Obviously, this is more of a maintenance cleaning routine. “IT’S TIME TO TIDY FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES!” Maintenance Cleaning vs. When it starts to cross the line, I announce (very sweetly), Since they don’t see it, I have to help them to see the messes and clean as they go. My kids, not similarly gifted in my “beyond” sensibilities tend to dash right across that invisible line. I can glance around a room filled with four kids playing among twelve different messes and play “Name that Tune” estimating how long it will take for it to get back to normal. Years of this practice have tuned my senses to the precise moment when it is about to go “beyond.” I get all flustered in my tummy and there is an actual physical reaction to the mess. And let me tell you, it is MUCH more than you might think. How Do you Know When you have gone Beyond?īecause I use a timer so diligently, I have discovered just what I can get done in 15 minutes. This simple rule may seem a bit too simple. The one that I notice most when it is broken. My life-changing rule for my home – the one I come back to again and again. Ready for the Rule that changed my life? Never Go Beyond But we also really like the Mooas brand of timers. My favorite timers are the ones I can tell Google to set – on my phone or on my Google Assistant. I can’t tell you how much the timer has changed my perspective on cleaning and on unexciting tasks in general. You may remember one of my cleaning essentials is a timer. Today, I am sharing my very best rule for homekeeping. Day Two I shared my simple (and yet life-changing) schedule for keeping house. Remember I said this series was more about routines than it is about cleaning? Day One I shared my essentials for keeping our house. So, Day 3 and still no maid-related cleaning posts. I only recommend things I use and believe to be a blessing. If you click and make a purchase based on my recommendation, I get a small remuneration at no extra expense to you. But I hope they spark some small inspiration to your own solutions for your home. These routines are simply my solutions to the chaos. But these routines have kept me from going insane with all the craziness our days bring us. Sometimes all we need is a mentor to show us her solutions. The days run together and the house suffers. And I know the struggle to homemake and homeschool. I am sharing them here with you because they are hard-fought. These are my tried-and-tested habits to which I always return. This month I am sharing my routines which keep our household running.
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