Keeping on top of housework can be hard, whether that be because you work full time or because you have children running around the house—whatever the reason, I can understand getting behind. I used to go weeks without cleaning, and the house would pile up with mess and become too much to handle, and I would have to spend a whole day cleaning up and then I would be tired. People think that everything has to have a place and if it doesn't then, you'll never be able to keep the place tidy, which is false. I live in a tiny two-bedroom house, and the only rooms that everything has a place for are my daughters' room, the kitchen and the bathroom. The living room and my bedroom are storage to put it lightly, but I still manage to keep it tidy, and this is how. First is something everyone dreads; get on top of the mess. If you start with a clean house, then your life will be a lot easier, trust me. While it feels like a lot to get on top of it now, you will feel better starting ...