have to do more than 1 load of laundry to make any sort of dent in it.
i was thinking the same thing- that would take an hour or two by itself (steps 2 and 3). one thing i have done though is just go around and put stuff out of place in laundry baskets (yes, more than one may be necessary). then put those baskets in a closet until you have time to put things back in their proper homes and then spend the rest of the time cleaning. even with big messes, you can probably have everything put in laundry baskets in 20-30 minutes at the most. i have 