[sweetandspicy]

i have 6 children and work full time so time is one thing I do not have a lot of as well as money. I do laundry everyday I do not have laundry baskets so once the clothing/towels are dry I put them away. I try to make an effort to clean as I go all week as I am also trying to distill this habit into 6 boys. The most helpful the one year old because he thinks its fun right now. I am also trying to get them to realize you put it where it goes it will be there when you try to find it!!!

When I cook, I wipe,throw away and soak as much as I can as I am cooking so when dinner is ready there is not such a mess to clean up, everyday I have been making the kids and my husband get up their shoes ect. I try to put away as I use and just put away as they use so when I get a chance to clean I am not spending an hour putting bottles up,shoes in closets, toys in chest..The think that helps me most is a caddy that holds all my cleaning supplies and I enter one room (and unless an emergency) I do not leave that room until it is clean. I try to get the living room,kitchen Bathrooms cleaned first then bedrooms,laundry and den are last as no one but family enter these rooms. If I do not get my cleaning done on Saturday I do it sunday or monday I never let myself say I will do it next week because it will just be worse then.

Every morning I get up get ready do a load of laundry,get kids up, make breakfast, load and start the dishwasher,pack lunches and go to work.

Anything can be done!!!

[Onederchic]

You're a busy woman indeed, thanks for the input and tips

[txestella]

Originally Posted by mandalinn82

For me, the biggest thing is not letting my house ever get to a point where I would be uncomfortable having anyone over to spend the night without more than 1 hour worth of cleaning time. That's my particular guideline - if it would take me more than an hour to get company-ready, the house needs to be cleaned ASAP. It's a good limit for me...gives me the flexibility during a busy week to let things get a bit messy, but prevents me from getting out of hand.

Love that mindset. After spending the last 2 weeks decluttering, deep cleaning and orgainzing....I love this tip to maintain it.

[TracyB73]

another fly lady fan.

[Mom2QJandT]

Originally Posted by mandalinn82

not letting my house ever get to a point where I would be uncomfortable having anyone over to spend the night without more than 1 hour worth of cleaning time. That's my particular guideline - if it would take me more than an hour to get company-ready, the house needs to be cleaned ASAP. It's a good limit for me...gives me the flexibility during a busy week to let things get a bit messy, but prevents me from getting out of hand.

That is my rule too. I like the house to always be in enough order that if someone stops by I'm not embarrassed, but for real company I keep it so that I can be ready in an hour.

One thing that I do that helped my best friend and may help others is that I put anything that hangs in a closet on hangers as I take it out of the dryer. There's no sense in folding something so that I can take it upstairs and put it on a hanger.

Cool thread!