Affectionately I've referred to this time of year as "mud" season, the time just before spring and just after winter where the ground resembles mud soup mixed with some decomposing leaves left over from fall. Pretty picture, huh? Well, if you're trying to keep your house clean here are some tips I've found that work.
Keep a pair of easy-on-easy-off shoes by the door and use these as your outdoor shoes during this time of year. I use this pair of shoes to take out the trash, pick up the paper, run out to the garage, etc. It helps if right next to those shoes you keep a pair of slippers for inside the house.
If you have dogs, leave a towel by the back door to wipe their feet each time they come in.
If you get mud on your carpet leave it there until it dries and then vacuum it up. Cleaning wet mud only smears the mud and makes it much harder to clean once it does dry.
Invest in a Swifter or some other type of quick moping device. If the mud is dry, use a terry cloth towel on the bottom of the Swifter to pick up loose dried mud. You can also dampen the towel, but you will have to rinse it out. You can wash the cloth and reuse it. If that's not enough, a quick damp Swifter over the floor does wonders and it takes half the time since often you don't need to sweep first.
Finally, one trick I learned from my high school boyfriend is to walk flat footed across mud, which keeps you on top of the mud and tends to prevent sinking in!
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