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How to keep a house clean
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hen I was a younger mom, I was forever making up lists and methods to keep track of everything from organization to daily routines. I had notebooks and files and all sorts of systems involving complicated color coding and chore tracking devices. The problem was, once I would get the systems all set up, I would fail miserably at using them. I had made housekeeping more complicated than it needed to be. I felt like I was always behind and my house seemed on the verge of chaos.
In my endeavor to live life more fully, I’m always evaluating things I want to incorporate into my life and what things I DON’T want. I want to have a beautifully decorated, clean and organized home, but there are other things in life that are important to me too. I want my home to be in order so I am free to nurture relationships and enjoy living, but I don’t want to be a slave to my housekeeping routines.
So, how do I balance it all? I keep it simple.
Over the years I’ve found I can focus on four basic housekeeping routines that work for me, and I’m sticking to them. I can add other things, of course, but these are the tried and true basics. By breaking it down, I feel I can manage my life, instead of my house taking over my life.
Here is what I focus on every day:
1. Morning routines. I have found that having a regular morning routine works best for me. This involves at the very least: some quiet time, making the bed, taking a shower (hanging up my towel when I am done, of course!), putting on very simple makeup and getting dressed right down to my shoes. I always toss in a load of laundry as I am getting dressed. I find if I start out the day with those few things, I am ready for anything.
2. Clean sinks. I learned the Fly lady system back when my son was born. I was taking care of him and my two grade school girls and during the day I was watching my nephew who was born five weeks before my son. All that and working part-time! With four kids taking over my tiny house, I ran into frustration over having too much to handle. Fly lady to the rescue! She broke it down for me and I listened: clean and shiny sinks, always.
I follow this principle both in our bathrooms and the kitchen. Something about striving for that shiny sink keeps me from letting dirty dishes pile up in the kitchen and icky stuff like hair and spit greeting me every time I pass through the bathroom.
3. Cleaning frenzies. Since the beginning of our marriage, my husband and I have utilized what we call “cleaning frenzies” to give our home a quick clean up. A cleaning frenzy might last ten minutes or even up to an hour. But everyone participates, including the kids. We run around picking things up, putting things back, and generally tidying things up.
Sometimes we focus on one room; sometimes it is an entire house frenzy. Sometimes it is a task frenzy, like dusting or cleaning all toilets! It works like a charm to make a big impact in a short period of time. Even one “10-minute cleaning frenzy” a day keeps the frustration away.
4. Nightly kitchen clean up. Every night, almost without fail, we clean the kitchen. We put away dishes, load the final dishwasher load of the day, wipe off counters, and polish up the sink. There is nothing like waking up to a clean kitchen to make your day feel less overwhelming.
If I have my basic routines down, my home stays “clean enough” most of the time. Keeping up on things means I rarely feel overwhelmed by all that needs to be done! When my home is maintained on a daily basis, it is really easy to add in a few extra tasks now and then to really shine things up or get things organized.
But if I let my daily routines go, my house soon spirals out of control. My house isn’t perfect by any means, but I am OK with that. It is CLEAN ENOUGH! I’m sticking to my tried and true basics. No more complicated chore charts for me!
What are your tried and true routines?
What is your biggest area of frustration in keeping your house clean?
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I would have guessed you were a Flylady fan from the way you said you get dressed right down to your shoes! I’ve been a fan for years, since the day I realised I would soon be living with CHAOS (can’t have anyone over syndrome.)
I’ve been in the nesting mood myself, I think it is the cooler air in the pacific northwest right now. It feels like fall is around the corner! Several years ago, someone told me she did a “3 minute bathroom” every day. I ask her what was that and she said, she simple sprayed everything down and wiped the bathroom down every day. It took 3 minutes top. I tried it, and she was right. I do it every day, even the days I work. It’s no big chore and a clean bathroom is a simple but wonderful blessing.
LOVE this post! I have been looking for something similar to help me stay on top of things, as I have let things slide lately. Plus. I love knowing how others are able to stay on top of things!
Now, when I am on top of things, I love to set a timer for 15 minutes and get as much done as I can in that 15 min. I try to do this 3 or 4 times a week and take a different room each time. It seriously makes a world of difference and I am amazed at what I can get done in that time span!
I make housecleaning simple. I assign a room or two a day to clean and if I get that room done on that day I’m done. No more! I try to do one extra job each week in each room (i.e clean out a drawer or a shelf in closet). Since I stick to this no room every gets way out of hand in my home.
