@Kitten I used to wonder if the amount of cleaning my darling (aka my wife) does was necessary until she went away for a couple of weeks. I can't believe how much mess and dirt little people can produce when they spend most of their day at school lol. I appreciated her efforts before she went away but I definitely appreciate it more now. 

I also realised how much more efficient she was than me at keeping on top of it. Cleaning is not one of my strong points.  While I would still like to see her take it a bit easier I now better understand why she likes to keep on top of it.