I'm back, and I made a tentative schedule for myself. You're right, because there are more people and animals in my house, your exact schedule will not work for me. But I used the idea of it, and expanded, so I will start with this. As time goes on I think I will add to it. All of these things I already do, though not often enough. Having it written down will help me alot, so I thank you. This list is in addition to laundry and dishes, which I have to do daily in my house. I average one to two loads of laundry a day, and wash dishes once or twice also. So here's my new cleaning schedule: Cleaning Schedule Daily Sunday Clean bathroom. Sweep hallway and living room. Pick up clutter in hotspots Clean sinks. Monday Dust surfaces throughout home. Dust television and computer screens. Pick up clutter throughout home. Clean sinks. Swish toilet Clean old food out of fridge and wipe areas you can see. Tuesday Clean out car. Vacuum with shop vac. Clean sinks. Swish toilet. Clean kitchen floor with rag on hands and knees to get in the corners. Wednesday Clean bathroom. Sweep hallway and living room. Pick up clutter in hotspots. Thursday Sweep/mop throughout home. Pick up clutter. Clean counters thoroughly and wipe with bleach if necessary. Clean sinks. Swish toilet. Friday Clean off dryer and wipe down washer and dryer with bleach cleaner. Sweep laundry area. Clean sinks. Swish toilet. Clean bathroom mirror if needed. Saturday Dust surfaces throughout home. Vacuum carpeted areas Shampoo carpets as necessary. Clean sinks. Swish toilet. Pick one drawer or cabinet in the home and clean it. Monthly Week One: Clean ceiling fans Week Two: Clean all doors throughout home Week Three: Clean windows Week Four: Take everything out of refrigerator and thoroughly clean fridge, inside and out.

Craft shows around here have been flops, too, Hazel. Not worth our time and effort. Private sales are great, still. As far as new..nothing here but I am considering trying some lotion bars although I haven't made up my mind yet. Have you ever made them? We sell the vacuum sachets (we call them drawer, closet and vacuum bag sachets) and they are also great in cars. They sell like hotcakes- we sell a package of two (made with small teabags) for $1.00. The cheapest place I have found to get the teabags is Starville Soap Supply. WSP has them but they have either small quantities or a very large quantity. I needed more than their small quantity but not nearly as much as their large quantity, so I went with Starville. I use the corn cob bedding and 1 ounce of fragrance oil to 2 cups of corn cob. Susan

I had the same question you did when I put in hard flooring. I needed to save money and get the most bang for my buck... I bought a HOOVER FLAIR Bagless Upright Stick Vacuum with Power Nozzle, S2220 (not the S2200) off Amazon.com and love, love, love, love, love, love, LOVE it! I'm IN LOVE with it! haha (I saw a quote on a review and I've adopted the phrase!) It's very reasonably priced ($45/free shipping), has great reviews, is bagless, great suction, very light (to me) and there's a switch that goes from hard floors to carpet/beater brush on that I use on my dining area rug. The cord length is great for MY use. It covers my kitchen, dining, foyer, hall, hall bath and laundry room! When I bought it I thought, for $45 I can try it and see how it works. If it doesn't I'll get a "better" one. It works though, so, YAY! I liked mine so much I bought one for my daughter-in-law. I got a text the other day that said: "I LOVE my birthday present!" We both used to SWEEP and I haven't swept now in months because it's great at sucking up the crumbs with no spreading it around in the air like a broom does. I DO clean the air filter (an old toothbrush works great) almost every time I use it just to preserve the machine & filter. It's amazing how much dirt/hair/debris it picks up. You can purchase new air filters but I haven't had to yet and have owned it for a good 6 months. I do not usually have big chunks of anything (like dog food) so can't comment on that. If I have something like that I pick it up first then get the rooms w/vac. Here's the Amazon link, hope it works: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00020BQGK Good luck

Oakley, I know this is more than $50, but DH swears by his battery powered Ryobi tools. I use this little gem all the time. It is very portable and strong. And HD will ship to you. If you dont like this, try searching shop vacs instead of hand held vac. There are several smaller ones. https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-ONE-18V-3-Gal-Project-Wet-Dry-Vacuum-with-Accessory-Storage-Tool-Only-P3240/303579585?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&&mtc=Shopping-VF-F_D25T-G-D25T-025_009_PORT_POWER-RYOBI-NA-NA-SMART-2231655-WF-SMARTSHOPPING_Q1Q2PLUS+UP+PL2&cm_mmc=Shopping-VF-F_D25T-G-D25T-025_009_PORT_POWER-RYOBI-NA-NA-SMART-2231655-WF-SMARTSHOPPING_Q1Q2PLUS+UP+PL2-71700000083187721-58700007049582706-92700063451361509&gbraid=0AAAAADq61Uf44TVrdi0IoMCg2FaoNUc6P&gbraid=0AAAAADq61Uf44TVrdi0IoMCg2FaoNUc6P&gclid=Cj0KCQjww4OMBhCUARIsAILndv6CtNQ2Xy59j0vdBGrDUAnmos5ZIqY8z0YB838MBPsKSHsMoAUBTpwaAkrDEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds