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OK, fess up time.
You can't clean a house in 3 minutes. Sorry. Not possible.
But you can clean a house in just 3 minutes at a time.
If you are Born Oragnised, your house probably doesn't need cleaning, so you probably don't have to read any further.
If you are a SHE - Sidetracked Home Executive - then you absolutely need to read further.
I am a total SHE and I hate housework and I have no sense of time.
Put all those together and you pretty much get a mess. I have been battling to "keep house" ever since I had a house to keep and that will be 17 years in November. I have tried Flylady, Messies Anonymous, Colossal Clutter CleanUp, Declutter Club, 31 Days To Clean...basically I have tried everything. Everything worked, but only for a little while.
I guess Flylady was the most successful in the sense that I have stuck with it for the longest. Flylady's maxim is that you can do anything for 15 minutes at a time. Yes, it is possible. But with an extreme SHE, 15 minutes is waaaaaaaaaay too long. 15 minutes is plenty of time get thoroughly distracted. Ten minutes is too long. Three minutes, though, seems just about right.
Three minutes puts most household tasks into perspective. Most household tasks - the ones I out off doing - take 3 minutes or less. String seven 3-minute periods together and a kitchen goes from disaster area to ready to greet the Queen.
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