A clean, well-maintained and organized house - with kids? Ha!

These days, between family commitments and workplace obligations, parents are busier than ever. It's hard enough to get home by 6 p.m., let alone sift through the day's mail, get dinner rolling, and spend quality time with the ones we love.

How can we find time to get the essential tasks and chores done each week - and still have a life?

Choose from the menu on the left to get started and I'll show you how. You'll be delighted at how simple life can be!

Sincerely,



mom of three and author of "Mrs. Clean Jeans' Housekeeping with Kids" (Rodale) and "Simplify Your Household" (Reader's Digest Publishing)

Housecleaning tip: Try and declutter the house once a year. Scour the attic, basement, garage, closets, every nook and cranny, and get rid of all your unused, unneeded junk. When it’s all piled up, call a junk removal service and have them take care of it – they’ll make sure it gets to a recycling center, charity, or the dump. See an example of one such service in Kitchener, Ontario here: http://www.justjunk.com/junk-removal-kitchener