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Posted: Dec 16 2010 at 10:56am | IP Logged Quote mama2many

I want to get this house in order. So, my goal is one room a month (unless we do end up moving, then I'll have to put the engine into overdrive) I'll start once the tree is down (after 1/6..)

Now... where do I start??

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Posted: Dec 16 2010 at 11:34am | IP Logged Quote SeaStar

Start small-

Set your timer for 15 minutes a day to spend in a room. It adds up!

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Posted: Dec 16 2010 at 11:55am | IP Logged Quote Elena

I have some homemanagement sites listed on my blog.. Maybe that will get you started!

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Posted: Dec 16 2010 at 12:36pm | IP Logged Quote Chris V

Start in the room that you spend that most time in; the kitchen, learning room, or living room? That would be my strategy

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Posted: Dec 16 2010 at 2:03pm | IP Logged Quote Willa

I usually start with what people see when they walk in my front door and then move outwards in concentric circles until I get to the peripheries. So in my house it would start with the living room, then move to the kitchen, then the hallway and guest bathroom, and then upstairs to the loft.

I'm starting a house cleaning after Epiphany too!

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Posted: Dec 16 2010 at 11:03pm | IP Logged Quote MamaFence

kitchen is where I start, because it's the heart of our home. If my kitchen is in shambles, I literally can't think.
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Posted: Dec 16 2010 at 11:16pm | IP Logged Quote Chris V

MamaFence wrote:
kitchen is where I start, because it's the heart of our home. If my kitchen is in shambles, I literally can't think.


Ack. Me too!   

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Posted: Dec 17 2010 at 8:36am | IP Logged Quote mama2many

I have a SMALL kitchen for this family, with little storage and very little counter space... what counter space I have has a toaster oven (used daily) and a coffee pot (used MORE than daily ) and a dish rack!! then there's the mail, and clutter the kids leave around!! It's enough to make your eyeballs pop out!

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Leila over at Like Mother Like Daughter recommends starting with the Master Bedroom. Your marriage is the core of your family life, and the master bedroom is the space set apart to honor and sanctify your marriage. Her blog post is worth a read, even if you decide to start somewhere else.

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Posted: Dec 20 2010 at 7:09am | IP Logged Quote Trinity

We are working on getting the house back in order too.

The master bedroom is already pretty much done. Our youngest still sleeps in our room, so life goes much smoother when that room is well ordered. : )

My main focus now is my son's bedroom. We have been going through the toys deciding which to keep and which to donate. I'm thinking of rearranging the furniture in there as well. I just feel like it could be better organized. Are there any posts/threads on organizing the children's bedrooms?

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Posted: Dec 22 2010 at 6:59pm | IP Logged Quote Anne McD

What's great is that once you get one room done, its spills over to the others and they HAVE to be done. Then, the little ones come and trash the work you've already done....

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Posted: Dec 23 2010 at 6:25am | IP Logged Quote Grateful in VA

My problem is that I no sooner finish a room and start the second when the first one is in a shambles again.
With 5 kids ages 2-7 I just haven't been able to keep up with it.

Good luck!
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