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We are not 'clean' people. I've only mopped my whole kitchen floor once in the last 5 months. I don't think we've cleaned the master shower yet. But I try to not have lots of clutter around and have clean counters and table. Oh and we vacuum, a TON.

My 3 and 1 yr olds are not really able to help much. If I nag DS enough, he'll help put things away, but sometimes he cleans up and then dumps it back out to play...

My current method is to let the kids run wild when we all get home, have dinner, think about cleaning up dinner, decide we'll just have cereal the next night anyway and leave the mess for the next night. Then when the kids are wrapping up, I do a general pickup of toys or laundry sorting.

Saturday is our catchup day and any day we have people over.

Since DH and I are both, 'set the mail wherever' type people, I've tried to limit the places we have to dump. We have one designated messy zone in the kitchen.

Lastly, I'll say that it can be really hard doing it all at once, I'll frequently just walk from room to room putting things away, but if I really wanted to be efficient, I'd just do one room at a time and make a pile of stuff to go elsewhere. I now have a little dollar store basket for that or I toss it in the hallway

Another method: Become a foster parent. With social workers in your house weekly, early head start home services weekly, CPS worker monthly, adoptions worker monthly and CASA weekly or so, there just aren't too many days where you can let it get really bad!

@gotkimchi: I think I might have donated the book, but let me check the attic this coming weekend. If it's up there, I can mail it to you if you'd like. I'll post back here on Friday if I find it!