I would also have a cleaner house if I lived alone, lol. I try to get the kids (and husband, lol) to pick up after themselves, but it's a struggle some days. It's clean, it's just cluttered. We just have too much crap! But it's crap that we "need", you know? I could use a whole second filing cabinet for my office, and I did a big file cleanout last fall. I've given up on my kids' rooms. I try to keep my bedroom nice - it's my sanctuary for when the kids have taken over the living room. The house is cleaner in the winter - I'm stuck inside more with the harsh winters up here and can't stand to be around a mess all day. That's also when my manias tend to hit - I know, I'm backwards, lol - sometimes I'll get a nice, cleaning-frenzy type of hypomania and the house will be spotless. My car is always clean, though. I can't stand a messy car.