How To Get Good Cleaning Habits?

Question

My fiancé is really getting upset with my cleaning habits and the messes I make around the house. He's a very clean person and can spend hours cleaning on his days off and I tend to make a mess or walk passed a mess. I wasn't really raised very clean. My mom didn't do dishes until there were flies sworming around them. My dad never cleaned we just put clothes everyone. I truly don't notice when I'm being a slob. My fiancé made it clear he can't live in filth and I need to start pulling my weight in taling care of our house. How can I make good cleaning habits?

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I'm just like your husband i like everything to be neat my mother is a perfectionist everything had to be spot on, our rooms,toilets,clothes(stainless), nails, hair etc she's very high maintenance thats why my sister and I are both the same way, my advice clean up after yourself and not be lazy, I would clean my house before I do my night workout its easier nobody is around play music to get in the mood its really not for everyone. not everyone enjoys cleaning really depends on how u were raised.

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Go take a look at “Clean Momma” she’s got a cleaning routine that is very easy to take in steps. I used to be such a bad cleaner - now I’m kinda okay. Still working on it lol.

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With simply daily things I do them just as soon as they need to get done. I.e. I make my bed every morning, I wash my dishes right when I’m done, I wash dishes as I cook so it’s less of a mess after, I put my clothes away at the end of the day, i just put things back in their place when I’m done and don’t leave it lying around etc. it takes two seconds to do those little things, but really can help keep messes and clutter clear. With deep cleaning stuff I am also a little excessive, but that’s who I am. However, start with those little daily tasks! It’s hard to break habits, but it’s possible! Good luck.

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I live in organized chaos. Like my room can be slight disarray but the rest of the house cannot. Especially the kitchen. When I get in full cleaning mode I just wake up early on a day off and clean while jamming to music. 
Set a schedule for yourself. Everyday try to clean a specific area and keep it clean then when you keep this up add on an area. 
I don’t do dishes unless I have to because I have to pee when I hear water running so peeing the whole time is annoying AF.

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Start small. If it will take you less than 2 minutes to straighten, clean, wipe, put away, etc. Just do it right then and there.  If you leave it til later, you'll never do it.

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Ahhh, my fiancé and I have the opposite problem! I wish he was more cleanly, but I realized it really was because we were raised so differently. 
He has made a few changes that have made it easier for me to keep the clean house I want. One is just cleaning up after himself. If he gets a cup of water or a can of soda, when he’s finished, take it to the trash/sink. Same with plates and food and such, just put it back or clean it up. 
Second, if you see something that needs done, just do it! I know that’s easier said than done, because when you grow up with it and it becomes your normal you don’t “see” it anymore, so it might involve more searching at this point. If the trash is full, take it out. Dishes in the sink, wash them. Hair in the drain, remove it. Toothpaste in the sink, clean it. Just little things that some people wouldn’t think twice about. 
A good starting point with this is, when the house is “dirty” take a walk around, and take responsibility for what’s yours. That way, it’s easier to for you to identify and clean up as you go!

How To Get Good Cleaning Habits?

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