I love your sign!! I think I will make one up for my house!! My inlaws house is always perfect...I hate when they come over to mine unexpectedly. MIL said once she wished she could just leave dirty dishes in the sink...but it would bother her too much. I wish I didn't take these comments so personally. But I do. I used to have a clean house, so now sometimes I just want to cry when I look at it. I do know that just a quick pick-up of the clutter makes me feel better. Even if I don't feel like vacuuming or scrubbing floors....if things just aren't lying all over the place it looks better. I try to do at least one thing every day....other than the stuff I have to do everyday anyhow -- dishes, laundry. The rest just has to wait.

These are some really great tips everyone!

dragonfly

One tip...when folding towels, or anything else. I sit on the bed and lay them in front of me. I just fold them without picking them up. Anything that makes me hold up my arms wears me out. Also if you keep a towel handy to dry out the sink, tub, mirror after brushing teeth, or shower right after using it seems to help it stay clean longer....so I don't actually have to scrub them so often. You can get a bright color towel and designate it for family to know it's the "drying" towel.

Maybe this will help someone. Sometimes the little things help the most.

Sending hugs to all!! Red

What happened with the wood floors that made you wish you had not put them in?? I'm just curious.... I had the old wood floors that you had to polish and buff. Those are trouble to keep buffed, but not hard to dust clean. The newer wood floors are not supposed to need all the polishing and buffing.... so, let me know so I can decide whether this is a good idea or not. Sure don't want anything worse... Carpet also kills my allergies....so I really need a substitute for carpet. You guys have such good ideas for those little "signs"!! Love them all! Thanks red