Friday is my cleaning and laundry day. I like to say that I am messy, but clean. My wife is the same way (one of the things that first attracted me to her, btw) so we don't stress about the clutter that builds up over a week. We always kept the kitchen and bathroom clean, but didn't wash the floors in the rest of the house very often before we suddenly had a family member who ate a lot of his food off the floor... Now, I clean the house and wash the floors every Friday.
My 2 year old son loves to help. He has his own, kid-size dustbuster and likes to help wash mirrors, glass, the bathtub, etc. He also likes to help fill and empty the washer and dryer (we have a front loader washing machine) and when I fold clothes, he picks them out of the basket and hands them to me - I may never have to bend over again! I remember when I was a kid, I loved dusting - don't ask me why - so I would dust when my mother cleaned the house. My son is a little young to be thorough enough for that, but I can't wait - I HATE dusting.
It is snowing like crazy here in Stavanger today - that means plenty of fun outside sweeping the walkway and driveway... Sometimes I think about people who complain that their kids never help do anything around the house; I wonder if maybe you need to start them young? I am trying anyway :-)
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