Get organized
Perhaps the most important tip for always having a clean house is getting organized. Make sure you have all the cleaning supplies you need before cleaning your house. It is good to keep all supplies in the same place to make it easy and quick to get to. Part of being organized also consists of delegating responsibility to others and having a daily or weekly routine.

Delegate chores
One very important step to always having a clean house is to delegate, delegate, delegate! There's no reason that you should be cleaning your house all by yourself. If you have a spouse and children at home, then this can lighten your load as well as keeping your house nice and clean. Remember, if someone lives in your house they are also making part of the mess. This will teach them a sense of responsibility as well.

There are many jobs that can be delegated to others. Give them daily chores to accomplish such as:
Take out the garbage, counters can be cleaned, book shelves and toy areas can be organized, toys and other things can be picked up, dusting, sweeping, do laundry, and vacuum and include other daily chores like these that can be given to other family members to do.

Have a routine
Decide on a routine. One of the most important tips to having a clean house is to have a routine that you and your family can follow. This will make it easier to stay on top of all the work that is to be done around the house.

If necessary, write down your schedule. Remember everything doesn't have to all be done the same day. Schedule a routine that can be followed each week to ensure your house stays clean. Whatever schedule you select always remember to clean a room from the top down to the floor. Here are some tips for always having a clean house.

One day a week schedule:
If you have a morning or sometime during the day to clean your house, you can get everything done in a couple of hours. Make sure that daily chores have already been done by your family so you can focus on the other deep cleaning chores.

Bedrooms
Choose a job each week and switch back and forth; rotate these jobs.
Dust around the top of the ceiling to remove any cobwebs around the windows. Also dust over the curtains/blinds, around the baseboards, behind the dresser and underneath the bed.
Wash the windows and mirrors.

Every week jobs:
Dust or oil the furniture.
Vacuum the room. Make sure to get into the corners.

Bathrooms
Clean the toilet inside and out.
Clean the mirror.
Clean the sink and the countertops.
Clean the tub and shower.
Sweep and mop the floor.

For more than one bedroom:
Repeat the choice of rotation jobs listed for the other bedroom
Dust the furniture.
Vacuum the room.

Hallway
Dust ceilings and baseboards with a duster or a damp cloth.
Vacuum the hallway.

Living Room
Select and complete one of the rotational jobs listed above.
Dust room.
Wash the TV and television screen.
Vacuum or sweep, depending on the surface

Kitchen
Choose and complete a rotational chore.
Clean sink and countertops with a disinfectant cleaner.
Clean the stovetop.
Wash the front of the oven, dishwasher, refrigerator and microwave.
Wipe out the inside of microwave.
Sweep and mop the floors.

Monthly rotational jobs which you can select one each week:
Kitchen
Clean the inside of the oven.
Clean inside the refrigerator. If you like you can make this a weekly chore and clean a few shelves a week.
Clean out one drawer or one cabinet each week.

Laundry Room
Dust ceilings, baseboards, washer and dryer with the magnetic duster every week to help eliminate dust build up.
Sweep and mop the floor.

Remember most of these chores can be delegated to your family as their weekly chores. This will lessen the amount of work you will have to do alone.

Routine is a time saving device. Don't get discouraged if you find you are spending more time on cleaning than you want at first. Stick to your schedule and in a few weeks you will be amazed at how quick you can accomplish your routine tasks.

By sticking to these tips to always having a clean house you will realize that with a routine you will save time and energy. Sticking with a routine or a schedule will ensure that you clean faster and have more time for yourself and your family. You and your family will be happier and you will also have a sense of pride knowing that your house is clean and you aren't too tired to spend time on the important things.