I’ve come to accept that my house will never be as clean as my mother’s home.

To give you an example, when a week goes by and we have swept the kitchen and dining floors at least once every day, we feel we have done great. But compare that to my mother’s home, where the floors were swept five times per day. And one of those times the chairs were lifted and placed upside down on the table, like they do in restaurants.

We deep-clean our bathrooms once per week (and touch up during the week) but compare that to my mom’s house, where the bathrooms were mopped and scrubbed every single day.

For my home to be as impeccable as my mother’s home was, I would have to give up every other aspect of my life.

While my home may not be as spotless as my mom’s home was, it’s still pretty clean. No embarrassment there.

There are two secrets that can help you to keep your home clean and organized without hiring a maid, or becoming your family’s maid. (Which is fine if all you want to do with your life is clean, but not if you want to have a life!) Read more and watch the video here.