Well what worked for me was being pregnant. While I was nesting I cleaned the whole house. I mean the WHOLE house, you name it, it was cleaned. But I found after having everything clean, it was much easier to just clean the things that got dirty like the bathrooms, kitchen, floors etc. because it felt like it was only a little thing to do.

My main motivator is my state of mind. I start feeling stressed and overwhelmed if the house starts getting messy! Tidying when I'm upset helps me feel better, it sort of feels like i'm "cleaning my mind"

I clean when DS is sleeping, and I sort of do it in a routine, start with dishes and then pick one other thing per day, so dishes & floors, or dishes & washing etc. That way I have time to get everything done because it's spread throughout the week.

Just do little bits at a time and work out what suits you!