Perfectionism is so overrated -- Rewriting the rules your mother taught you -- Let your cleaning tools do the work -- Clutter control made easy -- Spouse, kids, friends, and hired professionals -- Sanitation and sanity: kitchens and bathrooms -- Where you live: keeping it clean in the living room, dining room, den, and bedroom -- Laundry got you out of sorts? -- Your desk and work areas: winning the paper chase -- The great outdoors: decks, sidewalks, driveways, gutters, siding, windows, and entryways -- Cars: backseat archaeology -- Babies toddlers and pets: the things we do for love.