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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a single mom with 2 kids, a dog that sheds like CRAZY, work FT, and a house that is much too big for us. Here's what has worked for me:

- Declutter like crazy. It'll take months, but most of the problem is that clutter gets everywhere and makes it impossible to clean. I throw away probably a garbage bag full of stuff every weekend.

- Every evening, the basics need to be done. All dishes washed and put away, counters, stove, and tables wiped down, floors vacuumed with the robot vacuum, any clutter that has accumulated on the dining room table or catch-all counter must be put away or it gets trashed. All dirty laundry put in the hamper, all kids toys picked up.

- For shedding, a robot vacuum designed for pet-hair is a must. I run mine once a day, often twice. If I run it daily, I only have to go through with the regular vacuum once a week or so.

We also got the Uproot pet vacuum (that you use to vacuum your pet, not the floor). It has a brush attached to a vacuum that gets the shed hair off your dog before it gets on the floor. I use this on the dog a couple times a week.

- Kids take on a lot of the chores. They are responsible for helping to wipe down table/counters, mopping the floors on the weekend, cleaning bathrooms on the weekend, folding all their laundry and putting it away, and cleaning up their messes.

Kids are also responsible for ALL pet care aside from walks. Feeding, brushing, cleaning up shed hair, etc. If they don't do it, pets go to a new home.

- Cooking simpler meals helps so that there are fewer dishes. My xH used to cook these elaborate meals that left dirty dishes, pans, pots, etc all over the counters and it took forever to clean up. I typically keep it to 1-2 pots/pans total.

- Run dishwasher every night, no matter how few dishes there are. Unload in the morning. Having a schedule is easier than doing it randomly, which gets you into situations where there's a pile of dirty dishes at the end of the day so you can't cook.

By the time the weekend rolls around, all we really need to do is laundry, a quick vacuum and mop, and the bathrooms. It takes us less than an hour.

Also, a huge tip - when you're cleaning, put on music! I find it much more enjoyable with good music. [/quote]

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