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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Therapy isn't a tool for you to get your way.
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Money for a housekeeper is the best therapy in this situation. [/quote]

The housekeeper isn’t going to help with the daily cleanup. [/quote]

This. This is what I need the most. The dishes and laundry are never-ending. A twice-a-week cleaner wouldn't be bad, though. I would be happy if he could devote 20 minutes to the house daily. Is that too much to ask? If I set a timer for 20 minutes and we all clean up, fold laundry, etc.? Things should get more manageable when we move to our new house soon. Our kitchen is tiny now. You can't hide messes! The sink is so small. [/quote]

I have a family of 4.  We do quick pickups as a family, twice a day.  Each of us counts aloud 15 things that we put away in that short period and then we are done.    We all zip around like electrons trying to get to the easy things to put away before others can get their hands on them. Outer wear, shoes, phone, keys, purses, wallets, books and magazines, fluff the pillows, collect dirty dishes, put away the clean dishes,  etc.

There are other small chores too that I assign different values - loading and unloading dishwasher, taking the trash out, changing the dog's water and putting food in their bowl, watering plants, taking the kitchen scraps to the composting bin, refilling the toilet paper holders, refilling the soap containers.    Twice a day, 4 people zipping around for a few minutes, putting away 120 big and small things - tidies up your house tremendously.

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