[MargaretKur]

Housework, laundry, and dirty dishes are things that never seem to be "done" except perhaps for a short while.

I believe the best way is to develop a system of routines that you follow. Do something each day! If you observe the Sabbath, of course you would have modified routines for that day.

Thank you for the reference to mymessyhouse!

I'd like to recommend:

FlyLady.net
the Messies Anonymous site*
the Side-tracked Home Executives site*

*I can't find the other two home site addresses at the moment, but when I do, I'll post them.

All of those sites deal with housecleaning and routines, but with different approaches.

Believe it or not, once a person really gets into following the system on a regular basis, there will be time to take a night off, have a family fun day, etc. The FlyLady site sends out e-mail reminders to keep members on track throughout the day, also encouraging messages and testimonials for inspirations.

If you're one who doesn't want to live in CHAOS ("Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome"), needs to get motivated, and doesn't want to spend time "marathon cleaning" you should really check out FlyLady. I love it!