My mom's page about cleaning your room (Does she really think this will make me clean mine???)


One of the fish's lines in Dr. Seuss's "The Cat in the Hat" often comes to me when I walk into my children's rooms...

"And this mess is so big
And so deep and so tall,
We can not pick it up.
There is no way at all!"

Let's face it, cleaning-up is not all that fun. Avoiding a big mess is ideal, but if you've already got one, here are some tools that might help you.

Print out the following guide and checklists, follow them, and you're on your way to hearing, "Sweetie!!!! Wow!" Clunk! (Clunk is mom fainting after she realizes that your room really IS that clean!)

The following checklists are currently available: (Click on the link & print the page.)

Getting Started, Games & Tips

Heavy Duty Cleaning - Start to Finish (Click back to return to this page.)

Rachel's Point System - Point List (Click back to return to this page.)

Daily Checklist - Avoiding a HUGE mess (Click back to return to this page.)

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