Lets get on with more of the business: CLEANING HOUSE I clean my house according to some simple principles that are easy to
remember: If you have just stepped on something and danced around in pain until you
slipped on a magazine, it is probably time to pick up again. If you find your scissors by feeling around your dining room table until
you feel something hard of the correct shape, it's time to clear off a few
things. If you need a gas mask to open your fridge, you might think about throwing
away some of those leftovers. If you drop your comb in the bathroom and you pick it up with more hair
than is currently attached to your head, it's time to sweep. If the neighbours are circulating a petition about the state of your yard,
you might consider cutting the grass - but only if you've failed to buy them
off with a doll dress or two. When sorting newspaper, ask yourself if anyone asked for it in the last six
months (or the last time you sorted, whichever comes later). If no one has,
throw it out. If your feet stick walking across the kitchen floor, it's time to mop. If it takes more than twenty minutes to find your kids when you wake them
up in the morning, it's time to have them clean their rooms - use new doll
dresses or Power Ranger stuff as incentives. If you haven't seen the floor of your car for a week because of the Happy
Meal litter on the floor and 'wash me' is written in the dust on the outside of
the car, it's time to take the hint.