Just give me 10 minutes of your time....

I used drive my kids crazy with what I like to call The 10 Minute Tidy. Maybe it is my high pitched voice that I use when I am just about to lose it - because there is crap all over the family room.

But I've learned over the years . . . and this is a solution that really works for us!    And even my family would agree.

Now when I see a growing disaster area I've changed my ways.  For me I had to just learn to calm down. Take a deep breath. And enlist the troops. For my family of five, if I get them all involved on a room (and usually it is the family room or kitchen that needs the most help) - that is like cleaning for almost an hour! 

All we do is set the timer, and clean like crazy.  For just 10 minutes!  And my family has learned that no one is going to die from taking 10 minutes away from Hannah Montana, Facebook or the favorite Wii game of the day.  It's only 10 minutes.  And that is all it really takes! 

Trust me.  You will love the difference that just 10 minutes can make. 

And you know it's true, clean feels good!