I'm trying really hard to stay focused on my goal of getting my house truly clean and hopefully keeping it that way.
Today I cleaned off all the kitchen counters and scrubbed them. I can't tell you how many times we have talked to our older children about what cleaning the kitchen entails. We talk daily about how doing the dishes means more than just loading the dishwasher. How they need to look around and get the dishes from all around the kitchen and wash them all. Yet today there is a canister that has been waiting to be washed for at least a week and a cooler that came out of Jerry's car on Saturday. I don't know how to get through to them and I know if I don't my house will never stay clean.
I know that I can clean till I can't stand up anymore and if no one else cares or tries to help the cause is lost. I physically can't clean 3000 square feet by myself. Not when there are 7 people making the mess. So I have to find a way to make the others I live with understand that it has to be a group effort. I think this is one of the things that discourages me the most. So many times I have cleaned a space just to see someone thoughtlessly throw something on the floor. Do any of you have any ideas? Any magic solutions? Anything, I'll take any advice!!!!
No magic for you. But just keep trying. I've created a show basket finally that goes right next to our front door. Although certain kids still just toss their shoes where ever, it has helped immensely when I can tell them put your shoes in the basket!
ReplyDeleteAlso, Mandatory after dinner clean up. No one leaves the kitchen until it's clean including the hubs (I'm still working on this one, but I've seen it work in my parents home!)
Good luck!