Getting Started with the 3-Step Solution
By Christina Spence

So, you've found this website and are thinking: "Hey, that sounds like me!" If you too are a 'happy slob' - a generally fantastic laid back person who'd rather be doing anything besides house cleaning - then you have indeed found a home here on the web.

But, how to clean that home? Maybe you're still a little confused about how to get started using my guidelines to clean. This article is for you - to help you learn the little details that make getting started and sticking with the 3-Step Solution easy and fun.

The 3-Step Solution:

1. 2 cleaning bursts a day
2. 1 focus room a day
3. 1 weekly clean-for-all

How to Implement the 3-Step Solution

Step 1:
Create your cleaning kit. Yes, this is a must! A cleaning kit is any easy-to-carry container that has all of your essentials for cleaning stored conveniently right inside. Click here for help on creating your cleaning kit.

Step 2:
1 cleaning burst a day - Just start with one cleaning burst a day until you get used to it. Cleaning bursts are fast, intense bouts of cleaning. You make a time budget you can afford - anywhere from 5-20 minutes - and then put that on the timer. Once the timer rings, you're done.

Step 3:
Build up to 2 cleaning bursts a day - one in the morning and one in the evening. Again, just budget for the amount of time you can afford to spend.

Step 4:
Add the focus room cleaning - a little extra cleaning time spent in one room or area every day. Create a focus room cleaning area list before you get started - and make sure to include any area that needs extra help. Ahem, yes I do mean closets my dear fellow slobbos!

Step 5:
Once you've gotten used to all the other steps, add the weekly Clean For All, where your family really helps out to get the rest of the cleaning done.

Remember, as with anything I suggest - this plan is totally adjustable according to your circumstances. If you've had a horrible day at work and can only do one 5-minute cleaning burst one day - well, that's great! Hey, at least you did some cleaning. And if you don't always get all of the steps done - don't worry! This plan is all about taking worry AWAY from your life, not adding more to it. And trust me, your good efforts over time will equal excellent results.

So, get started on trying just one cleaning burst a day. It's the first step to a cleaner home - and that is our goal: A cleaner home, not a perfect one!