First off-I am horrible at cleaning. That's especially horrible since I once owned half a cleaning service :) There's always a motorcycle that needs attention or a book that needs read now or something to distract me from it. It doesn't take much.

I don't let many people in my house. Not that I don't like people, I do. Used to be 3 or 4 guys here for coffee every morning. I make good coffee and they liked drinking it and swapping lies. But they've gotten old and mostly dead so now there's really only 2 and they have both given up on caffeine and getting up early...

So. I admire people that keep their spaces neat as a pin and can appreciate your obvious pride in your space.