There are so many more fun things to do than cleaning, I just don't stress over it if it doesn't get done. This is for my child's sake. There have already been people in this thread who said they hate cleaning because their moms made them. I don't make my kids clean. They will eventually find a good reason to clean up after themselves and they'll do it. My adult sons both keep their houses acceptably clean. I do ask the one at home to do specific things (Son, would you unload the dishwasher while I take the biscuits out, and then I can load it up after dinner?), but if they don't see a good reason for it, that's okay. It works both ways, when he asks me to do something.

But, when the house is really dirty, I will usually invite someone over, which forces me to get motivated to clean it up. A clean house is a wonderful thing.

Karen