Cleaning Your Home with Kids: A 40-Step Guide

1. Begin by tackling a basket of laundry.
2. Sort the clothes into separate piles for each family member.
3. Observe as your little one turns an empty basket into a makeshift ghost costume, racing around the living room.
4. Try to retrieve the basket from your child without triggering a tantrum.
5. Wait patiently for the crying to cease.
6. Use a bribe to coax your toddler into compliance.
7. Gather all dirty clothes and toss them into the basket.
8. Be amazed at the unexpected locations where you find your children’s underwear.
9. Return to discover that the baby has scattered the clothing piles all over the floor.
10. Watch your toddler creatively don a pair of underwear as a hat.
11. Wince as they find another “hat” for the baby.
12. Say a silent prayer that both pairs of underwear are clean.
13. Resolve to “accidentally” dispose of some of the dirty clothes.
14. Shift your focus to the floor.
15. Clear a space in the carpet to start vacuuming.
16. Struggle to remain calm as your toddler insists on playing with every toy you attempt to put away.
17. Offer another bribe.
18. Turn on the vacuum cleaner.
19. Brace yourself for the ensuing screams from your toddler.
20. Shout at the dogs for barking in chaos.
21. Comfort the baby.
22. Give up on vacuuming for the moment.
23. Move on to the kitchen.
24. Start loading dirty dishes into the dishwasher.
25. Notice the baby attempting to climb in.
26. Gently relocate the baby.
27. Inform your toddler that the dishwasher is not a toy.
28. Observe the baby picking up an unknown item from the kitchen floor.
29. Clarify to your toddler that the dishwasher isn’t a ride either.
30. Quickly snatch the mystery item from the baby before it reaches their mouth.
31. Decide it’s time to clean the kitchen floor instead.
32. Explain to your toddler that while you’d love their help, it’ll be much quicker if you handle it yourself.
33. Wait for the inevitable tantrum to pass.
34. Spend 30 minutes teaching your toddler how to properly hold a broom.
35. Dedicate another 30 minutes to showing them how to manage the broom and dustpan.
36. Sweep the kitchen floor at an incredibly slow pace alongside your little helper.
37. Praise your toddler for being such an exemplary assistant.
38. Watch as they excitedly wave the dustpan, sending all the debris back onto the floor.
39. Cover the remaining mess with a towel and call it a day.
40. Finally, pour yourself a glass of wine.

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In summary, cleaning your house with kids around is a challenging task filled with unexpected moments. Embrace the chaos, and remember that it’s okay to take breaks and treat yourself, especially when the cleaning doesn’t go as planned.