Do You Ever Feel Like You ALWAYS Clean ?!

[Provider_Manda]

..I do !! In Ohio for home daycare we have to live in the home..Which stinks, but we manage..so its ok. But man I feel like I never get done cleaning. There is always something out of place, food on the floor, or trash overflowing ! Just like right now, I have done nothing but load and start the dishwasher, and vaccum the living room and hallway and bathe my son...There is still SO MUCH to do. But wow, Im tired. It has been a busy week, and Im wore out. So instead of cleaning Im sitting here venting to you lovely people

So any tips on how to manage all the housework, paperwork and family ?

[lovemykidstoo]

I don't think I manage at all LOL! My husband makes fun of all of my "piles" of paperwork! One of the easiest cleaning tips I have is to put the smaller toys like little people, legos, matchbox cars etc into lingerie bags and running them through the dishwasher.

[dave4him]

Yes and most of the time she never can tell....

[Provider_Manda]

Yes and most of the time she never can tell....

YES !! Don't you hate that...
I will work so hard to do deep cleaning and dh says "SO what did you do today" Umm hello...Really?!?

[dave4him]

Yeah i do. Goes with the territory i suppose.

[MizzCheryl]

Yes and it is still a MESS!

[EchoMom]

YES! I even hired a cleaning lady to come once every two weeks but I ended up canceling after just a few times because it wasnt' worth it. The house just got instantly messy again the very next day!

[Soccermom]

Always!!! It never ends! And even after I have cleaned..it still doesn't feel clean. My biggest issue is clutter! There is junk everywhere. Bins of crayons, coloring books, books, little cars, paperwork for school, cute little pictures the kids drew for me.

The best is all the knicks and dings on the hardwood floors and walls! Oh and can't forget all the handprints and fingerprints all over the walls and windows !

My grandfather says that someday I will miss the little handprints on the wall coming up the steps. My DS once left a handprint on their mirror and they left if there for months

[cheerfuldom]

its never ending here. my biggest tip is to start living minimally. We have the bare essentials in our house as far as dishes, clothing, and such....less to clean. I dont do knick knacks or any furniture pieces that dont have multiple purposes. Anything that is not being used goes out the door! The playroom is the same way...I have it set up so the kids can reach almost everything and help me clean up and also, we dont have toys exploding from every corner....its also fairly minimal.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

Yes, which is why I enlist help! I clean, clean, clean, clean, clean and I have my son do so as well. My husband helps here and there but he is Mr. Mom and does the shopping, errands, and Mr. Mom activities so he pulls his fair share elsewhere.

[Provider_Manda]

I agree with that it never feels like it is clean. Sad to say but when I started a year ago, it had to be just "perfect" before kids came in...Now its I try to atleast have the front room picked up before they get here, but if its not...Well Im ok. They have to understand I have 6+ kids on most days, plus a 2 1/2 year old and a hubby.

Most of my dcm's tell me that I should see their homes.. So that makes me not feel too bad. I just hate it always being messy, and something always out of place. DH helps a lot he took over our bills and now laundry..so that is a huge help.

The 2 worst rooms I have to deal with is the kitchen and the bathroom !!! Those 2 rooms are ALWAYS DIRTY !~!

[daycare]

as I always say.....


cleaning my house is like rolling a rock up a hill. You push it up to only have it fall back down on top of you...

you clean it up, only have to look up and do it all over again...:confused:

[bgmeyers]

I'm only cleaning half the time the other time I'm cooking or dealing with food.

[daycarediva]

I broke it down and do it in increments. During AM freeplay I sweep/mop the floors in the daycare room/kitchen/dining/hall. At nap I clean the bathroom, finish paperwork for the day, do any facebook updating and daycare bills/finance. I have everything pretty organized, and if I stay on top of it, I'm good.

I also have help. My dh does all, and I mean ALL the laundry (he even does throw blankets and all of our bedding once a week AND my daycare laundry) . He does dishes when he comes home for lunch.

[mom2many]

It is never ending! But, I have to say it is MUCH easier with just my hubby and I here...I miss my own 3 kids so much (except for the messes they left behind!) ::

I rotate toys in bins and only bring out a few at a time depending on age and interest. That helps to keep the possible toy mess to a minimum! I also clean and pick up constantly through out the day with and without the help of the little ones I watch.

I hate clutter, so I try to deal with mail when it comes in and toss all junk mail immediately, I try to put things back away as soon as they aren't being used...otherwise my kitchen counter tops become filled with anything and everything and there is no space to work and I try to put all dirty dishes in the dishwasher or at least on the one side of my deep sink till I get the clean ones put away and can reload it.

I try to stay organized and do little bits daily, so there isn't a huge job on any one day. If each room has things in their place the house feels cleaner! I vacuum daily (we have hard wood floors and 2 dogs...fortunately they are both breeds that don't shed much.) My stainless steel appliances and sliding glass doors usually have lots of little fingerprints and smudges on them, but micro fiber cloths clean those up in a jiffy and that gets done once a week (or sooner if I have company)

My bathroom gets wiped down constantly through out the day and because my house is only 1500 sq feet, it's not a lot to keep clean! There are days when it is far from perfect and I'm too busy going non stop with the kids and I have learned over the years to not stress and get to it when I can!