{"id":913,"date":"2019-10-13T05:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T09:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanandhappynest.org\/wpd\/?p=913"},"modified":"2022-03-02T11:04:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T16:04:33","slug":"7-unexpected-ways-to-make-cleaning-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/7-unexpected-ways-to-make-cleaning-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Unexpected Ways to Make Cleaning FUN!"},"content":{"rendered":"

While we strive for spotless, tidy homes, let\u2019s face it \u2013 there are about a million things we\u2019d rather do than clean. We\u2019ve got busy work weeks, and the last thing we want to do on Saturdays is more work. So, to help you out, we compiled a list of ideas to help make your cleaning FUN \u2013 and maybe even have you looking forward to it. See what you think!<\/p>\n

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  1. While you\u2019re cleaning, listen to a new audiobook or your favorite podcast.<\/li>\n
  2. Put on your favorite dance music.<\/li>\n
  3. Take short breaks.<\/li>\n
  4. Reward yourself when you\u2019re done with a treat like a mani-pedi or scoop of ice cream.<\/li>\n
  5. Clean during the commercials of your favorite TV shows.<\/li>\n
  6. Put on a favorite movie.<\/li>\n
  7. You\u2019re already up and moving, so why not get some exercise! Put on that fit bit and see how many calories you burn! For added burn, try doing squats as you clean appliances, twists when you wipe mirrors and windows, and jogging in place when cleaning surfaces. Use your imagination!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Help out your fellow Nesters by adding your ideas in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    While we strive for spotless, tidy homes, let\u2019s face it \u2013 there are about a million things we\u2019d rather do than clean. We\u2019ve got busy work weeks, and the last thing we want to do on Saturdays is more work. So, to help you out, we compiled a list of ideas to help make your cleaning FUN \u2013 and maybe even have you looking forward to it. See what you think! While you\u2019re cleaning, listen to a new audiobook or your favorite podcast. Put on your favorite dance music. Take short breaks. Reward yourself when you\u2019re done with a treat like a mani-pedi or scoop of ice cream. Clean during the commercials of your favorite TV shows. Put on a favorite movie. You\u2019re already up and moving, so why not get some exercise! Put on that fit bit and see how many calories you burn! For added burn, try doing squats as you clean appliances, twists when you wipe mirrors and windows, and jogging in place when cleaning surfaces. Use your imagination! Help out your fellow Nesters by adding your ideas in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","tag-cleaning","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/913"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=913"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":915,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/913\/revisions\/915"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}