Help..Im always doing housework

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Ok, we are a family of 5, twin boys aged 13 and a toddler of 2,DH works 6 days a week, and I only really work about 2 mornings if that.

But I am constantly picking things up putting them in their home, washing, cooking and cleaning, when I say cleaning not anything too OCD, as we are currently gutting our house, almost done 3 rooms left to do..but I just constantly feel im doing something or other

Ive had a thought..is there an easy way around this..do I do as much as I can in a space of 2hrs..and then sod the rest?

Just wondering why I find everything such a struggle!?

Advice tips please

delegate, your teenagers can do quite a bit of cleening and tidying. look where you can reduce cleaning/washing.

Use a timer. That was the best advice I ever got from the Flylady site. Set a timer for 15 mins and do as much as you can in a room in that time. Then stop. Do 5 minute 'room rescues' where you just whizz round and get rid of the real eyesores - clothes put away, newspapers chucked, etc. It's so encouraging to see how different it can look after only 5 mins.

Have baby wipes in most rooms, then if you see a really grubby wall or surface you can clean it immediately instead of having to do a proper clean.

Get kids to put away own laundry, then they know where it is and don't shout 'mum' every time they need clean socks. (Well they do, but the idea is good!)

Weekly cleaning schedule
here

Daily morning schedule for getting the family out of the house
here

This should cover most of what you need, and like you say, sod the rest!

I find the same. In fact yesterday I felt that all I did was go round in circles. It's not so much the cleaning that takes my time but the putting things away. If its not toys it's clothes or empty cups. The kids and dh seem to be able to get things out but not put away.
Sorry I can't be better help

It can be good to walk around with a big basket every time the mess gets to you, putting all the misplaced objects in there. This becomes the lost property basket and if the DCs want to retrieve anything, tell them to look in there. At the end of the day, get them to take the basket and put it all away.