How to develop a cleaning routine and keep my house clean
How I did it: I didn't really. I tried; sometimes I failed, sometimes I didn't. I now have a routine though. Now I want to switch my focus from having a clean house to having a warm and inviting home.
When I am old, wrinkly and 'circling the drain' of life I can't imagine looking back and thinking - I wish I spent more time with the hoover. I do however hope that I think "I'm glad I felt comfortable inviting friends or family over " I want to remember dinner parties, film nights, intense scrabble battles on the sofa, weekend guests and laughing over cups of peppermint tea - not going to happen if the house is a health and safety hazard and buried under three foot of unopened mail, dirty plates and littered with washing.
Lessons & tips: Make it work for you. Don't obsess about it.
Resources: Fly lady for some day to day tips and Apartment therapy spring and fall cures for instigating big cleaning and de cluttering sessions.
