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We recently decided to cut every-other-week professional house cleaning out of our budget. After years of not cleaning my own house, I was worried about how I was going to get it all done with two little kids and working full time. I didn't want to spend my whole weekend cleaning, and I didn't want to fight with my husband over who was going to do it.

After a little over a week of doing this plan religiously, my house is waaaay cleaner than it ever was when I was paying someone to clean it, and I'm not at all stressed about cleaning. I do my 20 minutes after the kids are in bed, and I still have time to relax before I go to bed myself. The division of labor is not exactly equal, but I actually enjoy my part, since it's not so burdensome as an all-day clean-fest.

I laminated the list and put it up in my kitchen. I check off the list as I go with a dry erase marker. Thanks for this plan... It's revolutionary in our house!

Thank you so much for this beautiful post and great recipe! I made this for our family's annual Christmas brunch, and it was a big hit. It's one of those things that looks like it took way more effort than it actually did. I am intimidated by yeast breads, but this was surprisingly painless to make (albeit time consuming) and came out just like the photos. Speaking of photos, I really appreciated being able to use yours as a reference while making this lovely bread. This ones definitely a keeper-- we're starting our own tradition!