House is a disaster - where do you start?

That's why I'm a 'sweeper' ;)
If I did one room at a time I'd never get anywhere :rolleyes:

I start with the worst looking areas or the things that make the biggest improvement - dishes, benches, general mess, a quick dust, sweep etc, working through to bathrooms & toilets.
I dream of one day being organised & methodical but I've kind of accepted it's not likely to happen - at least not until everyone's grown -up & left home!

Our house is kind of like a log rolling downhill - it starts out nice & clean & tidy - and as it starts to roll downhill it gains momentum until you just go 'eek!' and get out of the way - then pick it up & start over ;)

I do bits here and there then sit on the puter, organise in my head the next order of things... i get my kids to put there toys away and put the shoes away(we end up with shoes every where)
often i say to DS im sweeping now if there is any thing you still want you had better get it or its all going in the bin... he runs around like a mad man(and it saves me picking up the big bits)
DH does the dishes, i sweep around and do get the washing i sort it then through out the course of the day it is washed and hung out...
My biggest problem is folding it up again.. i have a pile that gets put away but then grows so will sit for a few days again..

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I dream of one day being organised & methodical but I've kind of accepted it's not likely to happen - at least not until everyone's grown -up & left home!

Our house is kind of like a log rolling downhill - it starts out nice & clean & tidy - and as it starts to roll downhill it gains momentum until you just go 'eek!' and get out of the way - then pick it up & start over ;)

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Ooh, yep, that is the perfect analogy for what goes on around here too!!

Doudou - I think that is why I feel like this house is always a disaster - the piles of washing just grow before I can get to them.... I almost feel like I need two hours each day to devote to cleaning, which is just impossible in this house. I like your idea of getting your LO to run around and pick up for himself. Jett is still too young, wouldn't have a clue what to do if I said that!!

Nelle - I write things down to do later.... only to find DH has thrown the list out or it disappears in to one of the many piles to never be seen again!! I think that is one of the reasons we tend to just do things as we think about them!!

Oh and DH is really very helpful around here. He does most of the cooking and dishes/kitchen cleaning and vacuuming. So no complaints around here from that department. But he is just as bad as me in the whole distraction cleaning! :lol: