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its kind of like having to do exercis....I dont feel like doing it but I force myself to do it... when I am done I feel really good about myself. Just get up and go. I swear you will feel better once you get out of those pjs and put on some make up....I do the same thing sometimes and then I cant find any motivation.

The first thing I do is make myself a deal no computer time after the house is clean. I work on the kitchen and bathroom first. I put things in boxes the vacc_mm next. Organize the boxes. My nest step is to tackle the bedrooms ,then the house is all clean and I feel good about myself for doing so. Untilk the nest time I have to clean.

I'm just going sooo crazy! The mess has gotten so out of hand that I feel like I'l NEVER get anything uncluttered! And the baby has so much stuff that it's completly taken over! And he hasn't napped in 2 days he's so cranky and I'm cranky and I just can't take it!!!!!!

I do one thing at a time. As soon as I get a chance I do the kitchen then bathroom etc. I try to do things when bf gets home where he can watch him. It is hard but so worth it.

I do the Karen approach but find that once I get around to the other room the first room nneds help again. It's a never ending cycle! This housewife cleaning c___p sucks!

I thought of another idea...money permitted...can you hire someone to clean it for you....and you just keep it up? I did that before....it was so great! I use to have someone clean every other saturday while I played with my first son. But budget does not permit that anymore....but they do an excellent job... clean the walls the ceilings all these things that I normally dont do.

We have a 2 story house w/ a bas____nt. I start from the top, and work my way down. I save the bathrooms for very last. (We've got 4!) I do it gradually throughout the day. If I see something out of place while walking by, then I put it away. I find that if you put things away right away after you're done using them, then its less to pick up after. My house isn't always spotless. Its hard with 2 kids and a messy DH. Make you and your baby a priority. Make sure you are well rested and baby is happy, before attempting to tackle the mess.

We live in a 6-room apartment. (2 bedrooms, living room, kitchen, bathroom, laundry room) I clean 1 room a day. I usually do the living room on Monday, cause it gets the messiest over the weekend; Tuesday is when I clean the kitchen, since I go to the commissary on Wednesday - I throw away all leftovers, etc. Wednesday, is laundry day - I do all the laundry, and sweep/mop the hallway, and dust the 2 bookshelves. Thursday, I clean our bedroom, Friday I clean the bathroom. (Gotta have a sparkling toilet in case we have company on Friday night or Saturday!) Saturdays, I clean the nursery.

I'm supposed to clean the freaking walls?!!! Are you kidding?!!!! LOL!!! I can't even get my living room picked up!!!! Lisa*9 aren't there boxes everywhere if you do that? I have a small house and don't have room for boxes of stuff everywhere. How much does it cost to have someone clean?

I read a post a while back and there was some good advice.... the lady got plastic bins for everyone in the family. If she saw something that needed to be picked up, she put it in whose ever box it belonged to. At the end of the day she would put away the stuff from the bins. Her husband was left to put his stuff away. If he didn't put it away, then he would know atleast where to find his stuff... in the bins! Even if you dont get around to organizing the bins right away, atleast everything was up off the floor, and things were a bit tidier.

Is there noone to help you messy mom? A friend or a relative? I keep on top of my housework that way it's always done.

I used to stay on top of things pretty well and it was easier but now that the baby is here I haven't had anyone to help since he was 2 weeks old. DH couldn't find his a__s with both hands, much less his stuff. Every single morning it's where are my socks? In the same f*cking drawer they've been in since we got married!!!!! The mess has just totally taken over and I don't have time to do anything with the house or myself and I feel like a nasty freak!!!!! I hate this!!!! Does anyone have good ideas for small houses?

messy mommy - why not get a babysitter for a day; get DH to help you clean the house, top to bottom. Pack up all that newborn and 0-3 month stuff Little Man doesn't wear anymore, and then you can sit down and come up with a schedule *you* can manage. I used to think that, since I stayed home, there was no reason the whole house couldn't be clean all the time...then I got a wake up call, and realized that I just wasn't being realistic. Kiddos are time-consuming! Especially at 4 months and thereabouts, cause they're old enough to play, and still a *touch* to young to be self-entertaining.

over here you can get a cleaning lady for $15-$20 an hour thats pretty cheap...especially if you have a small house.

One of those "to"s should actually be a "too" - I'm sure we're all bright enough to figure out which one! ;-)

Just some tips, I have a basket in my living room for ALL of Amayas toys (small blocks, stuffed animals, books, etc) that she plays with on a regular basis. We can dump that basket out and she plays and plays and plays, then at the end of the day I jsut put it all back in there, for the kitchen, unload the dishwasher (I really hope you have one, if not look into investing in a moveable one)at night when dh is home and then all day long as you use dishes just put them in the dishwasher when you are done, when the baby is done eating the bottle clean it right then (I dont sterilize after every bottle feeding, I actually dont sterilize at all lol) My dh does trash, that is really the only "chore" he has to do, but he is really good about helping with laundry, dishes, etc. As for laundry, I need help with that one also, I can keep clean clothes, but I just cant find the time to fold and hang clothes (when I fold Amaya just knocks them all over) Another thing that always helps me, put on some music and turn the tv off. When there is something on tv to watch you are more than likely going to stop what you are doing to watch it. Oh and another thing, just get in the habbit of making your bed each morning (I am still working on this one) With a clean, neat bed you will sleep better at night and your room will look cleaner all day (even if it is the only thing you got done that day, you accomplished something) You are going to have to deal with the fact that for the next oh say 18 years you are going to have children things around your house, Right now in our living room we have an exersaucer, baby gym, swing, pack n play, a baby piano, plus living room things and Christmas stuff, so it does get crowded, but just remember that if you do small things like fold the blanket that is on your chair or couch or do your dishes that you will feel so much better.