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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get rid of a ton of the things you own. A huge clean out/declutter. Repeat as necessary and especially around the holidays, kids’ birthdays or other times a lot of things come in at once

Document (take a picture) and then recycle kids’ art and school work, greeting cards/letters or any other sentimental paper items you receive. Keep only the most special ones. Deal with any mail or other paper than comes into the home immediately (Keep a file box/folder to put any important documents in and shred or recycle the rest)

Don’t wear shoes in the house

Don’t allow food or drinks anywhere in house besides kitchen[b] Or dining room, of course [/b]

Donate items to goodwill or other charitable organizations often, trash/recycle any broken or stained household items/clothing

Be really judicious about buying things/bringing items into the home. (I once sat on the decision to buy a new food processor for months before realizing we didn’t actually need one.)

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Fixed something above :)

Also adding a few more that we do:

tidy up, wipe surfaces and vacuum main living/dining area each evening after dinner so you wake up to a cleanish house the next morning 
get in routine of loading dishes in dishwasher after each meal and then running dishwasher every night and empty it every morning 
clean bathrooms while you’re in there anyway (I clean kids’ bathroom while they’re taking a bath; clean my shower while I’m showering, etc

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