Since I live with two boys who can make things very untidy (especially in the summer months), I’ve just started a 15 minute mandatory clean up after supper. I expect them to work hard at cleaning up their messes. If they don’t, I add more time on the timer. They’ve learned to work slavishly and just get it done and over with. It’s amazing how much you can get done in 15 minutes if you have a 13 and 12 year old pitching in.
My house generally is pretty clean and organized and I find I have time for other more enjoyable things than cleaning.
You’re teaching your children really wonderful skills!!
I love the idea of the cleaning frenzy! Must give that a try.
I have pretty much all steps you have down. I have 4 kids as well and it can get so overwhelming!! The only thing I need to start to do again is get myself together in the morning! Thanks for sharing Melissa! I love this post!
You are SO right! A clean and shiny sink is da bomb!
Just yesterday I came home from a weekend at the lake house and went right to the supermarket to do the grocery shopping for the week, and I saw SoftScrub disposable pads – no idea what the exact name is, but I bought ‘em – without a coupon! I had a vision of just swiping them over the sink when necessary…
Went home, put the food away, deep fried some eggplant (yea, not baked!), made dinner, washed the dishes – and cleaned the sink.
And my kitchen just sparkled! Even though I did nothing but clean the sink! It smelled clean, it looked clean and I could see myself in the clean and shiny sink!
(Then I went upstairs and moaned and groaned about how much dust could accumulate in the 2 days we were gone…)
I agree about the nightly kitchen routine. Nothing worse than starting your day with a cluttered drying rack. (I also try to get coffee maker loaded so I can just flip it on after I come back from my a.m. run.)
I like your ideas.
Morning: Prayer, shower, washing on…..children………quick wipe of bathroom, dining table and kitchen. Washing out.
Every second day: static mop to deal with wooden floors and cat hair.
Job of the Day:
Mon: dust our bedroom, children do their own.
Tues: Try very hard to put away all laundry!
Wed: wipe surfaces in kitchen (include top fridge) and laundry.
Thurs: Better clean of bathroom/wash towels.
Fri: dust living areas/hallway, sweep entrance.
Sat: Vacuum high traffic areas, sometimes a bedroom if lucky or children helpful!
When I was a young bride, I read a book called The Joys of Homemaking. The author encouraged readers to follow rule #4–tidy up before going to bed, otherwise you started the next day an hour or two behind. I still pick up even though my kids are grown and gone. I don’t want to look at a mess first thing in the morning.
One of the first things I do each morning is make the bed. If the bed is made, the rest of the room doesn’t look that bad even if it’s untidy. I grew up w/o a dishwasher; my mother kept a sink of hot soapy water and washed up as she cooked. By the time dinner was over, all that needed washing was what was on the table.
Little things add up and make a big difference!
Melissa, this is wonderful, wonderful. It’s always a challenge and my biggest problem with a clean home is getting my kids to help. I don’t want to nag…but it’s necessary since it’s not their favorite thing to do.
When I was a young bride I tried to be perfect too, but real life gets in the way of perfection every time, doesn’t it? My house is always “clean enough” and making sure the kitchen is tidy each night before bed is critical, as is making my own bed each morning before I go to work. We do the end-of-the-day pick up too.
I remember how houses for families used to be SO much smaller than they are now, and I think we just have too much stuff these days and that we feel we need a lot more room to live in. What helps me the most is keeping down the clutter at all times. Most of us have too much “stuff” and not enough storage for the stuff – I’m no exception. This makes me crazy and is the primary source of a messy house for me – so my “keep it simple” approach involves good built-in storage in my home, and less “stuff”! I also am a big believer in giving to charities like Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and so good things that aren’t being used anymore are given away to others that will use them, good business clothes that don’t fit (eek!) go to charities that help dress women who are trying to get into the work place again but do not have funds for a professional wardrobe, excess furniture or other larger home goods goes to newlyweds in our family who are just starting out and have nothing.
Now, if I could only apply that rule to the man cave – aka the “garage”!!!
Blessings ~ Eileen @ Star’s Fault
Thank you!! I needed to read this. I am a (fairly) young mom with a 3 year old and a 19 month old at home with me all day. It is hard to find something that works.
Loved this post!
