Keeping a Clean Home

Keeping your home clean should seem like somethingorganized, especially where your home is involved: "If
that shouldn't be that difficult to do. However, foryou have the time to put a dish in the sink, then you
many households around the United States, keepinghave the time to wash it." It's true! The best thing
a clean house is easier said than done.about this saying is that it is completely applicable to
In a day and age where you have not only oneall aspects of your personal life. If you stop to think
partner but two partners working full time jobs,about the time it took to put a dish in the sink, how
things can sometimes get a little hectic and out ofmuch effort would it really take to turn right around
control. Suddenly that dish that you left in the sinkand wash it? If you are making dinner for you and
has found a new home for the next few days buriedyour significant other, obviously, you will be putting
underneath other dishes and debris that you havemore than one dish in the sink-so why not get him or
piled in there in a hurry as you rushed out the door.her involved to at least help you load the dirty dishes
"I'll get to it later..." you reassure yourself. But laterinto the dishwasher? In doing this, you avoid having a
when 'later' comes, yo walk in the door and you'repile of unwanted, dirty dishes in your sink, and you
absolutely exhausted from the long day that you'veare contributing towards making your apartment or
spent at work. You somehow muster up enoughhome look nice and neat.
energy to drag yourself to the gym to work outClutter, contrary to the doubters out there, is
before returning home, grabbing a quick bite to eatactually the source of stress in the homes of many
and collapsing. The absolute last thing on your mind isAmericans around the country. It is the source of
the dishes until you realize that you are going todebate as well as heated arguments between
have company over on the weekend.spouses and can often leave people feeling
Now, instead of being too tired to do anything,completely and totally overwhelmed. Therefore, you
you're stressed out as you stare at the pile(s) ofshould make your best effort to try to clean up
laundry that have somehow materialized in the cornerafter yourself whenever possible. Why, imagine what
as well as the towering pile of dishes in your sink. Bythe world would be like if everyone did this! You
the time your company arrives, you're so exhaustedwouldn't see as much litter on the ground, beds
from cleaning that you can't really enjoy them thewould be made, laundry would be done and dishes
way that you would like to.would be washed and put away.
My mother has this theory about staying neat and