Reluctant Nomad

Monday, October 29, 2007

Cleaning a REALLY messy kitchen (never had a REALLY messy kitchen? Then you have either never been depressed or are not a mama. It is not required that you read further)

1. Clean one counter at a time, leaving the "dishes" counter until the end. I usually start with the table, I "Meister Proper" that thing into submission and then move on.

2. Use distraction (if you suffer from motherhood-induced ADD, this method is perfect for you). I call someone or turn on a movie/radio to distract my brain from realizing that I am cleaning the yuckiest. kitchen. ever.

3. Set a timer for 30 minutes. Quit when it goes off.

Labels: Depressed Mama's Guide, I don't need no stinkin' flylady

posted by Reluctant Nomad at 9:28 AM -

6 Comments:

At 29/10/07 12:18 PM, Emily Marie said…

And you have to repeat it all several times daily!! I HATE cleaning my kitchen! I told Carlos last night that if I had someone to clean my kitchen every 4 hours or so, my life would be perfect!!
Glad we can relate on this!
At 30/10/07 6:49 PM, loudaisy said…

I like your guide to cleaning. I also like the depressed Mama syndrome. I am going to go do this right now
At 30/10/07 9:29 PM, Johnna said…

And that's how it works.

And I actually did get my kitchen clean yesterday. It must have been pretty bad, because when my older kids came home, one commented, "Mom, the FLOOR is CLEAN."
At 31/10/07 4:59 AM, Adri said…

I use cleaner with bleach. The clean smell sticks around longer than the clean counters!
At 31/10/07 5:00 AM, Adri said…

BTW...love the new look of your blog. How did you create the flowers?
At 28/11/07 4:46 PM, Queen K said…

I do the same thing with my kitchen, although I don't use a timer--usually by the time I've been cleaning for 5-10 minutes I'm in the groove and I don't want to stop until it's done. Usually.

And I listen to Coldplay very, very loud. And sing. Much to my kids' embarassment.