Comments on: Simple Systems: Clean Your House as You Go (with an added burst) http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/ Simple Productivity Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:14:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Removing Negative Thought: Tips To Overcome and Step Outside of Your Comfort Zone | Riysa http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-69998 Removing Negative Thought: Tips To Overcome and Step Outside of Your Comfort Zone | Riysa Tue, 12 May 2009 20:13:58 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-69998 [...] Simple Systems: Clean Your House as You Go (with an added burst) [...] [...] Simple Systems: Clean Your House as You Go (with an added burst) [...]

]]> By: My Get Things Done List » Blog Archive » 9 Tips to Throw Off the Chains of Consumerism [zen habits] http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-68805 My Get Things Done List » Blog Archive » 9 Tips to Throw Off the Chains of Consumerism [zen habits] Sun, 03 May 2009 04:30:21 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-68805 [...] Simple Systems: Clean Your House as You Go (with an added burst) [...] [...] Simple Systems: Clean Your House as You Go (with an added burst) [...]

]]> By: My Get Things Done List » Blog Archive » Simple Living Simplified: 10 Things You Can Do Today to Simplify Your Life [zen habits] http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-67440 My Get Things Done List » Blog Archive » Simple Living Simplified: 10 Things You Can Do Today to Simplify Your Life [zen habits] Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:02:50 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-67440 [...] Simple Systems: Clean Your House as You Go (with an added burst) [...] [...] Simple Systems: Clean Your House as You Go (with an added burst) [...]

]]> By: simplify. « because politics are boring http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-66024 simplify. « because politics are boring Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:16:26 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-66024 [...] Create a simple system for house work. Another example of a simple system is clean-as-you-go with a burst. Read more. [...] [...] Create a simple system for house work. Another example of a simple system is clean-as-you-go with a burst. Read more. [...]

]]> By: Olivia http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-58314 Olivia Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:46:49 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-58314 I grew up in a house that was ALWAYS clean. I mean it. There was just mom, dad and me, true. No pets. I remember mother did the same things every day; in addition to cooking and cleaning up after meals she dusted, made beds, straightened up, but there was hardly ever anything to straighten.vacuumed, cleaned the one bathroom, and it seems like she mopped every day too. We could never leave the house until stuff was done. She didn't want help, she wanted to do it her way. Daddy took out trash and did repairs, etc. I tried cleaning up after school when she took a temporary job once, but she fussed about everything I did when she got home. I was glad when she quit the job. I married at 18, I wonder why, and eventually acquired four kids, dogs, cats and innumerable dust bunnies. I sometime wish I had been more like mother when the kids were growing up, but I just couldn't. One thing she always did though was to put things away immediately, wash dishes immediately, make beds before your feet hardly hit the floor. I guess it would be called the clean as you go method. I am 70 now and keep a pretty neat house since it's only me and, still, cats and dogs. I grew up in a house that was ALWAYS clean. I mean it. There was just mom, dad and me, true. No pets.
I remember mother did the same things every day; in addition to cooking and cleaning up after meals she dusted, made beds, straightened up, but there was hardly ever anything to straighten.vacuumed, cleaned the one bathroom, and it seems like she mopped every day too.
We could never leave the house until stuff was done. She didn’t want help, she wanted to do it her way. Daddy took out trash and did repairs, etc. I tried cleaning up after school when she took a temporary job once, but she fussed about everything I did when she got home. I was glad when she quit the job.
I married at 18, I wonder why, and eventually acquired four kids, dogs, cats and innumerable dust bunnies. I sometime wish I had been more like mother when the kids were growing up, but I just couldn’t. One thing she always did though was to put things away immediately, wash dishes immediately, make beds before your feet hardly hit the floor. I guess it would be called the clean as you go method. I am 70 now and keep a pretty neat house since it’s only me and, still, cats and dogs.

]]> By: Class of November Part 4 - Page 3 - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-54989 Class of November Part 4 - Page 3 - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:12:19 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-54989 [...] look what I found. Don't know if you are a zen buddhist, but here you go, nands. Simple Systems: Clean Your House as You Go (with an added burst) | Zen Habits I want to know ... how do you clean a whole house in 30 minutes a week? __________________ For [...] [...] look what I found. Don’t know if you are a zen buddhist, but here you go, nands. Simple Systems: Clean Your House as You Go (with an added burst) | Zen Habits I want to know … how do you clean a whole house in 30 minutes a week? __________________ For [...]

]]> By: CleanFreak http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-52267 CleanFreak Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:32:31 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-52267 There are a lot of good tips here. Vinegar is a great disinfectant, and good for cleaning floors if they're not too terribly dirty. A good way to keep your show clean is to keep a shower squeegee. Just squeegee off the walls when you get out. Method makes a natrual shower spray that works decent. The Ylang-Ylang smells great! You have to be careful with the bleach sprays. They will pit your chrome. My hard and fast rules are always clean the kitchen up every night - only takes mintues when you keep it clean - and wipe down the bathroom before bed. Again - only takes minutes - Then the bulk of your housework is already done. With a great plan and a tiny little bit of discipline, you can have a clean house all of the time. And you don't have to keep journals, or do weird shoe routines. There are a lot of good tips here.

Vinegar is a great disinfectant, and good for cleaning floors if they’re not too terribly dirty.

A good way to keep your show clean is to keep a shower squeegee. Just squeegee off the walls when you get out.

Method makes a natrual shower spray that works decent. The Ylang-Ylang smells great!

You have to be careful with the bleach sprays. They will pit your chrome.

My hard and fast rules are always clean the kitchen up every night – only takes mintues when you keep it clean – and wipe down the bathroom before bed. Again – only takes minutes – Then the bulk of your housework is already done.

With a great plan and a tiny little bit of discipline, you can have a clean house all of the time. And you don’t have to keep journals, or do weird shoe routines.

]]> By: ChickSpeak » News Archives » Priorities: How to Free Up Your Time http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-50732 ChickSpeak » News Archives » Priorities: How to Free Up Your Time Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:05:00 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-50732 [...] or ask for help from others living with you so that housework doesn’t take all your time. Also, doing small bits here and there can feel more manageable than having to devote several hours of your free time to [...] [...] or ask for help from others living with you so that housework doesn’t take all your time. Also, doing small bits here and there can feel more manageable than having to devote several hours of your free time to [...]

]]> By: 102 Ways to Simplify Your Life and Strengthen Your Relationships | Christians Do It Better http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-50673 102 Ways to Simplify Your Life and Strengthen Your Relationships | Christians Do It Better Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:03:57 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-50673 [...] ask for help from others living with you so that housework doesn’t take all your time. Also, doing small bits here and there can feel more manageable than having to devote several hours of your free time to [...] [...] ask for help from others living with you so that housework doesn’t take all your time. Also, doing small bits here and there can feel more manageable than having to devote several hours of your free time to [...]

]]> By: Simple Living Manifesto: 72 Ideas to Simplify Your Life « scatterbrain http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-48904 Simple Living Manifesto: 72 Ideas to Simplify Your Life « scatterbrain Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:43:04 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/simple-systems-clean-your-house-as-you-go-with-an-added-burst/#comment-48904 [...] Create a simple system for house work. Another example of a simple system is clean-as-you-go with a burst. Read more. [...] [...] Create a simple system for house work. Another example of a simple system is clean-as-you-go with a burst. Read more. [...]

]]>