{"id":1002,"date":"2015-08-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-30T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.helpling.com.sg\/13-things-you-do-instead-of-cleaning\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T21:28:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:28:38","slug":"13-things-you-do-instead-of-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.helpling.com.sg\/13-things-you-do-instead-of-cleaning","title":{"rendered":"13 things you do instead of cleaning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cleaning. The one chore that always seems to be hanging over you. Although this may be because most of us will do just about anything to get out of doing it. When you finally convince yourself that today is the day to tackle the dirt, you will inevitably end up doing one (or all) of these things. After all, procrastination is a full time occupation.<\/p>\n

Spend hours making the perfect cleaning playlist<\/h3>\n

Nothing gets done without good music.<\/p>\n

\"music\"<\/a>
\nSource<\/a><\/p>\n

Go to the gym (for the first time in 6 months)<\/h3>\n

You\u2019ve got to start again some time, right?<\/p>\n

\"exercise-fail\"<\/a>
\nSource<\/a><\/p>\n

Discover a new TV show<\/h3>\n

\u201cJust one episode. Then I\u2019ll clean.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"yay\"<\/a>
\nSource<\/a><\/p>\n

Become addicted<\/h3>\n

\u201cOne. More. Episode\u2026\u201c<\/p>\n

\"tv-zombie\"<\/a>
\nSource<\/a><\/p>\n

Bake<\/h3>\n

Obviously you can\u2019t clean on an empty stomach.<\/p>\n

\"bake-brownies\"<\/a>
\nSource<\/a><\/p>\n

Trawl Facebook<\/h3>\n

How else do you keep track of the lives of people you haven\u2019t spoken to since you left school?<\/p>\n

\"need-help\"<\/a>
\nSource<\/a><\/p>\n

Have a nap<\/h3>\n

Cleaning when tired = poor results. Everyone knows that.<\/p>\n

\"naps\"<\/a>
\nSource<\/a><\/p>\n

Stare at the stains<\/h3>\n

Has that red wine mark always been there?<\/p>\n

\"fat-cat\"<\/a>
\nSource<\/a><\/p>\n

Google “how often should I clean?”<\/h3>\n

Too much cleaning is definitely a thing, right?<\/p>\n

\"googling\"<\/a>
\nSource<\/a><\/p>\n

Convince yourself you\u2019re too busy to clean today<\/h3>\n

\u201cI\u2019m an important person with important things to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"procrastinate_optimized\"<\/a>
\nSource<\/a><\/p>\n

Decide it\u2019s too hot clean<\/h3>\n

Too hot is basically anything over 25 degrees.<\/p>\n

\"heatwave\"<\/a>
\nSource<\/a><\/p>\n

Curl up in a ball on the floor<\/h3>\n

“If I lie here long enough, maybe it will clean itself.”<\/p>\n

\"lie-cry\"<\/a>
\nSource<\/a><\/p>\n

Book Helpling<\/h3>\n

Problem solved!<\/a><\/p>\n

\"johnham\"<\/a>
\nSource<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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