Housework Who Needs It? I Quit (mans point of view)

Say it aloud it feels great! but unfortunately we can't just quit or can we? There are three ways to take control and tackle the inevitable housework jungle. The first is to just quit and have someone else take care of it, but who can you not only trust to get the job done, buit to also be in your home! The second is to get organized I know it's that nasty "organzied word" but you really need to spend a few mintues getting organized once and it'll help you every day in your cleaning routine. The third is to just move! Well unfortunaty the dust bunnies you leave behind have a great sense of smell and they will track you down in your new place so we should focus on the other two ways to beat this legendary housework monster.

                          * Hire Outside Help
                          * Get All Your Dust Bunnis in a Row, Get Organzied

• HIRE OUTSIDE HELP
  
  It's suprising how affordabe this can be. You can hire daily weekley or monthly help or even just go with seasonal. Having someone come in once a week or even bi weekley can make a tremondous differnec to the cleanlyness of your escpescaillpy if you are short on time.
  You need to look for a boned and insured companmy that is realiable and punctual after all you don't want to waste your time waiting around for them , you could be cleaning it yourself. Once you find a compnay you are comfortable with you can set things up so they will fit in your sechedula. Take note the first vist , depending on the size and and howmuch cleaning needs to be done, can be a little more money than a regualr vist afterwards. This would also make a great gift for a couple that have just recently had a baby and are both working full time. No matter how hard they try they not find enough hours in the day to get things done.
  
• GET ALL YOUR DUST BUNIIES IN A ROW, GET ORGANIZED
  
  Getting organized doesn't have to be a core in itself. Over the next week just make note of what jobs you do, when and the amount of time it takes to complete. At the end of the week take a look around the house and see what you missed that could use a cleaning like the ceiling fan, the dusting of base boards, picture frames, cleaning the windows, washing the fridge shelves and another other you may have. Post the list on the fridge and add to it over the next week any other jobs you may have missed. Now break the list into weekly and then daily jobs including the job name what day and how long it takes and what day of the week you want to aim to complete it on. Include a "completed" cloum so you can check off when done. If others live in the home post it on the fridge everyone knows what jobs need to be done and when and also so they can see if it has been completed yet . you don't want to end up with the living room vacuumed 12 times in a week and the bathroom completely ignored. Get kids involved and have them work on their rooms or dust the tables in the living rooms. Be creative on how you present the job after all to a child its not a chore if its presented as a fun family activity.
  Now that you have the battle plan in place you need to gather your weapons and transporter for inspection. In other words are you using the right tools for the right job. Using the wrong cleaning solution on the stove top can leave you frustated, out of time , and with a scratched in stead of cleaned stove top. Make sure you read the bottles in the store. Don't be afraid to ask around for tips and suggestions. Everyone does some cleaning and they may have found something that removes that cherry stain on the counter top.
  Find a good "Tool Caddy" to store the tools you generally use like paper towels, windex gloves, sponges, stain remover, etc and make sure they are together in the caddy you don't want to spend time searching for item when you could have completed the job. Take a look at setting up three different small caddies one for the Kitchen one for the Bathroom and one for the other rooms of the home (family, bedroom living room, hallways). If you keep fining tuning the kits you will be surprised how much quicker and easier a job gets.
  Now that the tool caddies are full and tuned up you will need to make sure your larger tools are in order. Firs and foremost if you have carpet is the vacuum cleaner.You need to be using a vacuum that picks up the dirt and dust not just tosses into the air only so that it will land on the dusted table or baseboard. Some vacuums have such poor filtration that you can actually see the dirt fly out of the exhaust when you just turn them on. This is not only just wrong but it can be major health hazard for people with allergies or newborns. You need to make sure the bag is changed regularly as this is pretty much the lungs on the unit. If the bag is getting full it is going to have a harder time breathing and the suction, performance and motor life will all suffer. Your vacuum should have a good set of onboard tools and you should use them they are not just for show! USe the dusting brush to remove the dust of of the large plant leaves, baseboards, table tops, nick knacks stereo equipment , etc. The upholstery brush is used for upholstery which when used regularly will help cut down drastaclly on the amount of day to day dust you experience. You may have heard people say "ooh would you look at that table, I just dusted but you'd never know it" now either they are lieing or the vacuum they are using is just not getting the job done. It can make all the difference in reducing the dust levels and make your home a much healthier home.
  For bare floors after you rid them of the dust and large dirt particles, they will need to be washed. The old methods of a mop and pale and cleaning solution worked will in it's day but so did spinning your own wool for a sweater. Today you can have the floor washed and dried even before the pail has been filled with water. The new "wet mops" like the Swiffer Wet Jet have the solution mounted on the handle which can be sprayed at the push of a button onto the floor where you need it weather you need a little or allot. Once you are done clean up is a breeze you just toss the disposable cleaning pad and your done. No more waiting 20 min's for the floor to dry . This unit alone could be a major time saver.
  House clearing is not always fun for everyone(there are fe that do actually enjoy it). You need to do what you can to make it more enjoyable and time efficient. Some things you may want to try are to turn the radio on to your favorite station either on a personal head set or the stereo and blast the music Or if it's a good tale you crave you can get from your local library books on tape to play. if you restrict yourself to only visiting to the book on tape when you clean you may find yourself looking forward to doing a job so you can hear what happens next. Don't get distracted by clutter in another room stay focused on the task at hand or before you know it you will cleaned half of each room in the house. If your cleaning the bathroom finish in there then hit another bathroom while you have the "bathroom caddy" out. And lastly don't procrastinate. No matter how long you wait those dust bunnies are not going to starve and disappear unfortunatly they will only get bigger bigger and before you now it will be unsafe to walk around the house without a pocket full of carrots.