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sink. Do them up immediately after each meal. When you are cooking, clean up as you work. If you clean up as you go, you will never have to face a mountain of dishes to wash, counters to clean and the stove or oven to wipe down. Always clean up the dishes and your kitchen right after each meal. Develop a nighttime routine where you wipe down the counters, clean the stove top (if you've cooked on it,) and clean out the sink. If you spill on the stove, clean the stove top and burners as soon after it is cool as possible. Not cleaning up pills when they happen will get you in the habit of avoiding that chore and the more you avoid it, the dirtier things will get. When you're cooking, clean up as you go. Having a mountain of dishes to do at one time can be overwhelming and it can be a recipe for procrastination. Unload the dishwasher as soon after the dishes are done as possible. Don't leave washed dishes sitting in the dishwasher. That's another recipe for procrastination. If the floor needs to be swept, do it right away. Having a clean kitchen provides motivation to continue doing the same thing throughout the rest of the house.

In the bedroom, make the bed right after getting up. By getting into the habit of making the bed (or beds) first thing in the morning, you will develop a routine, and you won't be so inclined to ignore it. Create a schedule for washing sheets. On the day you wash the sheets, plan to clean and dust the bedroom. While the sheets are in the wash, dust the entire room. Wipe off mirrors, and straighten up anything that is out of place. Empty the trash then, too. While my sheets are in the washing machine or dryer, I take advantage of that time to dust the other areas of my home. I can go through my home, dusting and vacuuming everything and straightening up what needs to be straightened and put the sheets back on the bed in under an hour.

Take a few minutes each day to get rid of clutter in a different area of your home. You don't have to spend a long time doing this, picking things up and throwing out clutter on a regular basis will help prevent it from accumulating in the first place. If you have closets that need some reorganization, spend five minutes a day going through things in the closet, getting rid of things that aren't used anymore. A few minutes here and there will go a long way towards reorganizing the area and will prevent you from having to tackle the seemingly insurmountable all at once.

Don't spend an entire day doing laundry.

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