Cleaning frenzies!!!!! what a good idea, you gave a great blog, I added it to my inspiration for your home list on my blog
all the best
desiree
great post! i really appreciate reading your post and all the comments other ladies have written. i’m still trying to figure out my own routine after being a homemaker and wife of 2 1/2 years. i’ve always had ambitions of writing the lists and charts to make sure everything gets done in a timely fashion, but even that has been too daunting of a task — in part because i knew i would fail to execute it even if i did ever get it done. i just don’t work that way. the quick easy routines are undoubtedly the way to go! i’ve tried my hand at making the bed in the morning and throwing laundry in every chance i get. i try to stay on top of the dishes — particularly since its one of my husband’s pet peeves. my biggest anxieties are undoubtedly when we are expecting guests — that’s when i cram a 30-minute panic frenzy just before their arrival. general upkeep of routines would definitely alleviate that though. i’m not one for assigning specific chores for specific days. that requires more accountability than i know how to hold myself to. i need some flexibility in my schedule. daily routines definitely the way to go, though i may try out this fly lady deal you ladies keep talking about. couldn’t hurt. thanks again everyone!
Huh. I came here from The Mother Load, and I just realized something. I’m doing your 4 routines already. My house is *clean enough,* and I didn’t even realize it.
Thanks.
Hugs,
Melinda
For those with pet hair problems, get a Roomba. It’s a bit pricey, but worth every penny. I use mine 2x a day so I feel like it’s already paid itself off. I run it in one part of the house when I take the dog out for a walk and then I set the timer to have it run while I’m at work. Best. investment. ever.
I love this article. As I do it for my house with Flylady routines, I’ve translated a part of your article in french for my blog and keep your link : http://changerdevie.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/quatre-routines-de-la-journee/
This post was encouraging. Thanks.
My rule is to do a little each day during the week, before work and after work, making sure house is maintained and laundry done by Saturday morning. This way Saturday and Sundays are for fun, adventure, worship and fellowship, simple tasks on weekends like light meals and keeping things neat is all that is needed.
Of course this was not alway the case as when my kids were small that wasn’t always possible
You know, I have been thinking a lot about this and I don’t have a method. Which is why I believe I’m always in the process of crisis cleaning.
I do believe I need a few things to follow – and one of them needs to be something along the lines of ‘the kitchen needs to go back to square one’ after dinner.
I dont mean eat off the floor clean but so many times I wake up to disaster in the morning and that has to stop.
Ill get on this for fall, thanks for the reminder
tracy
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Claudia,
Yes, it was probably mostly you. As it is mostly me. I am living alone since all the kids flew the coop and I still have too much laundry, too many dishes to wash, too much dust, too much vacuuming, etc., etc. I am like the other poster’s kids who have a trail of debris following them around. As an only child, my mother followed along behind and cleaned up my messes because she didn’t trust me to do it right….and apparently she was correct because I still can’t get it right. Of course, I raised four children, numerous dogs and cats and have a huge yard ( mostly pay to have maintained but do some gardening), things she never had to contend with. I still have 2 dogs and now just 3 cats so they produce a lot of work but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I daily wash dishes, twice, and clean all surfaces, and vacuum kitchen floor. I straighten up my bed but don’t officially “make it up”. I clean litter boxes (3) every day and wash them once a week. I keep the bathroom picked up and wipe it up daily, cleaning toilet twice a week. I vacuum dog beds and shake the furniture throws, straighten living room daily and dust and vac once a week. A nap is essential in the afternoon because I am really quite old and don’t sleep well at night. I walk the dogs daily, and sometimes just putter around picking up stuff and wiping and swiping where it needs it. Sun room gets a monthly going over as does the basement. I get out quite a bit, shopping, lunching with old friends and visiting family occasionally. Don’t let the house consume your youth and that of your kids, dust you will always have with you, your kids you won’t.
Funny, I just wrote about cleaning up and getting rid of unused “things”. I love the idea of doing enough because that could mean different things to different people. My biggest frustration at the moment is having too many “things”. I am trying to live a more meaningful life with less. And I am finding that routine helps. Just as you said doing things the same each day or each week really helps. I look forward to keeping up with your writing.
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I really enjoyed this post. I like the idea of just following a simple routine and sticking to whatever works for your lifestyle. Great blog!
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I’m struggling to keep on top of any kind of routine at the moment as my 4 month old and a 2 year old who doesn’t nap seem to take up most of my time.
I used to follow the basic flylady principles and really need to make the effort again. Not only for my house, but also my sanity.
Thanks for prompting me to try and get organised.
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What a fantastic post..thank you!!
