Get a huge bag. Go one room at a time.
1) Put every loose item in the bag, even garbage, everything goes into the bag.
2) Vacum, wipe dust, and swab.
3) Take the bag outside the room. Sort the items in the bag and put them where they belong.
I tried this today and have never been so efficient.
Before I used to: "a pen - belongs in the office, a clip, also to the office, a screwdriver - to the garage, a hairbrush - to the toilet. And just lifted up items to wipe under them.
By taking the bag out of the room, I only move back the items that needs to be in that room.
This new cleaning method is like refactoring code, but as easy as copy/pasting.
By putting Everything in the bag I do not have to waste time or mental cycles thinking about where it belongs and transporting it there. And it frees up surfaces for easy wiping!
Feel free to share Your cleaning hacks! =)
1) Put everything on the ground (pile #0).
2) Start sorting pile #0 by 2-3 piles at once. Like pants pile #1, shirts pile #2.
3) Then repeat step 2 as long as it makes sense for each pile.
It is fast and not boring to do.