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I feel like my house is constantly a fucking mess. My wife and I work 80 hours between us and we have a 2 year old and I feel like it's constantly a mess.

We do what we can and often spend a couple hours on a weekend tidying but it's a losing battle.

How do you cope/keep on top of things?

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[โ€“] meiti 46 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You just need to master one rule: designate a place for each item and put them IMMEDIATELY back in their designated place after use.

[โ€“] TheMauveAvenger 39 points 1 year ago (3 children)

OP can master that rule today, won't make a damn bit of difference with a 2 year old around.

[โ€“] meiti 6 points 1 year ago

haha, yes, all hope is lost there...

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh yes, this is the path to giving up.

[โ€“] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

If your 2 year old has access to so much shit then you have bigger issues.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it really helps if you limit the amount of stuff you have in your house and put everything back where it belongs right away.

If you then clean 1/1.5 hours a week you can keep everything relatively clean.

Also like one of the others comments said a robot vacuum can really help limit the dust in your house.