Liviam: In just 1 month I've managed to get the house in a state where thanks to my routines I never need to spring clean. Sure, I might take a bit of extra time a couple of times a year to go through clothes and get rid of them, but I don't need to spring clean the house. I detail clean one room a day. It now only takes me about 15-20 minutes every day and I just do it at 7:30 at night just after DD goes to bed and before I sit down to watch my fave shows that come on at 8:30. I also do the normal day to day stuff during that hour as well as my detail clean in the room I'm working on that day.