I saw this and I had to share:

Just 19 minutes in the morning makes for a clean house all day

KITCHEN: 4½ MINUTES
Wipe down the sink after doing the dishes or loading the dishwasher (30 seconds).
Wipe down the stove top (one minute).
Wipe down the counters (one minute).
Sweep, Swiffer, or vacuum the floor (two minutes).

Tip: Always start with the sink. "Keep it empty and shining," says Marla Cilley, author of Sink Reflections (Bantam, $15) and creator of FlyLady.net, a housekeeping website. A sparkling sink becomes your kitchen's benchmark for hygiene and tidiness, inspiring you to load the dishwasher immediately and keep counters, refrigerator doors, and the stove top spick-and-span, too.

(Do you think I could bring that sparkling sink with me all day to inspire my co-workers in the hygiene and tidiness department, too?)

BATHROOM: 2 MINUTES
Wipe out the sink (30 seconds).
Wipe the toilet seat and rim (15 seconds).
Swoosh the toilet bowl with a brush (15 seconds).
Wipe the mirror and faucet (15 seconds).
Squeegee the shower door (30 seconds).
Spray the entire shower and the curtain liner with shower mist after every use (15 seconds).

Tip: Make cleaning the basin as routine as washing your hands. But don't stop there. Get the most out of your premoistened wipe by using it to clean around the edges of the tub and then the toilet before tossing it.

(I'm glad she clarified that you should clean the tub BEFORE the toilet. ICK!)

BEDROOM: 6½ MINUTES
Make the bed (two minutes).
Fold or hang clothing and put away jewelry (four minutes).
Straighten out the night-table surface (30 seconds).

Tip: Make your bed right before or after your morning shower. A neat bed will inspire you to deal with other messes immediately. Although smoothing sheets and plumping pillows might not seem like a high priority as you're rushing to work, the payoff comes at the end of the day, when you slip back under the unruffled covers.

(I wonder who she has joining her in that bed under those unruffled covers, at the end of the day? That's the payoff I'd be looking for... and is she emphasizing cleaning off fingerprints merely for cleanliness reasons, or is this like a Martha Stewart reference to removing the evidence?)

LIVING ROOM: 6 MINUTES
Pick up crumbs and dust bunnies with a handheld vacuum (one minute).
Fluff the cushions and fold throws after use (two minutes).
Wipe tabletops and spot-clean cabinets when you see fingerprints (one minute).
Straighten coffee-table books and magazines. Throw out newspapers. Put away CDs and videos (two minutes).

Tip: Start with the sofa — as long as it's in disarray, the room will never look tidy. Pop in a CD while you dust and you should be able to cover the whole room by the fourth track.

Who has a sofa that's in such "disarray" that the rest of the room looks like crap? To me, disarray implies slightly disheveled, such as what you might see after a night of fun sex on the sofa ... perhaps you find a sock, pair of panties, a lacy bra ... although, if it's someone disgusting, like my ex-roommate, you may find a used condom stuffed down in the cushions (MORAL: NEVER stick your hand in the cushions without first pulling them out and LOOKING to see what it there, no matter how many coins you just dropped into the couch. And don't assume that is a dollar bill back where you can't see, just because it makes dry, crackly noises...)

Of course, "disarray" could be a code word for verging on disgustingly dirty: I knew a guy who had a cat in need of Prozac; the cat had scared itself into near baldness until it had become like a cartoon cat. What hair that was left was shedding all over the sofa in nasty clumps of white hairs, so it looked like someone had opened a bag of cotton balls and tossed them randomly through the house, liberally covering the sofa. Do you think this might classify as "disarray"?