week. And then things started falling apart around the house and I was spending that time trying to (for instance) fix the shower.
Lots and lots has happened since then.
Time to start it up again.
I resolve that for every 2 hours I am home and awake, I will spend 15 minutes cleaning.
The caveats, addenda, details, etc:
Time I'm sick doesn't count. Have to watch that I don't delay "I'm well" to avoid work. Did that in the past.
Laundry doesn't count. I don't need motivation to do it, and if I count it it takes up all my time.
Time when I'm entertaining counts to the best of my ability to keep track of time.
I will strive not to get more than 2 units in debt (that is, no more than 45 minutes of work owed); I've found it to be too demotivating to have more than that hanging over me. But if I do get further behind than that, I will draw a line there to avoid the aforementioned demotivation.
I will not avoid spending time with others outside the house, but I will strive not to avoid going home as a way to avoid accruing more housework (I did this in the past as well).
Time was, cleaning the house was a priority for me.
I committed to myself to spend a continuous 15 minutes cleaning for every 2 hours I was home and conscious.
It worked well for a long time, and then I was working a bazillion hours a week. And then things started falling apart around the house and I was spending that time trying to (for instance) fix the shower.
Lots and lots has happened since then.
Time to start it up again.
I resolve that for every 2 hours I am home and awake, I will spend 15 minutes cleaning.
The caveats, addenda, details, etc:
Time I'm sick doesn't count. Have to watch that I don't delay "I'm well" to avoid work. Did that in the past.
Laundry doesn't count. I don't need motivation to do it, and if I count it it takes up all my time.
Time when I'm entertaining counts to the best of my ability to keep track of time.
I will strive not to get more than 2 units in debt (that is, no more than 45 minutes of work owed); I've found it to be too demotivating to have more than that hanging over me. But if I do get further behind than that, I will draw a line there to avoid the aforementioned demotivation.
I will not avoid spending time with others outside the house, but I will strive not to avoid going home as a way to avoid accruing more housework (I did this in the past as well).