My house is a big mess!

[Chocolatl]

I use a system very much like what LabRat described for cleaning my apartment. The only thing in addition is that I have a PDF checklist made up of all the basic cleaning tasks -- scrub the sink, clean the mirrors, etc -- I need to do in each room. Before I start cleaning, I print up my list and stick it to the fridge. The first thing on the list is to "tidy," which just means to put stuff back where it belongs. Once I've done the tidying for the room, I go box by box on my checklist except for vaccuuming/mopping which happens all at the end. As I complete something, I check it off. When I start to get tired or it feels like I'm not making any progress, it feels really good to be able to look at my checklist and think "Yeah! I've done lots!"

Good luck, Chris!