Someone once said “Folding clothes while the kids are growing is like shoveling snow while its still snowing”. Keeping up with the housework while the kids are little can sometime seem overwhelming. In a study done by the University of Michigan last year, they found that you may may not want to put that housework off too much. They found a direct correlation between a tidy house and success in school.
Our recommendation here at Stay at Home Mom is -> keep it simple. If you are spending more time putting your stuff away than actually enjoying it then just get rid of some stuff. Let it go. Read the article and then join the discussion board and let us know how you balance your days between enjoying the time you have with your kids and the daily routine of housework.[article]