The Secret To A Low-Maintenance Home: 14 Easy Habits That Make A Big Difference

I have those kaboom scrub free toilet bowl cleaner systems that you hook up in the tank and it runs the water thru cleaner tabs. Works wonders.

Switched to a battery mower - Granted buying it all outright is more expensive than the petrol mower but I had the batteries already and all the hassle of spring maintenance and fuel is gone.

I've been a robot vac fan for YEARS, but in just the past few years they came out with the one I've been waiting for: the one that vacuums, empties itself, then fills with water, goes and mops (fairly well) and then empties that too. Or really any combo you want. Completely self-sufficient save for little reminders to empty the dirty tank, add clean water, etc (some even hook up to your water, etc). We've got 3 dogs, and I've got a kid and hubby who somehow drop some form of sauce or sticky substance on the floor daily. This thing is AMAZING.

Great idea, keep it where it's needed and clean while you're there. Maintenance goes a long way.

My friend rags on me about my living room trash can. We are an entire ADHD family and I'm like "yeah, it's odd, but a trash can in the corner is better than random trash sitting on the coffee table".

I thought I invented this! To do lists overwhelmed me and left me feeling guilty of I didn't get to it all. So task paralysis would kick in hard. But a "done" list... Writing down things as I do them is quite motivating and makes.me feel proud of how much I got done.

My kids wear school uniform, much less washing.

This is a HUGE tip for ADHD, pretty much in every room. Have what you need where you need it, and you're more likely to do it (and/or not get distracted leaving to actually GET it). This extends to things you wouldn't think of, like just having a pair of scissors in every room. I can't tell you how many times we've left the room for scissors and the task never got done as we got distracted on the way there or back doing 7 other things🤣

Be careful with oils. Many are toxic to pets.

And here I was thinking kitchen rags are normal

I actually put several bags at the bottom of the trash can, so I don't have to go get one.

That seems like a waste of water.

I have several "To Do" lists going at any time: cleaning for each room (detailed), shopping, errands, phone calls & bills, etc. I keep all of them in the same steno pad.

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