Real life story to begin this post: the other night I went at a friend's place, to spend sometime together doing nothing and drinking beer. The obvious result, if you put three girls in a room with time, space and beer, is only one: a flow of words. So, talking and chatting, we got to the "house chores" issue, said friend and house owner just moved in from a small apartment in the city to her "dreamhouse" just outside the city, consequently she has a lot more space, a lot more rooms... and a lot more chores to do! While she was enlighting us with her discovery "I made a checklist for every room, so instead of doing all the floors in one day, I do one room at a time and I'll keep it up", I was nodding, because I've recently realized this big housekeeping secret: making a room a day is quicker, easier, keeps the house more tidy, you don't get as tired and most of all is way more satisfying. How comes? Because what good is it to have shiny floors everywhere if every room is a mess? I