Hah ! It was easy! I used paper plates (no dishes accumulated that way, that required the waste of time of putting them IN the dishwasher, and then TAKING THEM OUT again!) I "dusted" and "swept" with the leaf blower( anything small enough to blow away, I figured she would never miss) I showered with my clothes ON, that way they were always clean! The 1/2 hour was all spent on the day before she got home. It took several trips to the curb hauling trash bags of paper plates (and several buckets of broken "trinkets" that didn't survive the "dusting" process), and that took almost the WHOLE 1/2 hour! You just need to manage your time, and establish your priorities!....Arlyn
