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[quote=Anonymous]DH and I are both Type A.  
We have a nanny who directs the kids in cleaning up their messes.
We have twice a week cleaning ladies.
The kids are not allowed to pick up anything outside except money (hey look at this cool dead slug I'll just put in my pocket! NOPE).
Shoes are taken off immediately upon entering the house.
After that you wash your hands right away (you can put down stuff first). 
When transitioning from one activity to the next, you first clean up what you were doing.
Before dinner we clean up. After dinner we clean up from dinner and set up for the next morning (pack lunches too).
Before bath/bed everyone cleans up.
Before leaving the house we clean up.
No playing inside in the morning before school. If the kids have extra time after getting ALL ready, they can read inside or play in the front yard.

We do not lower our standards. That's just not okay with us.  We have more stuff since having kids, and you can tell we have them when you're in the common areas of our house, but there are no crumbs or stains on the couches or carpeting, no messy stacks of paper on kitchen counters, etc.[/quote]

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