You can maintain the tidiness of your home between cleanings without exerting undue effort. Try this approach, adapted from FlyLady's techniques.

Once everything is off the floor, pick a corner of the room and start cleaning, moving in a circle. Do obvious and big-ticket tasks, like making the bed, removing clutter from surfaces, and so on.

A clean home is a peaceful home—but what if the act of cleaning it could be peaceful, too? That’s the guiding principle behind the FlyLady cleaning method, popularized by organizational guru Marla ...