Note the tasks that are fast

It’s easy to let messes slide when you’re always on the go. How White overcame that: She timed herself doing each chore. Knowing it only takes 4 minutes to clear off the kitchen table, 5 minutes to vacuum the living room and 6 minutes to fold a basket of clothes gives you a realistic idea of how to fit it in, says White. Now when she has to, say, pick up her kids in 12 minutes, she knocks out a few of these chores before leaving.