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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]OP here.
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Any advice on once finally purged on maintaining day to day?

I used to have cleaners come, but I decided we were so messy that rather than cleaning they were straigtening/ and or throwing stuff in baskets.

I am bad about cleaning-up as I go - in the kitchen for example.
And my husband is no help. He does not put anything away (exept in the kitchen which he loves) but - Costco purchases sit out until I put away, newspapers and dirty laundry not in recycling/hamper.
I feel like we all need to change. Setting a terrible example for my kids![/quote]

Motivated Moms app. Get up early if you need to and do your daily chores in the morning instead of at night - it is so easy to justify letting it go at night. It is very easy to clean & maintain when you do it daily, it becomes an overwhelming task when you let it go for a week. Do a fast clean up of 10 minutes every night (who family) before you got to bed - put things back where they go, wipe down counters (no clutter!), reset for tomorrow. Put hooks on the wall as needed to hang things up that are otherwise on the floor. Create contained spaces for things (mail, shoes, whateveR) and once that contained space is full, it's time to clear out and put things away from there. [/quote]

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