Does your home descend into chaos on a regular basis? Do you struggle to keep things neat and tidy around all of your other life duties, ,even if you get help from a professional cleaning service from time to time? Life does get busy. Bu if you establish some good habits you can usually keep your home in good shape in less than twenty minutes a day. Here are 5 good habits that will make your home more pleasant and livable. 1. Rinse Dishes After Every Meal If you rinse your dishes and put them in the dishwasher after every meal you will never end up with a huge sink full of unmanageable dirty dishes! It takes less than five minutes to do this, and if you make it a habit you can factor it into the timing of the meal itself. 2. Do a Load of Laundry Every Day Nothing can get out of control quite like the laundry! Doing a load daily keeps the dirty clothes off of your floor. It also ensures that you’ll have clean clothes to wear every day, reducing your stress! 3. Tidy for 5 Minutes Every Day Set a timer so you don’t spend too much time on this. You’ll be amazed at the kind of difference that a 5 minute cleaning session can make. 4. Wipe Spills As Soon as You See Them Wiping up a counter top that is covered in spills and grease can take a ton of time. Wiping up a spill that just happened takes 30 seconds. If you mop up spills the moment they happen your counter top will stay in tip top shape. 5. Develop the Habit of Being Less Than Perfect Your house may not look perfect in spite of these habits. That’s okay! Your house will still look a bit more livable, and you’ll still feel a bit better. And if you happen to hire a cleaning service, they’ll be able to handle all of the detail cleaning in less time, since most of the larger issues will be taken care of.