Maybe I've landed on that million dollar idea. I can see the cameras already!  Arriving at my home to see just how many pounds I've lost thanks to my new and highly creative diet I happened upon quite by accident.

I'm a busy, busy mom. I'm a writer and editor, hockey mom, soccer mom, rugby mom, head chef, grocery shopper and YES sole housekeeper extraordinaire. Well yes, my kids have to share in the work, but I'm the only one in our household who uses industrial strength when it comes to cleaning our home. That's the reality TV show part: The Extreme Housework Clean-Off!

In this corner: Susan Day, mom of four from Tennessee, packing her favorite hot pink pair of rubber gloves! And in this corner: Jane Doe from down the street, ready with her scrub brush and Soft Scrub!  It's time, folks! Get ready for EXTREME HOUSEWORK CLEAN-OFF!

When I say it happened by accident, I mean it.

Tired of being late for work (again), and having just completed the morning scuttle to get my four off to school (home-packed lunches for all since those school lunches are so ... well ... school lunch-y, not to mention expensive), my kitchen is a disaster. I've been a fastidious one since I was a little girl. Heck, I once drew a line down the middle of a bedroom I shared with my little sister because I liked my side to be nice and she couldn't care less. I also subscribe to the Martin Scorcese school of creativity: If my environment's a mess, I absolutely cannot be creative! That's not to say that I can't make a gigantic mess; that's the fun part (you should have seen my kitchen after our Christmas cookie bake-off this past holiday), but I ALWAYS strive to leave my home in order when I head off for work, and often I'll get the crock pot going too since the afternoons and evenings are so busy for my family.

What did I do? I started running. That's right, rubber gloves on, sick of not having time for a decent work out, I started jogging in place while I did the dishes. And then I didn't stop running. If I wasn't running from sink to table, I was running in place. I ran to put away misplaced items, I ran to clean the guest bathroom (scrubbing and running is the ultimate in multi-tasking), I ran up the stairs to turn off the lights the kids left on and do a quick once over, I ran to throw out the trash, ran while throwing a load in the dryer, making my bed, getting dinner started in the crockpot, yes, I actually cut carrots while jogging in place.

I kid you not. After awhile, I was working up a sweat, so off came my top layer! Then it hit me: this could be my answer! Clean my house and get fit, too for absolutely no cost whatsoever. Not whistle while you work but RUN WHILE YOU WORK.

Now I sit at my desk at the magazine, feeling better than I have all week. Call me crazy, but hey, you've gotta do what works for you. That's the only kind of working out that will yield results!

But don't you think Hollywood should come to call? Wanna have a HOUSEWORK-OFF? Race to see who can clean a kitchen faster?

Tune in. We might be getting somewhere!