It is hard – I go through times of forgetting to have a routine at all to suddenly picking up where I should be. The house would be so much cleaner, tidier and nicer to be in if I just kept these routines up, not to mention quicker because I wouldn’t have tons of old dirt and dust, clutter etc to pick up each day.

Since I mopped on Tuesday I have swept the floor each morning and it still looks fresh and clean. Actually I had to mop again this morning cos last night my son’s iron brew exploded all over the kitchen floor and was still sticky after 2 wipe ups. So with little effort I feel it is still looking good.

The trick will be to apply this attitude to other rooms of the house.