I like to think that I fall into the “tidy/organized” category, but who am I kidding? When it’s time to clean, I always find myself prioritizing the most unimportant, mundane tasks in order to get out of it. Enough is enough! Recently, I started using Handy, an app that connects you to home cleaners, and it’s made my day to day life so much better! Handy connects you to experienced Cleaning Pros in your area and allows you to specify exactly what kind of cleaning you need, on a schedule that works for you. You get to choose the cleaner you want, can message and pay them right from Handy’s app, and each cleaning session usually takes around three hours. That’s some serious time to spend on something I actually want to do!

Ok, so I’m not proud of this, but here are five boring tasks that I actually have done to avoid cleaning before I started using Handy…

I’d Rather Stand In Line At The DMV

I once renewed my license a month before I needed to because my roommate was at home spring cleaning our apartment, and I really didn’t want to help. Standing in line at everybody’s least favorite place on earth looks like heaven to me compared to what feels like the monumental task of tackling my kitchen.

I’d Rather Do Spin Class 2 Days In A Row. Literally

And I hate working out! I once took 2-afternoon spin classes (on a Saturday and Sunday, may I add) in a row to avoid cleaning. Honestly, it was worth the week of leg cramps to get out of scrubbing my bathroom floor. The cleaning I booked through Handy costs less than I expected, plus the Pros are vetted, meaning you can leave the house and do something you actually want to while they work their magic!

I’d Rather File My Taxes Again.

That’s right, I’d rather sit through the painstaking task of filling a tax return for the second time than pick up a duster and start cleaning. On the eve of tax day, I actually volunteered to do my best friend’s tax return for her because I couldn’t face attempting to organize my chaotic bedroom. And she’s a freelancer, so that was a total mess! I truly find cleaning more boring than trying to decode a W2 — and that’s saying something.

I’d Rather Listen To Baby Shark On Repeat.

The.worst.thing.I.have.ever.heard. I adore my niece, but wow that is just noise! I volunteer to watch her every weekend so I have an excuse to be unproductive! Listening to that song (that word is a stretch) on repeat is heaven compared to mopping my floors that, no matter how long I spend on it, never seem to be clean. Appointments can be made as soon as the day before, perfect for last minute spruce up when my sister brings the baby over for a last minute baby shark session with her aunty.

I’d Rather Watch Any Adam Sandler Movie. Twice.

Spanglish, Click, let’s be honest — they’re all bad. Sorry, not sorry. But when they’re all that’s on TV…the worst Adam Sandler movie is still infinitely better than cleaning out my fridge or scrubbing my oven. Thankfully, Handy lets you add upgraded services like the deep oven and refrigerator cleanings to tackle those chores that need a little extra elbow grease.

It’s a bad sign when you would rather do literally anything else but clean. Luckily, with Handy you can schedule a cleaning on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis, making maintaining it between cleans a lot more manageable. Stop procrastinating, do yourself a favor and let Handy help you clean up your act!