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People come into my house and immediately make comments about how "clean" it is all of the time. My husband is constantly praising me for how "clean" I keep our house, giving those who come in a sense of comfort and home.

Truth is, I really don't do as much cleaning as everyone thinks I do. I have a phrase that I live by. It is one I've heard time and time again, or read in various places on many a different plaque.

"Housework Makes You Ugly"

I believe in that with all of my heart.

So, in the name of saving beauty all over the world, here are some helpful housework tips to keeping your home looking as though you've done nothing all day but slave away in yellow rubber gloves with a do-rag on your head. Nobody needs to know the truth...

First, start with an ultra clean house. Take a day, maybe a day the kids are at school, or schedule yourself a couple of hours on a Saturday to really get the house clean. We're talking wall-boards, door frames, above the refrigerator, everything! While you are putting yourself through this, keep thinking that this will be the last time you clean the house in this fashion for at least a year.

After that, this is all you will need to remember in order to keep your house looking it's best with minimal effort from you!

1) Always vacuum. A clean floor somehow makes the house look clean even if you've not touched a single other thing. I vacuum at least 3x a week. It takes 5 minutes to do the entire house, but in a pinch I will only vacuum the main areas of the house cutting my time in half.

2) Create A "Space". That's right. Create a space. A space where all of your papers that get clustered all over the house can be placed out of sight on a daily basis. Once a week you can go through these papers as you watch tv or sit outside in the fresh air. It keeps things neat within eye sight inside of your home, and gives you one set day a week to deal with the clutter rather than taking time out of every day sorting through gobs of papers.

3) Take Ten. That's right. Ten minutes every day is all you need. In that ten minutes, quickly wipe down bathroom mirrors and straighten towels, misc. "pickup" in your bathrooms. Straighten counter tops that tend to get stacked with misc. paper work/mail/school work. Pick up clothes and make your bed. Children should make their own beds and straighten their own rooms before they leave for school. Run a quick broom on the kitchen floor whether you "see" that it needs it or not. This serves two purposes. a) Keeps you

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