Fields, trails and muddy cleats
Maybe your family spends weekends at Bull Run Regional Park or on the fields and trails in Virginia Run. All of it comes home on shoes, dogs and sports bags. Virginia Run alone has a pool, courts, sports fields and miles of walking trails. The entry, the laundry room and the stairs take the most wear. A boot tray by the door and a rule that cleats stay in the garage go a long way. Wash sports gear and towels the same day, so the smell does not settle into the laundry room. On cleaning day, ask your team to start with the entry and the mudroom, then work through the rest of the house. Floors stay cleaner longer when dirt is stopped at the door, and more of your hours go to the kitchen and the bathrooms.

