Is housework more enjoyable while listening to music?

Philippines
October 12, 2008 10:18am CST
I find defrosting and cleaning the refrigerator the most dreadful household chore. i hate waiting for the ice to melt until recently when i turned on the cd player on full blast and found that cleaning was more enjoyable when i had music on. i also tried this when i was organizing my daughter's cabinet, which looked like it was hit by a tornado, and found this to be enjoyable. from then on, whenever i had household chores to be done, i do it with the radio on.
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@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
13 Oct 08
Yes, housework is more enjoyable with music on, and when the family is gone. That way they aren't messing up what I just cleaned. However, I find that housework is MOST enjoyable when I get my husband to do it....lol. If he thinks I'm angry at him for some reason, he will offer to do something. I always take him up on it, although most of the time I'm not upset with him (shhhh...don't tell him).
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
haha! that's funny. i also like it when my husband is the one who does the housework which is very rare. i also like it when the family is gone for the same reason. i feel that the house is really clean.
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@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
14 Oct 08
Sigh...at least until they get home.
@quawertz (777)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
I have to agree with you 200%, haha.. I find it really more easier to clean the house when I have fun music on. I don't feel tired when there is music on.
@mflower2053 (3223)
• United States
13 Oct 08
I like listening to music while cleaning. I don't like the house to be really quiet. It gets me in a better mood to listen to certain songs and makes me clean faster.
• Philippines
13 Oct 08
Yes, I do agree with that, it really works on me. Whenever I do a menial and kinda routine tasks or household chores, listening to music while I did that really makes me appreciate it and kinda works fast in it. I actually enjoyed cleaning when I am listening to music particularly if I'm listening to my favorite songs. So, I always listen to the music, whenever I do household chores like cleaning my room or my closet.
• Philippines
13 Oct 08
Yes! Housework becomes easier when there's a background music. I don't know why. Maybe it's one of the wonders of music.
• Malaysia
13 Oct 08
You bet it is. It's feel great and I do enjoying doing household chore while there's music in the background. This way I don't really feel the tiredness. So let's rock the house...
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
13 Oct 08
i like to listen to music when i clean it makes times go by faster and it seems you get the job done quick too.
@zhaosonghan (1039)
• China
13 Oct 08
Housework with music really is a good thing,it looks like music is magic, it make you feel better when you are working.I do housework less,but i will listen to music during housework.
@despompa (472)
• Philippines
13 Oct 08
yes, its more fun to do the chores with music on because it makes you forget how many have you accomplished and how many are yet to be done. it works for me too. its like hitting two birds in one stone. you enjoy the music and finished the chores without feeling grumpy and irritable. it is also a way of energizing for me so i can face more stressful and complicated chores with my batteries charged.
@gracie04 (4549)
• Philippines
13 Oct 08
yeah.. i always listen to house music while doing some household chores.. you know, upbeat music keeps me going..
@Lee_Rites (845)
• United States
13 Oct 08
Definitely. Good music can make almost anything tolerable.
@Masmasika (1921)
• Philippines
13 Oct 08
Yes, everything I do seems easier and fun withe music in the background. Music makes me enjoy working and keeps me alive as I go around the house doing all the household chores. Music really makes me feel different. Silence in the house makes me feel lazy and sleepy. When I work I make sure I have music. I love sweet music which is soft. I don't like rock music and very loud sounds because it becomes noise to me. Music is like an energizer to me. Well, what can I say, you finally found the cure to your problem....Keep playing music...
@xzg555898 (210)
• China
13 Oct 08
i like doing housework with music.i like to clean the house.i also think i will feel better if everthing is in order.but sometimes.it will take us much time to do this.i will feel the time passed too slowy.then i will turn on the cd.i will do the housework with the music.i feel excited. thanks to the music.it makes my life colourful
@gotetet (197)
• Philippines
13 Oct 08
yes, it's true, doing household chores with music on is enjoyable, for me, it also depends on the kind of music, hehehe... a mellow one, a love song, rhythm and blues. but my kids does it in a different sound, to them a rock one, a noisy as they like but they did the chores.
@rosedust82 (2066)
• Philippines
13 Oct 08
A resounding yes. Especially if you pop a cd with songs that you really like. You'll find that things are easier to do. I'm actually like this and would prefer to listen to music while working.
@kellys3ps (3723)
• United States
12 Oct 08
I definately think housework is more enjoyable when you have music turned on - it makes the time go by quicker.
@shymurl (2765)
• United States
12 Oct 08
I think it makes cleaning a little more tolerable and helps to pass the time faster. I also think it helps relax the mind and keeps it off of other stressful things.
• United States
12 Oct 08
Just remember to turn it up extra loud when you are vacumming, you don't want miss your favorite song while you're sweeping the floor.
@jenboops (96)
• United States
12 Oct 08
I actually usually have the TV on when doing housework, if it's a really good show, I clean during commercials. I try to put on some of my favorite movies, so I know them and don't have to commit to sitting and watching them and can do other things.
• India
12 Oct 08
I like music very much and for me music is the best option to be full with enegy while doing any work.Not only homework but many other things like internet browsing,assignment work of college,newspaper reading cleaning the room etc are very enjoyable with listening music.What happens is that when you listen music and do other things then it makes you feel relaxed you can do the work more efficiently and fastly.Only the works which requires a little bit concentration must be done without music otherwise you can do any other work with listening music.