For years I've lived in a constant state of clutter and it never used to bother me.
I'm a hoarder, have been all my life. Lived in a house with a dad who was a hoarder and my mum just gave up trying to keep the house clean.

At the start of the year the mess started to really bother me. I cleared my workstation at work, threw out heaps of stuff and archived other stuff. Then I did the same thing in my bedroom at home, and to the study at home (which thanks to DH didn't last). Anyway, once I saw what I'd achieved at work and in my bedroom, I decided that if mess bothers me so much, all I have to do is change my priorities and do a little every day.

Well, I've had a clean house for a month. The sort of house I'm not afraid of having people come over.
I don't need to take a day off work just to detail clean my house anymore either. If I take the day off work, I get to relax and enjoy it.

Today I finally caught up on all my washing and I mean all of it! And it's only because I do 2-3 loads of clothes washing every day so this weekend I've been able to just focus on the backlog of sheets and towels.

My next job now that all the sheets and towels are clean is to reorganise the linen closet so they all fit!

Oh, and I want to add that I've had a really clean house every day and I work full-time and have a toddler. This may not be a big deal to some of you, but to me it's a huge deal!