How to Keep Your House Neat
Elosie Wilkin "We Help Mommy" Clean in ORDER. That means, you pick the most important room in the house to YOU, and start there. You never deviate from the path (otherwise you get sidetracked). I t works really well because it is thorough . Example: I start with our bedroom. I make the bed, take clothes to laundry baskets, straighten dresser tops and books. If it is a cleaning day or changing sheets day, I do it. Then I move on to the next room clockwise. If I find something that does not belong in the bedroom I take it to that room, and just place it down anywhere . I don’t decide to feed the cat, or wash dishes, or sort laundry or wrap a gift or… I simply place it down and go back to the room I’m working in. This ensures that : all the clothes from each room in the house ends up in the laundry basket before I sort and begin the wash; all dishes are in the kitchen; all trash cans emptied; all toys are in the playroom; etc.