So I found a container to use as a 'jar' and wrote the names of all the rooms /areas of my house on scraps of paper and tossed them in. The idea being that I would draw out a room, clean the floor in that room, and then take a break doing some jigsaw puzzle in between rooms. I get tired quickly from bending over jigsaws, so the break would be self-limiting automatically. This is the jigsaw:
It worked beautifully. The first room I drew was the kitchen, so the whole floor had toys and random stuff picked up and was swept. Then my break was a little bit of jigsaw and some X-box games with my son. My daughter got caught up in the enthusiasm, and did her own little bit of cleaning of a junk room upstairs (she lucked out and drew a hard spot to clean). Here's the extremely simple 'pot luck' container:
Many interuptions later, the front verandah got thoroughly cleaned up, cat litter changed and swept. Then the stairs which in my house tend to collect things at the bottom that need to go up, plus other random flotsam were cleared off all the clutter.
Sadly my cleaning spree was not to be however, and I spent most of the day visiting and caring for my Dad. I finished this special something for a friend while with him.
In the end, I am tempted to keep up this game as a way of getting through the tidying up more often. I can see me using it on floors, but it might work for other things, like '27 fling boogie'. In such a big, cluttered house with a husband who tends to leave things on the floor, I find it difficult to be in 10 places at once to pick up after him and the children. This little game will make it easier, particularly if I'm lucky enough to have a day at home when we are both able to play it, in 2 different rooms at once.
I hope that your weekend has been as productive as mine. (and that you are more prepared for Monday than me - thats my job before bedtime - getting lunchboxes ready and uniforms ironed)!
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