Gak! Not nearly often enough. I wipe down the bathroom surfaces every couple of days to keep them looking clean, but only manage a deep cleaning once a month. Changing sheets is about the same, and yes, that's really gross and I know it. Vacuuming about once every week or two. Same with mopping. Dusting happens maybe twice a year. Laundry is the only thing I really keep up with--I do five to seven loads every weekend to get clothes and towels clean. Adding sheets and blankets adds loads I don't have time to do. If I'm lucky someone throws up or wets the bed (dog, kids, I'm not picky) often enough that the sheets and blankets get done more often. If I'm *really* lucky we have guests coming over and then DH and I will stay up until three in the morning the night before cleaning the whole place.

What I want to know is when do you find TIME to clean? I get home from work, cook dinner, help kids with homework, walk the dog, put kids to bed, clean up from dinner, pack lunches, declutter the main living area, check and send email and by then it's 11:00 and I'm done. I save actual housework for weekends but only manage to do it on weekends when we don't have other things planned. I'm looking at the next couple of months and I've got whole day things planned every Saturday between now and the week before Thanksgiving. Sundays aren't much better, but I do at least have two of them free in the next two months. So those are the days that the house will get cleaned. I don't think my schedule is particularly unusual--most people I know have the same work/family/activities balance. I hate how filthy my house gets between cleanings but have learned to live with it and I just tell myself that like most things, this is a temporary situation.

Sarah