20mins to keep on top of housework - what do you do?

[hugebelly]

I'm not very good at housework, but like to keep on top of things if I have to (ie. when visitors come).

What do you do everyday to keep on top of things?

I vacuum and wash the kitchen floor and plump cushions - that's it. Takes around 20 mins.

What do you do?

I scoop all the mess into one bundle and drape a pretty cloth over the top.

If I found time to wash the kitchen floor everyday and vacuum I would think I'm doing well

worktops, pick up crap off floor and sling it somehwere upstairs, empty sink of festering breakfaast bowls, perhapss wipe round loo rims if I'm feeling extra nifty. just the rooms potential drop in visitors might have access to really

Load and unload dishwasher

Wipe kitchen surfaces

Living room is toy free zone after 6.30pm

Hoover

Thats it.

I do the kitchen. That's all.

Gather toys and dump in toy corner, wash dishes and worksurfaces, shove a hoover round if time, wipe around in bathroom and empty bins. Makes little difference due to thick layer of dust everywhere and laundry piled in baskets all over the place but at least then it's sort of clean.

Hoover everyday (but I have birds that cuck seed so have to)
Wipe down kitchen and load dishwasher
Move piles of crap from dining table somehere else
Toys either go in spare bedroom/playroom or in toybox/boxes downstairs.
Move piles of clothes upstairs.
Wipe round bathroom 2 mins int eh moring
I keep all bedroom doors shut when we have guests so I can chuck stuff in there.

Toys go into plastic boxes which are dotted around the place.

Vacuum everywhere downstairs.

Tidy kitchen and wash the floor.

I clean the loo everyday to keep on top of that as I hate dirty loos. I whip round the bathroom quickly whilst my youngest DS is in the bath, chat to him whilst doing it.

I spend most of my time cleaning up after the pets to be honest. How the hell do cats manage to make so much mess when they eat?