What ways do you stay organized with house work?

I want to have a place for everything and then have everything in its place. This is the clutter clearing and organizing things that I have done lately. I have nearly sorted everything in my home out, except up the loft. That will not be an easy job to sort through all the stuff up there! I write a list and number each thing to do. I tick it off as I go. I tend to clean the down stairs rooms one day and do upstairs rooms the following day. I like to keep a tidy and clean kitchen. This is the most important room for me to keep on top of. The worst things to deal with are cleaning the white bathroom floor. However much I clean it I see it still looks dirty. I hate cleaning windows. I make them looks smeary and even more dirty sometimes. To speed up I play music if I am tidying or cleaning the lounge. This makes me work happily away at it. Upstairs I look out of the window and see a lovely view. I know when the cleaning is complete I can take my dogs out for a pleasant country walk.

Well, I always had a hard time getting everything done because I would just get too overwhelmed. Now I make a list of what needs to be done the most and schedule it. If I don't finish it, oh well, at least I started to tackle the job. Then I go to the next scheduled chore, until I have gotten everything. Then if there is still time in the day, I finish the chores that I didn't get done. Also make sure that you keep all your cleaning supplies nice and neat and together. Since I have 4 kids, I have found that keeping a small basket for toys in the family room much easier to keep it clean. Then at the end of the day, the kids take their toys back to their room. As well in the kitchen, I always clean as I go along cooking. And I make one of the kids help with the dinner dishes, but everyone always rinses their plate. Laundry is the big killer for me. It just takes up so much time, and you actually put alot of effort into laundry. The kids don't understand how to sort the clothes, so they are no help

When I have something that I want to do such as clean out a closet, or wash windows, I find I have to let the everyday things go. I mean vacuuming can wait till tomorrow so that I can get something "special" done today.

The way I keep my self organized and on track is to make lists. Every morning I make a list of what needs done that day. I even write out that days dinner menu. Then as I finish each chore on the list I scratch it out. This method really work for me.

Me too...I was wondering why house hold chores are so many and you can't say that you've done doing one because another thing will follow again...It find me sick but I always love to stay at home than going out...

I make a list of things to do. To remind myself in my professional/life setting I always have a self imposed reminder I slip in so I do not forget or get lazy. For example, I've put in my outlook at work "Continue Spring Cleaning: Living/Hearth Room". Thats one. (One time I put, "remind me in 1 month" for the alarm ;p). I also try to divide chores according to a reasonable and logical order. One time I just worked clockwise around the house. Another time, I cleaned from worst messes to best messes. That way I can get rid of a lot of messes and the work itself gets lighter with each chore.

ahhh....hose work is tidious. I just do the work one at a time and of course, ask the assistance of my kids to do some portion of it, so that, everybody moves, however, it is just in accordance to one's pace. In this I learned patience waiting for them to do their turn.