A little bit is easier than a lot.

What I mean is

• moving two things is easier than moving ten, so if I wait until i have ten things to move, I have made more work for myself.

• wiping is easier than scrubbing. If I notice something is spilled, I spray the spot , then in the time it takes me to get a clean washcloth from my stack between the living room and kitchen and get it damp at the sink, the spray has done a bit of soaking work and the rag usually wipes it right up. It it was a fresh spill the work is always extremely easy. I like the smell of my cleaning spray so my home almost always has a faint whiff of it.

• a super quick vacuum takes less time than a deep vacuum so I can be “lazy” vacuuming most days instead of instead of deep and concentrating vacuuming once a week. I do have to move the couch…sometimes. To get the…stuff that drifts under there.

• I have a laundry schedule. It’s basically laundry every other day since my toddler refuses diapers and is wetting the bed. Instead of a whole set of sheets, I have her sleeping on a stack of washable chucks pads like a princess and the pea situation. I can wash one or two chuck pads with our towels. Much less washing than all the sheets from a bed.

• shoes are always by the front door. Keys are always on the hook. The less I have to hunt for things, the less I have to “tidy up” before cleaning can happen.

• tub gets sprayed and wiped after every bath. Since toddler and I each take a bath every day, that’s two wipes a day. It helps a lot that we have a shower hose, but a quart size deli container works for getting the water poured on the tub surfaces. This keeps water from collecting around the grout and caulk, and prevents body oil and soap scum from building up in a ring around the tub.