Growing up there was six of us kids and mother would wake us up at 5am! we would play music and clean the house for 40 minutes (while mom made breakfast for the clan) mind you that is six kids cleaning.. so, for an individual that task would have taken them 4 hours. Making seven beds, dishes, laundry, ironing, dusting, vacuuming, 4 bathrooms, sweep and mop, take out the trash we even had to sweep outside and water the garden. The house was always CLEAN and ready for guests at anytime during the day.
Now as a mother with young children what use to be a daily chore at my parents home (which seem to take less than an hour) takes me WEEKS!! it seems like there is not enough hours in the day.
I don’t know about you, but I just don’t have a whole day to devote to house cleaning. But I do the best that I can, to keep semi clean house. I wake up an hour before the kids to do a load of laundry make breakfast. While the kids and hubby are getting ready, I clean the bathrooms and make beds. By that time it’s already 6:30am and I need to start getting ready for work. I get home around 4:30 start making supper, while its cooking. I vacuum and dust the family room and tidy up the rest of the house. By that time it’s 6pm and hubby and the kids are coming back from work and daycare.
Dinner time! bedtime! and family time! we put the kids to bed, and start doing the dishes. If, we’re lucky!! we get 30 minutes together.
On Saturdays I, tidy up the house house and make breakfast while the kids sleep in a little extra two hours. Which I do so much cleaning and cooking with in those couple of hours. Which I’m done for the rest of the day!
I love this! I have several friends who can never seem to keep up w/their homes. They all have SO much to do and WAY more laundry than anyone they know. The common trait I’ve seen in all of these women is that they seem to “deep” clean everytime they clean so that every chore becomes this big, long ordeal,nothing else gets done, and the house is still a wreck at the end of the day. I even have a friend who washes all her dishes BEFORE washing them in the dishwasher. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone into her house and the dishes are still there from the night before…it’s exhausting to me. I do a little everyday and I’m never overwhelmed. Thank you for writing this. I hope you struggling homemakers can just relax and keep it “clean enough”.
I am going to try to establish a morning and night routine because I tend to now only do the housework when I get bursts of energy to do one tornado cleaning…and then it falls and falls into disrepair after.
For the clothes: I have decided I will not remove the load without folding each thing coming out of the dryer. Not put it in a basket to fold ,but if i take it out of there, I don’t put it down til it’s folded. So I sit on a chair or my fitness ball, take out one thing at a time, fold one thing at a time, and make simple piles on top of the dryer. This tip can work for others if they wash and dry loads according to whose clothes (if the family is too large to do a simple 4-6 groups of tops, bottoms, undies, towels or something similar).
That way once I am done folding, I know push comes to shove I can stack the piles neatly on the shelves in my closet until I feel like hanging them, and I am never overwhelmed by a huge pile of 3-4 loads of clothes to be hung/folded! Plus sitting down allows me to not feel rushed (to get off my feet) like putting them away is an obstacle…instead I can take my time comfortably and focus only on what I am doing and take pride in a job well done. Sitting down slows me down to the moment…standing has me thinking of what else i could be doing and how long it’s going to take to get to them all.
I am definitely going to try and work on never going to bed with a dirty kitchen…and putting the dishes away first thing in the morning, because that IS exactly how the dishes pile up in the sink in the first place, because there is nowhere else to put the dirty dishes when the washer is still half-full of clean ones! Nice one.
For the bathrooms I have Tilex which works wonders, you spray it on the counters, sinks, bath, toilet…leave and do some other housework or something for 30 minutes to an hour (open that bedroom window though cause the fumes are strong) come back and wipe everything down or let the shower spray rinse it all away and voila! Everything is white and clean and mold, bacteria, mildew, etc are history. Just do that twice a week and you should never have to scrub down everything again.
My papers in my room are still a problem but I will deal with them over the weekend.
Definitely if the floors are kept clear, the bathrooms and kitchens kept clean, and the clothes are only washed as fast as you can fold them out of the dryer, I will have a place that is visitor-ready almost anytime. I am also trying to pass my hand (with a cloth or wipe in it, of course, lol) over things one at a time once or twice a week…like instead of wiping down everything at once, just one day the entertainment center and its electronics, next day the computer desk, next day the microwave (if i didn’t grab it while doing the kitchen that night)…just one thing so that i am not overwhelmed with everything to do at once.
I need a system for keeping my bedroom in order though. The paper clutter to be specific.
