Schedule fun with your family and time for yourself as well as time alone with your spouse into your weekly schedule.
10. Maintain a positive attitude and resist the temptation to play the martyr over doing housework. Once you see gradual improvement in the way your house looks and the difference it makes, you won’t want to go back to living in disorder.
So how is this former slob doing now? Well, here's just a sample of how life has changed in our home. Yesterday I began training my five-year-old son how to vacuum. He considers it an honor. Today after some play time and other fun, we straightened up the living room and dining room and vacuumed before lunch. And get this. My two-year-old fights with him over using the swiffer on our floors in the morning. Nirvana at last.
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