HELP!!! How Do I get my house in order???

My household is large. Everyone who lives here,except a newborn, is able to clean up after themselves. The problem is...nobody does. There are shoes and clothes and toys and stuff everywhere all the time. I stopped cleaning so much because it never lasts. Seriously, my clean house lasts only about 2 hours...after that, you can%26#039;t even tell it was ever cleaned. I do not know what to do. I have asked for everybody to help and pitch in, but they only do a small amount of work. I work full time and am in school 3/4 time, so my time is limited, as well. How do I gain control of everyone and make them help?

HELP!!! How Do I get my house in order???
Life is easier when you have routine. Trying to get your household members into a cleaning routine should help.





One suggestion is to create a housework calender with everyone%26#039;s jobs listed to do in the week.





Another idea is if you can afford to have a cleaning company come in on a weekly basis, this would allow for you (and others) to only have to concentrate on the day-to-day work. I believe this would really take a load off, given your busy schedule.





Also, make sure everyone in your house knows that when you put something off, it always becomes a bigger job later. My rule is to never let things add up.





I have three levels when it comes to cleaning:


*Level one: Having everything in it%26#039;s place (tidyness)


*Level two: Having all areas of the house look clean in appearance. ie. no water spots on the taps, mirrors etc.


*Level three: When you actually clean the germs away, getting to the stuff you can%26#039;t see





(I try to keep a level one all the time. Level two most of the time, and level three once a week.)





You do need for everyone in your house to understand that it%26#039;s not your position to be cleaning up after them. Sometimes, if you have been doing it for a while, it can be a bit difficult. But it%26#039;s never too late for them to learn.
Reply:Need to set aside time for yourself and relax first.....then you think about a plan and put it into action.....Have a meeting with the family, give each of them things to do, maybe put a specific time on it.....Example...2:00, clean the rooms, 4:00, have someone assigned to wash the dishes, etc......





Just use your time wisely, thats all, its a part of prioritorizing and being organized
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Reply:I have this same problem. I ended up going through everything I owned and throwing a lot of stuff away, and giving a lot of stuff away, thinking that it would be easier for everyone to keep things picked up. I was wrong.


I hate to be the nag, but if I%26#039;m not I will go crazy telling people over and over again to put their things away.


I%26#039;ve put up the list of chores for everyone to do and they get scratched off when it%26#039;s done.


I found that if everyones doing it at the same time that really helps.


Good luck, and I know what your going through.
Reply:dont know whos who in your household.....But clean-up or get out works for me....
Reply:my suggestion- dont do anything for a week or two... dont even wash the dishes...it%26#039;ll give your household a good wake up call. when they ask you about it dont even answer, eventualy they%26#039;ll get tired of it, then make them listen to you and tell tham if they arent gonna clean up after themselves- neither are you!
Reply:poor you, Well first I think you should sit down with your family. Tell them what it is you wish them to do every day. When you get a bit of time to yourself ,you can make a time-table for everybody to follow. Make 1 for each bedroom, 1 for bathroom, 1 for the kitchen %26amp; so on, The problem is , we started this problem we go after them picking thing´s up . NO, NOT ANY MORE. once you have made out this list´s of the thing´s to be done , they must follow what´s on the list.%26amp; you must stick to what you say. My kid´s were the same , I would tell them more than 100 times a day pick your thing´s up put this in it´s righfull place, on %26amp; on. Then in the end I wrote each of them letter´s . left them in their room´s . Put what I wanted them to do . %26amp; guess what? to my surprise they did it. So that´s how it worked for me, They get fed up listing to us , so writing to them might help. But try with the time table. you never know.
Reply:I tell my kids that if I have to clean up after them I will do it with a trashbag in one hand. Anything they want to keep, they had better put it away or I%26#039;m throwin it away.
Reply:throw thier stuff away or d people out
Reply:I had the same problem. I had a meeting with everyone and told them that if it is on the floor, it is going into the lost and found. The lost and found was several big trash bags in the garage. After several weeks of them digging through the lost and found, they cleaned up their act.





Threats don%26#039;t work but action does!



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