One load of laundry at minimum every day. “Busy B’s for boys” :boys make their beds, boys get dressed for the day, boys read their bible (that’s before breakfast) Me showered and dressed, bed made and floor picked up. Kitchen counter completely cleaned off and dishes completely done at least once a day, not always at night time. 10 minute tidy, pick up something that isn’t where it belongs and put it away. With four boys and myself doing this for 10 minutes we can get a lot of stuff put away in a small amount of time.
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Ok, I’m going to go check out fly lady in just a second. This is the third time of heard of her in two days! Apparently I have been out of the loop! I agree, clean sinks AND making the bed always make me feel better!!
Windex is my best friend! I HAVE to clean our glass table every day as well as our back sliding door. I wish I could skip it but they get bad so fast! Anyone else fall in love with a glass table at the store and then regret it!!!!
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These 4 routines really keep it simple. I like FlyLady also; however, I overwhelm myself with trying to do all her routines from the get-go.
Now if I can figure out how to keep the paper trail down to a few steps…!
I have a black, granite-look sink in matte finish – so there is no sparkle to be had, other than the faucet.
Hi,
I love your rules, I always have a clean sink before I go to be at night.
I struggle to keep up with the washing, I do have a dryer, but try to use the clothes line as it’s more environmentally friendly and clothes last longer.
My biggest challenge is the floors, we have a large house, with the bedrooms, hall and lounge being carpet and the rest being tiles. I find that it takes around 2 – 2.5 hours to vacuum the house and then mop. With a two year old, this is just not feesible, so invariably the floors get left and really only get done one every couple of weeks. Other than the floors, the house is pretty organised and clean.
Charlotte.
Sadly, nothing works for me…I have a husband, our 19-yo, 13-yo, 7-yo, 7-month old, 73-yo father, 64-yo MIL, two little porch dogs, and a full time at-home job (medical transcriptionist over 10 years now), and I swear I do nothing but clean, work, and take care of everyone’s needs nonstop! I have no life at all due to this and I’m so miserable! I HATE that when I’m finally done working for the evening (typically 12 or 1 a.m.), I look at my house and want to cry, but instead I clean it and try to make the best of my 5 or so hours of interrupted sleep…I’ll be dead by the time I’m 40 for sure…
Oh, and thanks for letting me vent
When I was growing up my mom would always give us a specific # of things to pick up/put away, i.e. everyone clears 5 things off the table, everyone picks up 10 things in the family room. It always worked really well. I remember as a kid liking the number system because it assured me that there was an end it sight and we wouldn’t have to clean forever! It’s nice to do as an adult as well
Love this! Definitely still trying to find the balance of house keeping in my first apartment. I’m a clean freak, but my roommates are the opposite! I just need to learn to adapt (: The shiny sink is very important and I do the same thing at night for the kitchen. I almost can’t sleep if I know there’s dirty dishes!
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Oh, this was PERFECT for me! I’m going to adopt the shiny sink rule too. I already do the morning routine and cleaning fenzies, but I say it differently “let’s clean for 20 minutes like companies coming.” I need to start doing the kitchen clean-up every night too. That’s the hardest part because come 6pm I’m exhausted. I’ve got a 2 year old, twin 5 year olds and I watch my best friend’s infant and 2 year old 30 hours a week plus my sewing business in my spare time.
wow,this is really what I need! I love the idea of a cleaning frenzy (might work better than a chore chart) and a keeping your sinks sparkling! Also, making up your bed each morning does help – need to start doing that again! Love this blog, more I read happier I get with it!
For years, I have been clean enough and very happy with it. I never even heard of “Fly Lady”. I do something each day…ie: Monday – laundry, Tuesday – kitchen, Wednesday – floors, Thursday – Dusting, and Friday – Bathrooms. Each job takes less than an hour each day of the week. I can do it any time of the day allowing for appointments, work, etc. Each family member knows that “if you lay it down, you pick it up.”
I stay caught up and my home is always ready for company.
When my two daughters were young I taught them to vacuum, dust and clean bathrooms. I grew up in a large family and everyone pitched in. Our cleaning routine consisted on everyone (hubby included) agreeing on a cleaning time during the weekend. I would make out a list consisting of every room in the house. The first person who showed up got to pick their task. When that was checked for completion, they got to pick what they wanted to do next. The whole process took less than an hour. I usually took on the most difficult jobs. So grumbling wasn’t too bad. The girls quickly learned to do a good job the first time so they could move through the list and be on their way faster.
