when your cleaning

I usually leave the tv on so that my son can watch it or play with some of his toys while i clean and tidy up. If i turn the tv off i get bored doing all the cleaning and tidying. My son usually likes to help me put some of his toys back in his toybox for me so i can clean the floor. My son likes to use a the brush from the dustpan and brush set to help me clean the floor too. ~Joeys wife

I turn the tv off. Otherwise something will catch my attention and I end up wasting an hour watching it. I get all the chores done then sit and watch my favorite cooking shows usually.

Since it's usually just me here during the day, I normally have the tv on, sometimes I put in a cd to listen too. I normally like playing upbeat music, just seems to make it go faster, and I get more done. When I do get done, I like to light candles in the room, I love the smell.

I usually do most of my chores in spurts during the day, taking breaks from the computer and spending half an hour or a little longer to do one chore/room at a time. This breaks it up over the day's time, and makes it seem that I'm not having to do everything at once. If I have major cleaning to do, like mopping and waxing the floors or washing out cabinets, I will put the radio on very loud and sing along with the songs while I'm cleaning. It helps. The TV stays on here 24 hours a day, and I rarely pay attention to it. It's just background noise to me.

When i'm doing my household chores, I always listen to music. It seems that music helps me enjoy what I'm doing.