When I clean, time doesn't always allow for thorough cleaning. Usually, I am lucky just to get a path cleared down the hallway. Along the way, I've tried really hard to come up with multi-tasking jobs I can do to help improve my home environment.
One such way is using the time when I am on the phone. Often, the reason I hate doing a chore is because it takes me away from something I would much rather be doing. If I can find something to do along with the chore, it makes it a lot easier to deal with. For instance, folding laundry:
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I've also found that I get so much done while on the phone. I'm less prone to get distracted from what I am doing and I actually get tasks completed, as opposed to the half-finished chores that otherwise are scattered around the house.
I set my time on the phone aside specifically for this. While on the phone, I wipe baseboards, mirrors, doorknobs, outlet/light switch covers. I dust and sweep. I empty trash cans. It's not that I am incapable of doing these things, otherwise. It just makes things go so much faster. My mom knows that when I call her, she will usually hear me trying to catch my breath as I talk.
Multitasking - works for me
photo from Dutch Cowboy
23 comments:
this is too funny but also a great tip!!!!
That's great babe! Combine that potty with my floral urinals and we are set! ;)
Love ya.
That's what headsets were created for. I call my sisters when I have a huge sink full of dirty pots and pans.
Welcome to the club of fellow multi-taskers. Great tips. Everyone should do that.
I'm so with you on this one! Housework is so mind-numbingly boring that it feels like a waste of perfectly good time even when I'm getting something accomplished! I find I get more done when I'm listening to music or a podcast on my mp3 player.
I tend to put some goa trance on the PC, and just set to. And then reward myself with a coffee and a sit down at the end.
I'm the same way. I could never just sit still and talk on the phone. Haven't done that since I was 17!
Thanks so much for leaving a comment on my blog. You will find it works wonders when you are in a creative mood in the kitchen!
I laughed out loud when I saw your post. That last picture is hilarious!
Blessings,
Vickie@PursuingSimplicity
I have a sibling who ALWAYS decides to relieve himself while on the phone with me. Er, THANKS!
I was SO spacy while we were chatting last night! I was laughing at myself later - it was the aerobics-induced pain that made my brains fall out.
Beck - I PROMISE I don't do that!!
I try to multi-task, but seem to get sidetracked pretty easily. I like the idea of combining specific tasks, i.e. dusting with phone calls. I will have to try that and see if it works better for me. Thanks for the tip.
I wipe baseboards on the phone too....something about that phone.
Hilarious!
Great tip - just don't show that thing to my husband! ACK.
He-ey...when did you sneak into my bathroom and take that photo? :)
I usually find myself doing the same thing, although not really being conscious of it. Like you, I find those tasks go so much faster when you're also doing something you LIKE. :) (I also find I can accomplish cleaning the whole house if I'm angry at something or someone...go figure!?)
You are too funny! I used to watch Judge Mathis, but I got so burned out on judge shows!!! Ugh.
Ok, I'll have to ask for a headset for my birthday (next month). I've often wanted one. Now if I could just blog while washing dishes....
I love this post! I am the SAME way... except that the "end" button on my phone is in a quite precarious place. When I hold it with my shoulder to talk and, say, unload/load the dishwasher I sometimes hang up on people.
Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment! My cobwebs post seems to have resonated with a few people. Maybe I should use my phone time to tend to those. =^)
I thought everyone folded laundry while watching tv!!
:)
I'm going to keep that list in mind next time I'm on the phone. My baseboards are in need of a long phone call. Great tip.
Well, it depends on what you're doing.
Some sounds seem to be magnified through the phone, which makes it less pleasant for the listener.
I'm often on the listening side.
A friend is often doing the dishes while taking to me.
So my experiences are not all positive.
Feel welcome to visit "works for me" at my blog
Laane on the World
Have a great day!!!
hmmm... I'll show my husband that bathroom, maybe we should do a minor renovation in ours ;)
Thanks for some fun tips :)
I always get so much done around my house when I am on the phone - but I too must not get enough calls. Maybe I need to set up a calling network so that I have a friend call me each day so my house might actually get a thorough cleaning each week.
Funny post!
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