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[quote=Anonymous]What work me: be militant about no food outside of the kitchen/dining room.  Vacuum 1-2 times a week (always Sunday night, sometimes Wednesday evening if get my act together).  This forces me to tidy the floor at least once a week which does wonders for making everything feel cleaner.  Get the kids involved — mine love shrieking and pretending the vacuum cleaner is a monster and actually ask clean.  If you’re keeping food out of the kids’ room(s) let it be a mess most of the time.  Bathrooms when the need it (this is hardest for me but I aim for every two weeks).

Don’t force yourself to do a deep clean every time you see things being a bit messy.  Aim for one 10-15 minute task at a time.  Ask your mother to help with a quarterly deep clean.  Ask her to teach you and the kids how to do it well.  You’ll feel so much better knowing how to keep your living space tidy and will be able to help your mom with her space when she gets too old/infirm to do it all herself.[/quote]

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