Asklemmy

For daily upkeep it's best to clean as you go. Little tasks embedded in your other tasks. Like if I need to change my shirt, grab the laundry on the way and put it away before putting on that shirt. It saves 1 trip of walking along the way. Same principle as cooking, you clean as you go. Like you slice meats and start the browning...so turn around and clean the cutting board while you wait for it to brown.

For monthly upkeep we hire cleaners to go through the whole place for 200+25% tip. It definitely costs money, but saves on our time and sanity to not have to remember to do all these little cleaning tasks all over the house that just keep piling up until you "find" time to do it.

No, I don't struggle, because I feel no compulsion to keep it tidy in the first place :)

I just hire 2 cleaning ladies.

I do! But having scheduled company over for dinner and an RPG session once a week has helped me get over the procrastination to do the bare minimum to keep the house presentable.

I don't have kids and live alone in Tokyo. Space is limited so keeping things neat and tidy is a must. Also idk I just can't relax if I know there is still some small housework to be done (dishes, etc.).

If you have two year old I think you can be forgiven for a bit of chaos! Don't stress.

Don’t have a tip from my own life, but I know someone who has them 😊

I can highly recommend minimalmom on YouTube. She makes videos about family minimalism, and I think her info may be very useful.

She is currently running a course on minimalism that explains the concepts of it.