Posted by TonyaRN on September 07, 1998 at 19:36:14:
In Reply to: Oh no! A car just pulled in. posted by Toby on September 04, 1998 at 18:14:09:
You've got a great start - if your house is driving you nuts, you already have the motivation to do something about it. I don't have a perfect house either, but something that helped me TONS was the book "Get Your Act Together" by Pam Young & Peggy Jones (aka The Slob Sisters). I took their basic ideas and am 3/4 of the way to totally cleaning up my house. My biggest hint - if you're not using it - get rid of stuff!! The less "stuff" there is, the easier it is to keep clean. This doesn't mean to toss it all, but really evaluate and "de-junk". Good luck - you can do it!!
: This is my first time communicating this way. I am just trying it out and will be waiting for a reply from anyone . This will help me to understand the 'list' of posted messages that I have been TRYING to figure out until my brain hurts. Well anyway my eyes are tired. I have one of the messiest houses I have ever seen. There are only three of us, my husband, daughter and myself. We dont put things away when we finish using them and cant seem to remember to do this for more than a day or two. I want a house that is neat and clean enough so that if someone drops in, I am not devistated. That is NOT an exageration. I dont even know where to start. Pick up or clean? I dont know how to balance these two things. And there are always other things to do such as fun things with my family or projects that need to be done. I have done a lot of studying of this website and there are so many good things in it. But how do I begin this monumental job of picking up, cleaning, sorting and how do I balance the time so that it can stay picked up, cleaned and sorted? HELP PLEASE