I like things very neat, but I'm not a stickler for clean. (I have no kids or immuno-suppressed visitors.) My house has empty, wiped surfaces, but the baseboards and floors may be grimier than they should be. I'm okay with this. I really actually feel physically uncomfortable around a lot of clutter. I lean towards the Japanese aesthetic (there as a small child, may have imprinted). I don't like knickknacks-I love to travel and cheap silver jewelry acts as my souvenirs.
We spend maybe an hour average a day tidying, washing dishes and laundry, and other houehold tasks. Some days 15 minutes, of course others longer with recycling, mopping, etc. I used to do more of it, but now my partner has crossed the halfway mark - he's taking some voluntary time off work.
The less is in a room, the happier I am (with the exception on masses of [used, paperback] books on numerous shelves).
I agree with Amy D. on another item: some items can wait, some items build. If I skip a few days vacuuming, when I do vacuum it doesn't take longer (or maybe a marginal extra few minutes). But if I skip laundry or dishes, they grow. So I stay on top of decluttering, dishes, and laundry. My house is always guest ready though perhaps not white glove ready.
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