Whether or not you did your spring cleaning last week, today is a good day to recommit to the "Friday Tidy."

I first blogged about this last April.  When you get home from work on Friday evening, take about an hour to clean and declutter the main rooms in the house.  Clean the bathroom fixture.  Put things where they belong.  Vacuum, dust, or damp mop as needed.  Do dishes.  Remove the science experiments from the fridge.  Take out the trash.  If more than one person lives there, more than one person tidies.

When I finish, I order a pizza and hop in the shower.  Soon after I'm done with my shower, dinner has arrived and I've earned the rest of the night off with a good book or a movie or my needlework.  And when I wake up saturday morning, I can enjoy my weekend without facing a mess.

I find that blaring music makes it seem much faster and you can usually finish in the time is takes 10-12 songs to play.  If you like to clean to music, tell me in the comments what's on your cleaning play list.  I'll do a post of your favorites and mine!