If you actually time how long it takes to do certain chores, you won't mind them as much. Most chores only take 10 minutes.

Makes tasks go faster by doing two things at once. While on the phone, fold laundry, fluffs pillows, pick up stray magazines and books, do dishes, sweep, or dust.

When you're vacuuming, begin in the farthest corner and work toward the door, using slow, repetitive front-to-back motions in an overlapping sequence. As you look over the freshly vacuumed floor, you shouldn't see any footprints.

Do a 5-minute sweep through each room, taking a laundry basket with you. Place in it anything that doesn't belong in that room, then put away the stuff that does belong there.