A Good Cleaning System

I wish I could claim the below article here - BUT I can't. A mother of five over at Clover Lane shared how she keeps her home clean everyday and I thought I'd post it to show one example of a mother's system. Here's what she said:

"Cleaning is really about how you set up your house:

1. In every bathroom have windex, paper towels* and a toliet brush. That's all you really need. Maybe some powder cleanser for the bathtub once in a while with a green scrubbie thing. I keep all that in each bathroom in a little basket under the sink. That way the kids can get to it easy and so can I. Keep it really simple. You can use the windex for the toliet and for the floor too! All those fancy cleaners are a waste of time and money.

2. Whenever I get a chance, and I see it needs it, I can just whip out that stuff and it takes maybe 5 minutes.

3. Do you have a Dyson? They are the best vacuums in the world. I love it. I tell people it's the best thing I ever bought in my life. Which is pretty sad, but it's the truth. That thing saves me so much time. First, it sucks up everything. Vacuuming makes everything look and feel cleaner, if that's all you get a chance to do. It's really easy to use the attachments too, so I put on the brush attachement and use that for the molding and corners, and even furniture! when I notice they need it. I use it in the bathrooms and kitchen too...easier than a broom and dustpan.

4. I make my kids to Saturday jobs. I had to "teach" them how to do a lot of stuff and yes, usually the boys do it less-than-best, but at least it's help. When I don't make them do their Sat. job, I find I'm a lot more crabby during the week because I feel like I'm just a servant in my own house, and I am resentful of everyone. So EVEN if I think the house is pretty clean and the jobs aren't really necessary I still hang that list on the fridge. For goodness sake, it takes them maybe 20 minutes AT THE MOST, where it would take me hours! They can work for 20 minutes! Every little bit helps.

5. Every night, before I go to bed, I usually straighten up the downstairs real quick."

What a great system she has going! Next month I will focus some on spring cleaning! I hope some of you will share your secrets with me! And I'll share some of mine with you!

Proverbs 14:1 says "A wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down." Be wise today and build your house by being diligent in caring for it. Your loved ones will be blessed by your diligence.

Walk With the King!

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