Housecleaning Help

Super Mom at Momma’s So Called Life is hosting a blog carnival on housecleaning tips. Not one of my favorite things to do, but I guess it has to get done somehow. Since my dogs only look at me when I tell them to vacuum the carpet I’ve had to develop a system of my own.

My favorite cleaning and organizing tips come from Flylady. I’ve been a flybaby for several years. I tend to collect clutter and the flyladies’ you can do anything for 15 minutes rule works very well for me. I set the timer every day whether I want to or not.

Flyladies lists and routines have helped me get organized, and stay somewhat organized. Even when I forget about my routine for a couple days it’s easy to jump back in and get started. I just jump in with a 25 fling boogie and a 15 minute clean. It does wonders for my mood to have a clean house.

I have a list for each day of the week of what I need to clean that day. I keep the lists in page protectors in a binder. It’s easy to flip to that day, then mark off each item with a whiteboard marker as I complete the task. At the end of the day I wipe off the page and flip to the next page. The next morning I’m ready to go again.

I like having a clean house, but I hate marathon cleaning sessions, the daily routines help me. I’ve learned through the years that I’m a list person, so the Flylady lists work well for me.