for cleaning tile, make a baking soda paste. it won't hurt the grout sealant

I try to spend 20 minutes everyday cleaning.  I designate one part of the house as the target for the day (i.e. kitchen, bathroom) or one task (vacuuming, dusting, etc.).

One habit we just started in the past weeks is not leaving dishes out.  Keeping the dishwasher empty of clean dishes is very important to keep this habit going since the other half will leave dishes in the sink if there is either no room or clean dishes in the dishwasher.  Same with clothes.

I dust and wipe stuff before vaccuming.

I try and clean every room for at least 10 minutes each day. I usually spend longer if my kids are napping.

1 parts water to 10 parts bleach. Keep things disinfected and I like the smell of bleach......clean smell.

To help me keep things together I made things a habit. My sons counselor says it takes 8 months to create a habit. Whether that is true or not I dont know but I am now called OCD or another word that isn't nice. I hate to have "things" setting out or laying around.

I quit smoking and couldn't handle not keeping my hands busy so cleaning and organizing started with me.