MotivatedMoms.com – A System for Keeping the House Clean and Organized
March 22, 2008 by Julie Bonner
Filed under Home & Living
It is hard to keep a house clean if you have clutter everywhere. The first step to a healthy home for yourself and your family is to first get rid of the clutter and then you can get yourself on a cleaning routine.
Everyone has their different ideas when it comes to what organized and clean look like. There is nothing wrong with that what-so-ever. We are all different and that’s what makes this world so interesting. If you are like me though, and you like your house to be pretty darn clean on a consistent basis, then I have found a system that I think you might enjoy.
I have really been letting my house cleaning chores slip through the cracks lately and then my family and I end up spending part of Saturday cleaning. I just don’t like that. I want Saturdays to be our free family day where we don’t have to worry about that.
So, yesterday I sat down and googled “house cleaning system“. I looked over several and they all seemed pretty good, but there was one that caught my eye. I had to pay $8 for it, but oh was it worth it to me. It’s called MotivatedMoms.com. I purchased the day-by-day version and have been very pleased with it.
Basically, it tells you everyday what chores you need to do. If you are the check-things-off-a-list type, then this system is for you. It gives you on one side, the everyday chores and then it also gives you a special section for the extra chores to do for that day. On the day-by-day version, there is also a place to write down your menu, daily activities and a section for notes.
I printed out the next ten days worth and put it in my binder that I received from Menu Planner 101. Now I have my housecleaning schedule and my meal planning schedule all in one place. So far, so good! I’ll let you know next week how it’s all working out for me. 
Thank you so much! I’ve used the Motivated Moms system before and loved it. Then I lost the link and couldn’t find it through Google!
I’m a guy. The most help I got w/ my clutter was a book about ADD in women = women are often given the job of keeping the family “together”. But w/ ADD comes losing the keys, missing deadlines because the paper is in a pile, etc. My doctor has me on a very low dose of Ritalin & it helps sometimes, but not always. I’ve found the best motivation for dealing w/ clutter is to just deal with it. No pill or book is going to do it. For me, I don’t always finish each piece of cleaning. Sometimes I just flit around the house, ALWAYS doing something, no matter what room I end up in. I’m an artist & I have WAY too many art supplies, but spent $$ on them so need to organize. And be easy on yourself – everyone has flaws – clutter isn’t the worst.