I have to say that our home is never really messy, we stay on top of it daily. DH is a clean freak so anything out of place or dirty just freaks him out, so we have learned to put away what we use, dirty clothes go in the laundry room in the hamper, whoever showers wipes the shower down. The bathroom is cleaned EVERY weekend by DH, the kitchen floor is scrubbed every weekend by hand (and its the biggest room in the house and we have WHITE linoleum) As we dirty a dish its rinsed off and put in the dishwasher.
Even the girls rooms stay clean, the only thing that gets ahead of me occassionally is the animal cages, and we clean them at least every 2 weeks, although we prefer to clean them weekly. Right now I am taking a break from rearranging our bedroom to put a tree in front of the window, that way we will have a Christmas tree in front of every window facing the road! lol
I know it seems odd to some people and it drove me crazy at first, but I can honestly say its so nice to not wake up or come home to a messy house that its worth it!