Motivated Mums - how do you do it?

[helle]

I try to make sure I have the kitchen area and/or lounge clean and tidy as they're main areas of the house. if it gets to much we can always hibernate in the lounge and I can just pretend the rest of the place is in the same state XD. It's a very rare occasion that the rest of the house is clean all at the same time. (read; never)

[~Ash~]

Well that makes me feel a little better!
I hate feeling like I can't do it all - everyone else always seems to be able to - but then I remind myself that they had probably been blitzing the place before I arrived lol
I just wish there was an easy way to keep on top of everything so I didn't lose half my saturday cleaning

[~Kim~]

dunno...define housework?

I use a similar plan to Flylady's. I've done it for years so it just works.
On one day a week (usually Sundays) I do a quick dust (and I live in the desert so there's a LOT), empty all the bins vaccuum in the arvo while the kids are outside or in the bath and then mop when they go to bed. That day I also change all the sheets and towels.
Everyday I make the bed as soon as I get out of it.
I deal with the kitchen at night before I sit down or it never gets done.
I unstack the dishwasher with DS' help every morning.
I wash/hang out a load every day.
I fold as I get off the line and put straight away.
I shower at night after the kids are in bed (or straight after the gym) and wipe over all the surfaces. I give the toilet a quick clean every couple of days. On sundays I clean the screen but I spray shower spray every day (we have hard water and it's yuck).
I do a quick tidy after brekkie and one before bathes every night.
Sweep as needed.
Occassionly i do one of Flylady's tasks for the day, but usually it's little extra jobs as I see them....today it was cleaning out the cupboard under the sink.
My DH works away, so I need a routine or I'd sit on my bum all day, but none of the jobs really take me more than 10minutes each.

I need tidiness for my mental heath, so that's what works for me.

[Phteven]

Maybe I need that app. I try but I just end up falling off the wagon and one day I look around and realise that if someone were to walk through my door I would be embarrassed.
I hate visiting people with spotless homes. It makes me feel so inadequate, especially if their children are better behaved and do more extra curricula activities than mine.

We can't afford a cleaner at the moment but when we could DH refused to pay for one on the grounds that it is somehow immoral to employ someone to clean for you if you're not in paid employment. We had a huuuge fight about it because I think that if you can afford to provide work for someone it is immoral not to do so. He won because he can sulk for longer than me *sigh*