2007-09-24 09:49:45 · 14 answers · asked by yholden2003 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
do a little each day, before going to work or late at night..
recrute your family to help...each person has an area, or rotate them around
do laundry as you get it, load dishwasher as you get it
2007-09-24 10:31:48 · answer #1 · answered by OfficeMom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you don't live alone you shouldn't be cleaning alone. That's what I tell my 4 kids ages 3-13. If they don't help they don't eat as I will be using cooking time to clean. I only has to do that twice and they learned real quick. I figure, in the real world you have to get a job and do it well in order to make money to buy food. It just makes sense.
2007-09-24 11:09:08 · answer #2 · answered by MJ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I immediately rinse the dishes and put them into the dishwasher. When you let them stack up in the sink it takes a lot longer. I also recommend doing laundry everyday. It goes by a lot quicker to put one load away than to let it pile up and spend hours on it. Perhaps if your family will, you can all work together?
2007-09-24 16:51:37 · answer #3 · answered by Stephanie W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ruthlessly analyze your budget and monthly expenditure, make cut backs and with the excess money: hire a maid.
or
Forget cleaning and hire a cleaning company or a maid to do it once a month
2007-09-24 17:02:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can be very stressfull,, you need to take time out for yourself, and for you and your husband.
and time for you, hubby and kids together.
house work is pacient, it will wait for you.
i do the daily stuff everyday,,, but like laundry. i do once a week.
so everyone best make sure they are not throwing clean underware in the hamper, or they wont have any.
also have hubby or wife help out with the kids. and house work.
aint nothing sexier to me, than a man with dish pan hands,,,lol... good luck
2007-09-24 10:26:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the mom of a one-year-old who works full time and also runs her own magazine ... some things just don't get done or don't get done as soon as I'd like. We do our best to achieve balance. Priorities have to be made. It's tough.
Good luck.
2007-09-24 09:57:09 · answer #6 · answered by BellasMom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The husband has to do 50% and you don't have to be too clean. Kids should do as much as they are able. Everybody picks up what they drop, puts their dishes in the dishwasher, washes their own clothes (when they are teens).
2007-09-24 09:58:26 · answer #7 · answered by B Anne 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you have kids, give them some responsibilty to help you out. According to their age, some possibilities are: washing dishes, mop/sweep the floor, wash/dry clothes, vacuum carpet, take out garbage, etc. etc.But the rest is just organization.
2007-09-24 15:08:15 · answer #8 · answered by Kelly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hire a cleaning person. That's what we did and it's helped us a whole lot. Good luck. 2D
2007-09-25 03:33:02 · answer #9 · answered by 2D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FlyLady.net. It also helps if everyone in the family helps
with the chores. "Many hands make light work."
2007-09-24 10:04:17 · answer #10 · answered by M S 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