My mother's always gone with the Fly Lady doctrine, which states that you can get a lot done in fifteen minutes. This is an excellent post, and I agree entirely with it, though I do best, personally, in a fifteen-minute chunk.

This weekend, there're several things I need to stop putting off cleaning: the shower and bathroom area in particular. So maybe I'll get the roommate to do either the stovetop or the inside of the microwave at the same time, and we'll really have something going. :D

And good work on your own pile of stuff to do! You got a lot done yourself.