I've had lots of giggles reading this thread!!!!
For years, I always hung up a sign in my kitchen no matter where we lived. "My house is clean enough to be healthy and dirty enough to be happy." When I finally retired, I sent the sign to Goodwill :-)
Luckily, DH encourages my quilting and we both love our little dogs. We are having fun and help each other with the cooking and cleaning. Pinch me....this is the truth!!!