5 Ways To Cheat For Moms Who HATE Cleaning

I. Hate. Cleaning. I was hoping that some magic switch would be flipped once I became a mother. I would suddenly have a burning desire to organize and fold fitted sheets.
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I. Hate. Cleaning.

I was hoping that some magic switch would be flipped once I became a mother. I would suddenly have a burning desire to organize and fold fitted sheets. I dreamed my house would look like pages in a design magazine, cream colored furniture with brightly colored throw pillows perfectly fluffed and placed at the perfect angle just off-center on the couch. I would be the best 1950s housewife/feminist/modern WAHM that had ever existed.

NOPE. I still hate cleaning. Actually, I hate it more now that I'm a mom because it never ends.

Slacker Mommy gives some great advice on how to achieve the look of "I have my sh$t together" without having to lift a broom, and here are a few of my own tricks to add to the list!

  1. Leave out cleaning supplies when you're expecting company. When they arrive, answer the door holding a dust cloth and say, "Oh wow! I'm so sorry. I was cleaning and lost track of time. Let me just put these away." Anything not cleaned will look like left over mess of a thorough job not quite completed.

  • Fill garbage bags with shoes, toys, mail, anything that has been left out on the floor by your family. Take the bags out to the curb and pretend it's garbage night. Once your guests have left, go out and collect your stuff before your neighbors do.
  • Offer a glass of wine or seasonal cocktail as soon as your guests arrive. This will serve as a distraction at first, and later drunk people won't notice dust.
  • Sacrifice your space. Most guests won't go searching through the master bedroom for a place to sit, so gather everything and shove it in your room. Be sure to close the door behind you.
  • Find your people. Make friends who won't judge your mess. Agree that you won't stress out and clean for them as long as they don't stress out and clean for you.
  • Check out the Slacker Mommy video for some more hilarious ideas on how to fool your guests into believing you're the Housekeeper of the Year.

    Bianca Jamotte is a Mom, Actress, Award-Winning Filmmaker as well as Brooklyn Business Owner and Creator of the independent original series, Real Mommy Confessions.
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