Well, i know that this will sound crazy to most people, but i sometimes enjoy cleaning. Maybe not the actual process of it, but i get such a sense of pride from the results. It can be quite a chore, keeping up with the pet hair, especially when you have a husky x lab that is blowing his coat. I don't know if you've ever seen this happen, but it is a huge difference from regular "shedding". They lose giant clumps of hair, the size of your fist. So you have to vacuum and dust EVRY DAY! That is if you care about the hair everywhere, which i do. The method i've always found to be the best is vacuuming. Vacuum the carpet, tiles, hardwood, and vacuum the furniture. If you sweep it will just fly all over the place. And for surfaces like a t.v. console, bookshelves, electronics (nb: do not use the vacuum wand on electronics, it creates static which can wreck them) use one of the disposable dusters. I buy mine at the dollar store, the name brand are way too expensive, and you can use them 2 or three times if you shake the dust off into the garbage can in between uses.
I have recently started folowing somewhat of a cleaning schedule, an idea i got from The Hyper Homemaker blog, which sadly has recently been taken down : (
The idea isn't actually a new one, just make a list of all the chores you do each week, and assign a day to each one. (Ie: Monday-Vacuum Tuesday-Clean Bathroom etc...)
I don't know why i hadn't thought of this before!?!?! That way you only have one chore each day, which makes it seem like a much simpler task. I used to scramble every Friday/Saturday, trying to get the house cleaned and all the laundry done. Some days, like the weekend, i would assign a few tasks. My "Schedule" is:
Monday: Vacuum Downstairs, dust downstairs.
Tuesday: Vacuum upstairs,clean litter.
Wednesday:Clean bathroom.
Thursday:Change bedding, clean litter.
Friday:Vacuum both floors,mop.
Saturday: Dust both floors,clean litter, do laundry, some yard work....
Sunday: Anything that needs to be done...
Random tasks i do whenver i have extra time: Cleaning windows, cleaning out the fridge, cleaning the stove top, dusting blinds....
I also do the dishes on the weekends (Mr. H does them during the week) I am constantly trying to streamline things, so that my weekly chores are easier, and less time consuming.
