You all have such good ideas. Since a housekeeper is out of the question (live in the country), I think I will divide my house into sections and do like 2 rooms a day. Setting a timer is a great idea which will make me speed up my chores so I can get to quilting. Thanks you all so much. I like the slogan "my house is clean enough to be healthy and dirty enough to be happy". That will be my philosophy (spelling?) from now on!!