The methods, practices, and routines for getting a clean home seem endless—and, truth be told, I’ve tried plenty of them. My regular cleaning routine tends to be a compilation of just about every ...

With so much on our plates, that last this anyone wants to do is spend an endless amount of time cleaning our homes. As the "to-do list" grows, cleaning up falls further and further down in priority.

Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...