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There's nothing complicated about home cleaning or creating a well-run home - even when time is short. As a mom of three, I've discovered there are simple chores and cleaning routines that can be put into play that result in a company-ready, streamlined home. You really don't have to choose between having an efficient household and a life.
There are some home cleaning chores you can safely skip now and then, and others which
are absolute musts for a safe home.
The successful strategies can help you get the most out of your day, too.
From easy ways to get your kids to help you do the chores - or even do them all by themselves - to involving the whole family, keeping chores reasonable, to organizing your home, you'll find easy answers here to family's life's most common challenges.
Namely, getting it all done right - and fast - in a day or a week's work.
I'll take you room by room, showing how to create kid-friendly storage, make sure things get picked up, avoid fights and confusion, and see to it that everything gets done - including the dishes.
My tried-and-true tips on how to organize your home and your family's schedule can help, too.
These strategies and tips are time-tested: I've gleaned them from sources ranging from friend, my San Francisco Chronicle cleaning column "Coming Clean", from visitor tips shared on this website, and the best source of all - from living with my own trio of angels, who often scratch their halos as well as their knees.
It's all here for you to pick and choose from. I hope the time you spend here will reward you with the basics you need to make your house a peaceful, well-kept home where everyone pitches in joyfully.
Author of "Mrs. Clean Jeans' Housekeeping With Kids" and "Simplify Your Household".
About the Author
Tara Aronson is a native Californian. Having grown up in San Diego, she studied journalism and Spanish to pursue a career in newspaper writing. Tara, whose three children - Chris, Lyndsay, and Payne - are the light of her life, now lives and writes in Los Angeles. She also regularly appears on television news programs throughout the U.S.
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