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.

And maybe a tad less dreaded. 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 ...

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 ...