I like this. Mine is having a clean kitchen before I go to bed. It doesn’t happen everything but at least 3-4 days a week when I wake up to a clean kitchen…ahh it makes me so happy
My how I’ve missed visiting your blog! So glad I stopped by today. I was a fan of Fly Lady too. And yes, I always try to keep my sink clean and then dry it. And a clean dishtowel is an essential.
My husband turned me on to the mad dash. He would play a fast song and we’d have to completely clean up a room. It made it such fun!
Blessings and love to you,
Debbie
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Found this post through Simple Mom. I really like your approach. There’s a part of me that wants to be like you described at the beginning of your post, but in the end I’m much happier and things are smoother if I stick with my daily routines. Like you, I have a morning routine and a nightly routine. In the morning, I aim to be dressed, unload the dishes, start a load of laundry and tidy our bedroom. At night, I tidy up the living room and clean the kitchen.
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Hi Melissa,
I just wanted to tell you how truely inspired I am by this blog post. I really appreciate you putting all this in perspective for me. I am pretty new to marraige (2 1/2 years) and I am constantly finding my house spinning out of control on a daily basis. I don’t know why I don’t do these routines already. I get up every morning with my husband before he goes to work and make him breakfast and then I sit down in the living room, put on some tv show, and fall back asleep until I have to get ready for work. I could easily straighten up the bedroom, unload the dishwasher, and throw in some laundry before I start getting ready instead of going back to sleep. Half the battle is getting out of bed in the first place, right? My nightly routine would definitely have to include vacuuming and of course loading the dishwasher. Dishes and vacuuming are the bain of my existance. I don’t mind vacuuming, however, I have a golden retreiver and it is a constant thing, running around after him, cleaning up ALL his HAIR! I am seriously thinking of investing in a Roomba or a Dirt Dog. That would probably be the smartest thing I’ve ever done. Also, dishes just kill me, I can’t help it, I just HATE them. But really, when I think about it. How hard is it to just rinse them after I’m done with them and put them in the dishwasher? Right now, after I finish this comment, I am going to make a list of my own daily routine to stick to, maybe my next craft project can be to turn it into a pretty, decorative sign as a constant reminder. Again, I can’t tell you enough, thank you SO much!
Kayla, I am so glad this post helped you and I hope as you try out simple routines, you will find you actually enjoy the result so much that you can’t help but do them every day!! You can do it!! You are so welcome!
I just stumbled upon your blog last week in my usual de-cluttering blog reads and feel at home already.
I have three littles and have been contemplating ‘cleanliness’ a lot lately. Something about so much time indoors with the seasons and three littles under the age of 5, makes you feel crazy about the topic.
I’m happy to see that most of what I do is already listed…and completely agree about the cleaning frenzy. Once a week or so I muster enough go-go to drop all other activities and simply bust out a clean house. It doesn’t last long at this stage of life…but its therapeutic.
Loved this post. And loved reading all the comments. I’ll definitely be back for more.
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Thanks again.
Jeanine
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Lol…how cool! We have the same routines! My house is always very organized and pretty much clean by doing the same things you mentioned. It’s nice to know other people think alike when it comes to arranging, cleaning and organizing a home!
I’m a bit OC when it comes to organization, but it helps and makes things easier for me to clean, and to know where everything is at at all times.
I so agree with the readers comments I feel that the best way forward is to do chores when you feel like it because then you will do a thorough job and enjoy it too and I always say if you dont get time one day there is always another. Rainy days are good for house work sunny days are good for well doing what you want to we dont get too many of them in England but when we do we really enjoy and we most definately don’t do housework!! Jane xx
A house is never really clean. just keep up the good work.
I am 21 years old with 3 children and a great husband plus a new puppy. It seems like no matter what I do my house is never clean. I could clean the house top to bottom spot less 20 mins later it is as if i never cleaned. I always look for articles in which to help me keep the house Clean. This was very helpful. I myself no matter what condition my home is The sinks are all ways clean. Can not handle dirty sinks. Thank you
Hi this is my first time visiting the website and I’ve herd some great tips to keep my house clean but some how I can’t keep on top of thing. I am a young wife with a two month old daughter hew is teathing, my husband goes to work at 4am and returns around 3 so it is dificalt to clean when he’s home so early we also don’t have a washer or dryer, any ideas on how to help me manage my house work befor my husband gets home