Guest DeborahC Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 It works!It takes about 1/2 hour to 1 hour to set it up, then just 10 minutes each day.Here is the link:Annie's Simple Life: Spring Clean Your House in 10 Minutes per Day Quote
Vort Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 What a great idea! Deborah, you are brilliant. Seriously. Quote
Guest DeborahC Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 :::blushing:: Well, it wasn't my idea. But it works. Quote
MorningStar Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 Very cool! I might try that. And maybe it will end the whining, "Why do I have to do that?!" Quote
pam Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 I like it. I saw something similar to this on pinterest but it basically just said to make a list. I like the idea of the cards where you could pull one out. Quote
applepansy Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 Thank you. I need to do something like this. I"m living in a house with 5 adults and one child and nobody cleans but me. GRRRRRRR Yesterday I made a list on the white board of what I NEEDED done today. Thanks to hubby and Son-in-law it all got done. But the minute hubby and I stopped moving everyone else did too. I know I won't be able to get everyone to do 10 minutes every day ... the excuses will range from I have to work to I don't have time. But... this will be a start. Quote
Guest DeborahC Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 Yeah, you pretty much need to get everyone onboard. 10 minutes is almost no time at all. You could do a 5 minute list and at least some things would get done. Even if a person only wipes one windowsill a day, it's getting them done! :) Quote
Tough Grits Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 I thought the idea was so cool that I mentioned it to my husband and kids tonight. They all actually thought it was a good idea. They like the idea of a little each day, rather than a whole Saturday each week! Quote
pam Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 Another idea instead of the cards is to use the jumbo popsicle sticks. Write the chore..put in a jar and let people pick out a popsicle stick. Quote
Echo2002 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 Good idea, but being single, this could take a long time. So people only scrub the toilets once a year? Quote
Guest DeborahC Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 I guess that is up to the single person. Lol. Quote
Echo2002 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 I saw "scrub toilets" on the example list in the blog. I just thought it was a weird example. I scrub mine once a week. Quote
Guest DeborahC Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 As I said, these are just examples. In a small condo or efficiency, this might get done every month. I clean mine weekly, but only scrub the inside of the holding tank (not the bowl) once or twice a year. We get mold in ours. Quote
pam Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 These types of things can always be modified to suit your individual circumstances. Quote
beefche Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 Could someone loan some kids to us so we can have more than the 2 of us doing this? I'd be willing to let the kids have a snack each day once they complete their 10 min chore. It's a great idea for families. Quote
pam Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 I saw "scrub toilets" on the example list in the blog. I just thought it was a weird example. I scrub mine once a week. Keep in mind also that this was for "spring cleaning." That's usually different than your every day/weekly routine chores. Quote
Blocky Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 Could someone loan some kids to us so we can have more than the 2 of us doing this? I'd be willing to let the kids have a snack each day once they complete their 10 min chore. It's a great idea for families.Feel free to take mine, but I warn you, they will make more than 10 minutes worth of messes while they snack and an other at least 10 minutes worth of messes while they simply walk through your house. Quote
pam Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 Deborah I'm actually working on my list today. I have a full box of the jumbo popsicle sticks already. So I'm going to use those. I'm really going to try this. I have 10 minutes a day to devote to "spring cleaning." I'm also going to make one for my yard. So much to do there when the weather gets better. But doing a little a day (besides the weekly mowing etc) I might actually get quite a bit done there as well. Quote
Guest DeborahC Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 Pam, the popsicle sticks are a great idea. When you do each job, will you put the stick in a different container? How will you keep track of which jobs have been done? The yard one is great too. I have cleaning out the BIG garbage cans with soapy water, hosing off the porch, hosing off the driveway, cleaning the porch light, cleaning the front screen inside and out, and several other items on my list Quote
Echo2002 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 I never thought of scrubbing the holding tank. I don't think I've ever looked in there. Quote
pam Posted January 21, 2013 Report Posted January 21, 2013 Pam, the popsicle sticks are a great idea.When you do each job, will you put the stick in a different container?How will you keep track of which jobs have been done?The yard one is great too. I have cleaning out the BIG garbage cans with soapy water, hosing off the porch, hosing off the driveway, cleaning the porch light, cleaning the front screen inside and out, and several other items on my list Yes I'll just put the sticks into another container. If I happen to run out of them..I'll just start them over again. Quote
Tough Grits Posted January 21, 2013 Report Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) I'm also going to make one for my yard. So much to do there when the weather gets better. But doing a little a day (besides the weekly mowing etc) I might actually get quite a bit done there as well. During one of my ward's monthly Tuesday meetings the speaker mentioned the novel concept of "a little each day".LOL I will be the first to admit (it could be due to my ADHD and/or OCD issues) that I am an all-or-nothing kind of gal. Yard work, to me, means mowing my yard, edging my yard, weeding my yard, and trimming my plants ALL IN ONE DAY. Cleaning my house means the same...everything in one day...which is why Saturdays for my family is a weekly Spring Cleaning day. So, when this sister mentioned to do just one thing every day for just 10, 20, or 30 minutes...it was like I saw a brightness and heard angels singing.I started applying it to the inside and outside of my home...and it works! I can now pull weeds for just 20 minutes and not feel compelled to mow, weed, trim, and edge also. Some days are epic FAILS, but for the most part I am still doing a little each day so that Saturdays are not so crammed with cleaning and chores.~TG Edited January 21, 2013 by Tough Grits an errant apostrophe Quote
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